RAWALPINDI: A sit-in protest led by Aleema Khan, the sister of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, stretched into Tuesday evening outside Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, after she was again barred from meeting her brother despite a court order permitting such visits.
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HEC backs KU findings on IHC judge’s questioned law degree
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission has endorsed a university’s conclusion that a sitting judge on the Islamabad High Court obtained his law degree through unfair means, according to a detailed report submitted to the court, intensifying scrutiny over the jurist’s eligibility to hold office.
Pakistan to finalise IMF governance reform plan by Dec 31, finance minister says
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said the government will finalise an action plan by Dec. 31 to implement 15 key recommendations from the International Monetary Fund’s governance and corruption diagnostic report, as Islamabad pushes ahead with reforms amid a surge in tax collections.
Field Marshal Munir takes on new unified command role, warns Afghanistan and India
RAWALPINDI: Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s most senior military officer, formally took charge as the country’s first Chief of Defence Forces on Monday, a move that consolidates command over the army, navy and air force under a single leader for the first time and signals a major restructuring of the nation’s defence apparatus.
ADB says over 80pc of Pakistanis lack safe drinking water; per capita supply falls to two-thirds
ISLAMABAD: More than 80% of Pakistan’s population lacks access to safe drinking water, exacerbating waterborne diseases and straining resources amid rapid population growth, climate change and poor management, the Asian Development Bank said in a report released on Monday.
As political tensions mount, ministers raise threat of treason charges against Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: In a sharp escalation of political tensions, the military and government officials have accused Imran Khan, the imprisoned founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, of posing a national security threat through his anti-army rhetoric, prompting warnings of possible treason charges and drawing defiant responses from his supporters.
PTI lawmakers rally behind Imran Khan, warning his exclusion threatens democracy
ISLAMABAD: As political tensions in the country reached a boiling point following a scathing military press conference aimed at former Prime Minister Imran Khan, lawmakers from his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party gathered on Monday to declare that sidelining their imprisoned leader would only erode the nation’s fragile political framework.
IMF board unlocks $1.2 billion for Pakistan to back fiscal discipline, climate agenda
KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund approved a $1.2 billion disbursement to Pakistan under its bailout program, providing a financial boost as the South Asian nation grapples with the aftermath of devastating floods and pushes ahead with economic reforms.
Bureaucratic spending up nearly 80 percent since 2022 despite austerity push
ISLAMABAD: Despite a stringent austerity drive and aggressive efforts to downsize the federal bureaucracy, the government spending on civil administration and pensions has continued to surge, with double-digit increases in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, according to fiscal data released by the Ministry of Finance.
Sharif family weighs response to PTI after military rebuke of Imran Khan, report
LAHORE: The powerful Sharif family convened a private meeting on Sunday to strategise over the escalating political tensions with the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party and potential shifts in the Punjab government, as leaders across the political spectrum rallied to support the armed forces against what they described as a concerted effort to undermine state institutions.