By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday decided to initiate contempt proceedings against former prime minister Imran Khan for his controversial remarks against a sessions court judge at a rally held over the weekend.
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SBP keeps policy rate flat at 15pc, eyes inflation data
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 15 percent on Monday, and said it continued to have a cautious attitude toward policy stance considering runaway monthly inflation.
ECP declines three-week adjournment in Tosha Khana reference
Mandated to rule in the reference within 90 days of its filing, the Commission is pressed for time.
PTI chief booked under anti-terrorism act for threatening police, judiciary
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: PTI chief Imran Khan has been booked on Sunday under the Anti-Terrorism Act for threatening police, judiciary and other state institutions at an Islamabad rally held to protest arrest of his closed aide, the government said on Sunday.
PEMRA bans live broadcast of PTI chief’s speeches
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Media watchdog on Saturday banned broadcasting of live speeches of former prime minister Imran Khan for threatening an Islamabad police chief and a magistrate during an address in the capital.
ECP issues notice to PTI chief over contemptuous remarks
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top election body on Friday issued a contempt notice to former prime minister Imran Khan for using ‘intemperate and contemptuous remarks’ against the poll watchdog in recent his political speeches.
Govt picks central banker Jameel Ahmad as new governor SBP
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Jameel Ahmed, a career central banker, was appointed to head the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday as the government seeks to pull the country out of an economic tailspin, avoid a default and resume an installed International Monetary Fund bailout programme.
Pakistan ends ban on import of luxury goods, plans heavy taxes
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government has lifted an import ban on luxury goods, but has also planned heavy taxes and duties between 400 to 600 percent on such items to curb imports, a minister said on Thursday.
PTI’s Khan asks ‘neutrals’ military establishment to review policies
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: PTI chief Imran Khan on Thursday called on the military establishment to review its policies of supporting the coalition government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as there was still time left to manage the political and economic crisis in the country.
Parliament astir to reclaim role in appointment of top judges
A Senate committee has greenlit a constitutional amendment draft to give parliament a say in appointment of judges to the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP). By Ahmer Kureishi.