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.
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SHARIF BROTHERS: Photos courtesy Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) official website
PM Sharif in London to confer with party supremo
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Accompanied by senior leadership of Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is holding an important meeting with party supremo Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in London Wednesday.
PERVEZ ELAHI: Photo courtesy Punjab Assembly official website
Punjab crisis deepens as Parvez Elahi refuses to take charge as acting governor
By Staff Reporter
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.
ISPR INSIGNIA: Image courtesy ISPR official website
Army to commentators: Don’t drag us into politics
By Tariq Derya
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military on Sunday sent a strong message to statespersons as well as the media to abstain from bringing up the forces and their top brass in their commentary on the country’s current political situation.
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
By Staff Reporter
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.
Courtesy official Twitter account
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.
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. >>
TSA bogged down ahead of IMF talks
Pakistan’s implementation of Treasury Single Account seems to have been bogged down in modalities, with the bulk of the work remaining, as an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team heads to Islamabad for talks as part of the 7th review of an EFF program.