By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Election authorities on Saturday rejected the provincial Sindh government’s request to delay the local polls in Karachi and Hyderabad, saying the contest should be held as planned on Sunday.
Politics
Parliamentary panel irked over purchase of vehicles for a Summit that never took place
A subcommittee of the PAC wondered why the vehicles were acquired in contravention of a ban on such purchase in place at that time although the SAARC Summit, for which they were intended, never took place. By Staff Reporter.
Prevez Elahi moves to dissolve Punjab assembly
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Thursday advised the provincial governor to dissolve the Punjab assembly just a day after he managed to secure a trust vote.
UAE extends $2bn loan, offers $1bn more to Pakistan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates on Thursday agreed to roll over a $2 billion existing loan to Pakistan and provide an additional $1 billion, a statement from Prime Minister’s Office said.
Parvez Elahi wins trust vote
By Staff Reporter
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi survived a confidence vote in the early hours of Thursday, after weeks of political turbulence in the country’s most populous province, paving the way for possible dissolution of the assembly on the instructions of ousted prime minister Imran Khan.
ECP issues arrest warrants for Imran Khan
A four-member bench of the apex electoral body found Khan’s failure to appear before it in person intentional, and said such conduct could not be tolerated. By Staff Reporter.
Saudi Arabia weighs boosting cash deposit in SBP reserves to $5 billion
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has directed the Kingdom’s investment arm to consider increasing its deposits to Pakistan’s central bank to reach $5 billion.
Donors pledge over $8 billion for Pakistan’s flood recovery
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Donors at an international conference in Geneva on Monday pledged to give more than $8 billion over the next three years to help Pakistan in flood recovery, the information minister said.
Notorious terror kingpin, 2 suicide bombers among 11 terrorists killed
Independent sources say Toor Hafiz and his band were involved in target killing of security forces and attacks on police stations. By Naveed Naqvi.
Flood-hit Pakistan to seek $16.3bn at next week’s UN conference
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to seek $16.3 billion in aid from the international community for rehabilitation and reconstruction of flood-hit areas next week in Geneva, an official said on Thursday.