PERVEZ ELAHI: Photo courtesy Punjab Assembly official website

Punjab crisis deepens as Parvez Elahi refuses to take charge as acting governor

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LAHORE: Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, speaker Punjab assembly had refused to take charge of acting governor after the removal of Omar Sarfraz Cheema, deepening a political and constitutional crisis in the country s largest and most populous province.

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COMMISSION OF INQUIRY: Federal minister for information Marriym Aurangzeb, flanked by Federal minister for finance Miftah Ismail, delivering her remarks at a presser April 20 – ONLINE Photo by Sunny Ghouri

Govt to set up commission to probe Imran Khan’s ‘foreign conspiracy’ claim

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ISLAMABAD: The government will set up an impartial inquiry commission to probe the alleged foreign conspiracy behind the ouster of former prime minister Imran Khan, a senior minister said on Thursday.

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IHC bars government from arresting PTI leaders

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday barred the government from arresting the leadership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in a case registered against them under the blasphemy law after the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and members of his entourage were met with abusive language on his trip to Masjid-e-Nabwi.

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CHANGE OF GUARD: Pictured, left, Reza Baqir, the outgoing SBP Governor, and right, Aasim M. Husain. the leading contender for the office

Who will succeed Reza Baqir to run SBP?

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: The government is starting its search for a new governor of the State Bank of Pakistan to succeed Dr Reza Baqir who is due to step down today. Dr Baqir’s appointment expires 4 May 2022.
Change of guard in key national institutions was always on the cards following the recent diametrical and rather unceremonious change of political leadership in Islamabad. Perhaps befittingly, it is starting with Dr Baqir. >>

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