By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: Prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has accused the former premier Imran Khan of being the “the biggest liar on the face of the earth” and injecting poison into society to “dangerously polarise the electorate”, after he was toppled from power earlier this year.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said policy commitments made by Pakistan for the resumption of bailout package continue to apply.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations has revised up its humanitarian appeal for Pakistan five-fold to $816 million from $160 million for floods relief as the country’s climate change minister said on Tuesday Islamabad is short of money to spend on immediate relief and recovery.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court on Monday accepted former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s written apology for comments he made against a female judge in August and dropped a contempt of court case against him, lawyers said.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government on Sunday decided to initiate legal action against former prime minister Imran Khan and his party’s senior leaders over audio leaks in which the PTI chief could allegedly be heard discussing the controversial US cypher and how to exploit it to portray his ouster as a conspiracy.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s largest bank, Habib Bank Limited (HBL), faces secondary liabilities in a terror financing case in the US in which the plaintiffs had alleged that it aided and abetted Al Qaeda terrorism and joined a conspiracy to launch attacks that killed or injured 370 people.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has planned to lend up to $700 million in loans to Pakistan before year-end to help support flood-ravaged economy, a top official said on Thursday, taking the total funding to $2.2 billion post deluge.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Senator Ishaq Dar has taken oath as the country’s new finance minister a day after he was sworn in as a member of the upper house of the parliament.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday “all hell will break loose” if the flood devastated Pakistan is not provided with debt relief by rich countries.
Monitoring Desk
NEW YORK: Pakistan should seek to suspend international debt repayments and restructure loans after devastating floods triggered a humanitarian emergency and imperiled the country’s finances, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing a UN memorandum.
