By Staff Reporter
RAWALPINDI: Denying a raise in the next fiscal’s defence budget, the military on Tuesday asserted, in view of the runaway inflation, their allocation shrank by Rs100 billion, a claim that on the face of it does not add up.
Politics
Legislative Blunders: Controversial PMC, PIMS laws revoked
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday quashed two polemic laws as part of Shehbaz government’s drive to right the former PTI regime’s legislative wrongs.
Top general warns against politicising country’s nukes
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Top military brass on Monday issued a strong caveat against irresponsible comments on the country’s nuclear arsenal, a message most probably meant for ex prime minister Imran Khan for a political jibe about the safety of the country’s deterrence against the nuclear-armed India.
An open truck seen transporting sensitive PMC records to an unknown location Saturday June 4, 2022. Independent Pakistan Staff Photo
Tampering with evidence?
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The functionaries of Pakistan Medical Council (PMC) are removing the official records of the
Political stability goes before economic stabilisation
By Staff Reporter
A day after Moody’s downgraded Pakistan’s outlook from stable to negative citing “political and social risk”, British weekly the Economist has provided an apt translation for the obscure jargon: “Imran Khan is jeopardising Pakistan’s attempts to fix its economy”.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressing Turkish and Pakistani business leaders at Pakistan-Turkey Business Council in Ankara. Photo courtesy APP
PM Sharif slams Khan the doomsayer
By Staff Reporter
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday lambasted former Prime Minister Imran Khan over his cynical remarks about Pakistan’s prospects without him in power.
Awaits orders: ECP is election-ready, its chief says
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Sikandar Sultan Raja, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), on Wednesday trashed PTI’s allegations of bias saying they had no legs to stand on.
Violent March: SC hints at a contempt case against Imran Khan
Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A senior judge has said a case can be opened against the PTI Chairman Imran Khan for mocking the Supreme Court of Pakistan by inciting violence during the long march on May 29, 2022 in a breach of his own given word.
Police Brutality: Rana Sanaullah faces criminal case
Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A senior judge has said a case can be opened against the PTI Chairman Imran Khan for mocking the Supreme Court of Pakistan by inciting violence during the long march on May 29, 2022 in a breach of his own given word.
Armed Instigation: Khan’s loose-talk lands him in federal probe
Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday launched a probe after former premier Imran Khan loose-talked about PTI’s “azadi marchers” being armed to the teeth to face the riot forces in federal capital.