By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Gunmen stormed a government school in the northwest Kurram district on Thursday, killing seven teachers who belonged to the country’s minority Shiite community.
Politics
Oil sales plunge by half in April amid economic slowdown, smuggled Iranian products
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s oil sales experienced a sharp decline, with a 46 percent year-on-year drop to 1.171 million tons in April. The country’s total sales during the July-April period of FY23 also suffered a significant setback, decreasing by 24 percent to 13.970 million tons.
PTI turns to Supreme Court in bid to break election deadlock
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Political deadlock over the scheduling of elections remains unresolved as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, led by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, submitted a letter to the Supreme Court seeking the implementation of the court’s order on holding the Punjab elections on May 14.
Top court irked over no-show Khan
The court allowed the former prime minister until tomorrow to show up, failing which his interim bail in the sedition case would be cancelled. By Naveed Naqvi.
World Bank says Pakistan’s HCI lags behind South Asia, par with Sub-Saharan Africa
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Human Capital Index (HCI) value of 0.41 is below the South Asia average of 0.48 and the country’s human capital outcomes are more in line with Sub-Saharan Africa, where the average HCI value is 0.40, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
Justice Isa calls for appointment of two senior judges to fill vacant SC seats
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa, the senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court, has urgently called for a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), which is long overdue, and has recommended the appointment of two judges to fill the vacant seats in the top court.
Breakthrough unlikely as third round of talks over polls due Tuesday
While former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s PTI is pressing for early elections, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s ruling PDM favours allowing the legislative houses to complete their full term before general election. By Naveed Naqvi.
How can the government salvage the census?
The digital census was supposed to be the epitome of transparency and accuracy, but the fantastic numbers it is turning up beggar demographers’ belief. By Muhammad Ali.
US intelligence leaks reveal Pakistan’s caution against trading China ties for US favor
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s junior minister for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, had cautioned the country’s top leadership against sacrificing its strategic partnership with China to maintain a cordial relationship with the United States, The Washington Post, quoting a recent leak of US intelligence documents on the Discord messaging platform, reported on Sunday.
PTI warns of protest movement if talks with govt fail on election issue
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, led by former cricket-star-turned-politician Imran Khan, on Sunday threatened to launch a protest movement if negotiations with the government over the issue of the next national elections fail.