By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: With Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deadlocked over the issue of energy subsidies, the revival of a suspended Fund bailout will have to wait until after the approval of the national budget for the next fiscal, it became clear late Wednesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, PESHAWAR, LAHORE, SIALKOT, ETC.: The messy battle for political ascendancy in Pakistan between an ousted prime minister and the ruling coalition threatened to become even messier Tuesday when a police officer was gunned down on the course of a police raid of a minor political figure’s home.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has initiated a fresh round of consultations with his Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) allies over whether the coalition should continue in government or step down to make way for fresh elections, Independent Pakistan can report.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s administration Thursday slapped a ban on luxury imports as a step towards balancing the country’s broken budget, demonstrating it means business when it comes to redressing the country’s festering economic woes.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan Thursday barred the administration of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif from transferring officers investigating high-profile cases until further orders.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: As the end of Pakistan’s fiscal year nears and the budget making exercise gets into a higher gear, data on the performance of various sectors of Pakistan’s economy is trickling in and numbers are being crunched to piece together a clearer picture of national accounts.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Democratic Front (PDM) government has decided to bite the bullet of economic stabilisation and aim to complete the full term of the sitting National Assembly before heading to the general election, well-placed sources told Independent Pakistan on Wednesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan Tuesday ruled the votes of any parliamentarians dissenting with their party position in four crucial matters would not be counted.
By Staff Reporter
So this is what the multiple crises staring Pakistan in the eye from all sides boil down to: Who is responsible for the mess we are in?
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that fresh elections may be held before the appointment of a new chief of army staff (COAS), due this November.
