By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court ruled on Thursday that it will indict former prime minister Imran Khan on charges of contempt of court after judges rejected his explanation and regrets for comments he made about a magistrate.
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PTI Khan expresses ‘deep regret’ over remarks against female judge
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday expressed “deep regret” over his provocative remarks against a session judge but once again apparently fell short of tendering an unconditional apology in a contempt of court case.
‘All past military appointments on merit, barring one or two exceptions’
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said the top general in military has always been appointed on merit, “barring one or two exceptions.”
PBS delays digitized census on logistic issues
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The possibility of conducting the first ever digitized Housing and Population Census 2022 seems to be delayed at least for a few months, as so far, the government has been unable to procure 126,000 computer tablets for recording the data.
Public debt balloons to record Rs50.5 trillion in July
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Public finances deteriorated sharply in July, putting them on track for their worst year on record, the central bank’s latest data showed on Tuesday.
PTI’s Khan says his remarks are for ‘improvement’ of military leadership
PTI’s Khan says his remarks are for ‘betterment’ of military leadership
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday defended his remarks on the military leadership as ‘constructive and for its own improvement’, saying “thieves cannot be allowed to appoint the next army chief under any circumstances”.
WHO warns humanitarian situation to worsen in flood-ravaged Pakistan
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The United Nations has warned that the humanitarian situation in Pakistan was expected to get worse, as international aid is surging to flood-ravaged country while authorities are desperately trying to stop the biggest lake from bursting its banks after all previous attempts to lower water levels failed.
IHC rejects PTI’s petition against phased acceptance of lawmakers’ resignations
By Staff Reporter
Islamabad: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) petition against phased approval of resignations submitted by its National Assembly members.
Finance Ministry cuts FY23 economic growth forecasts on flood damage
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government has sharply cut its economic forecast for the current fiscal year and signals its readiness to ease further if damage from the ongoing catastrophic floods proves more devastating.
Military ‘aghast’ at ex-PM Khan for remarks over new army chief appointment
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: The military on Monday expressed displeasure over the former prime minister Imran Khan’s statement on the appointment of a new army chief, saying the institution was ‘aghast’ at his remarks about the top army leadership.