What is preventing federal and provincial authorities from discontinuing the perks of their former offices enjoyed by Imran Khan and his top aides at the public expense? By Staff Reporter.
The PTI legislators who submitted their resignations more than eight months ago continue to act like they never resigned, undermining the credibility of the party’s threat to quit the legislature. By Ahmer Kureishi.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police said on Tuesday it was beefing up its security measures following terror threats in the federal capital, placing police on high alert, setting up 25 new check-posts, and promising tighter transport safety measures.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A series of deadly attacks killed at least six soldiers and wounded scores of civilians on Sunday in the latest violence in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, officials and military said.
An alert posted to the US Embassy website spoke of a specific threat to US government staff visiting the Islamabad Marriott hotel, as well as a general threat relating to Islamabad and extending throughout the holiday season. By Staff Reporter.
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: Lahore High Court on Friday reinstated deposed chief minister and his cabinet ‘conditionally’ in Punjab on assurance that the provincial assembly would not be dissolved as planned by the ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan.
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber and his accomplice on Friday blew themtselves up, killing a policeman and injuring six people in the capital Islamabad when police gave pursuit at a security checkpoint, officials said.
The PDM seems to have thwarted the danger of the provincial assembly being dissolved prematurely, but it seems the matter will end up in a court, allowing the judges to have the final say. By Staff Reporter.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Global ratings agency S&P Global on Thursday cut Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating by one notch to “CCC+” from “B” to reflect a continued weakening of the country’s external, fiscal and economic metrics.
The final round of a power tussle over Punjab between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former Prime Minister Imran Khan is underway, and all that can be said with any certainty right now is that we have a bitter contest on our hands. By Staff Reporter.
