The IMF is in town, review talks are on, and the common Pakistani is waiting for Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s other shoe to drop. By Muhammad Ali.
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Court approves two-day physical remand of Fawad Chaudhry in sedition case
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court granted police a two-day physical remand of Fawad Chaudhry, a senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in a sedition case.
Judiciary must correct past mistakes, says Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
In an interview with VOA, the former prime minister also called on the military to work with the Parliament to outlaw extension in the term of the chief of Army Staff. By Staff Reporter.
ECP geared for mid-April polls in Punjab, KP
The clock is ticking and the Constitution requires polls to each of the two provincial assemblies dissolved at the behest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan within 90 days of its dissolution. By Staff Reporter.
PTI’s Fawad Chaudhry arrested
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry was arrested in the wee hours of Wednesday in Lahore, his brother and the party said.
Speaker accepts resignations of more lawmakers of PTI
By Staff Reporter
Islamabad: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has accepted the resignations of another 43 lawmakers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, virtually eliminating former prime minister Imran Khan’s party from the parliament, local media reported on Tuesday.
This picture taken on February 24, 2013 shows an aerial view of buildings and homes during a nationwide power blackout in Karachi. Pakistan was hit by a nationwide blackout for more than two hours after the breakdown of a major plant caused power stations to stop working across the country, officials said on February 25. AFP PHOTO/Asif HASSAN
PM Sharif orders inquiry into power outage
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an inquiry into a major breakdown in the national grid caused a massive power outage nationwide as electricity is being restored in the country after a blackout of almost 16 hours.
Media mogul Naqvi sworn in as Punjab caretaker CM
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday appointed Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi as the caretaker chief minister of Punjab province after a bi-partisan parliamentary committee failed to reach a consensus on the candidate within the stipulated time.
Punjab lawmakers fail to agree on interim chief minister before new polls
Meanwhile, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and the opposition have agreed to appoint former bureaucrat Mohammad Azam Khan as KP’s caretaker chief minister.
Speaker accepts resignations of 35 more PTI lawmakers
By Naveed Naqvi
Islamabad: Another 35 lawmakers of former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party lost their membership in Parliament on Friday after their resignations were accepted by the speaker of the National Assembly.