ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday pushed through a rapid cascade of legislative changes that reshape the country’s military command structure and further alter its judicial architecture, less than 24 hours after President Asif Ali Zardari signed the controversial 27th Constitutional Amendment into law.
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IMF board set to approve $1.2 billion disbursement for Pakistan on Dec. 8
KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is poised to approve an immediate $1.2 billion disbursement to Pakistan in the second week of next month, providing a fresh influx of cash to the cash-strapped South Asian economy amid efforts to tackle entrenched governance weaknesses and recover from devastating floods.
Sri Lankan cricket tells players to press on with Pakistan tour after Islamabad blast
ISLAMABAD: Sri Lanka’s cricket board on Wednesday ordered its players and staff to press on with their tour of Pakistan despite security fears sparked by a deadly suicide bombing in Islamabad, warning that anyone who defies the directive faces a formal review.
Pakistan hails arbitration court ruling clarifying Indus treaty provisions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday welcomed clarifications issued by an international arbitration court on key aspects of the Indus Waters Treaty, a longstanding agreement governing the sharing of river resources with India, amid heightened tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
Afghanistan orders businesses to stop using Pakistan transit routes in three months
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s deputy prime minister for economic affairs asked traders to ditch Pakistan as a transit route for imports and exports within three months, signaling a deepening rift between the neighbours amid escalating security tensions.
Chaotic National Assembly session sees approval of 27th Constitutional Amendment
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday approved the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill in a chaotic session marked by opposition protests, walkouts and heated exchanges, paving the way for the creation of a federal constitutional court and other reforms long envisioned under the country’s Charter of Democracy.
National Assembly set to pass 27th constitutional overhaul reshaping judiciary, military
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly appeared poised on Wednesday to approve a sweeping constitutional overhaul that would reshape the country’s judiciary and military institutions, after the lower house took up the measure amid fierce opposition protests and a boycott by critics who decried it as an assault on democratic principles.
Auto sales jump 32 percent as economy stabilises, but used imports cloud outlook
KARACHI: Pakistan’s auto industry posted robust growth in October, with passenger vehicle sales jumping 32% from a year earlier amid lower interest rates and improving consumer confidence, though a surge in used-car imports is raising alarms about the sector’s long-term viability.
Justice Aminuddin Khan tipped to head new Federal Constitutional Court
ISLAMABAD: Justice Aminuddin Khan, who currently heads the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court (SC), is expected to be appointed as the Chief Justice of the upcoming Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), a new judicial body aimed at easing the Supreme Court’s caseload and focusing on constitutional matters, Dawn newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Security forces kill all five attackers in cadet school siege, avert potential massacre
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed all five militants who had stormed a cadet college in the restive northwest, officials said on Wednesday, in an operation that evacuated hundreds of students unharmed and drew praise from government leaders as a major success amid escalating tensions with neighbouring Afghanistan.