By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Interim government is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure its consent for a package of relief measures for electricity consumers, who have been hit hard by a sharp hike in power tariffs.
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Court suspends Khan’s gifts conviction, but remains in jail over cipher case
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and opposition leader Imran Khan won a reprieve from a three-year prison sentence on Tuesday, when the Islamabad High Court suspended his conviction in a corruption case involving state gifts.
Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan in October, says brother
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who has been living in self-exile in London since 2019, plans to return to Pakistan in October to lead his party’s election campaign, his younger brother and fellow ex-premier Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday.
Govt warns officials of phone hacking attempts by phishers
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government warned its officials of attempts to hack their mobile phones and obtain sensitive information by phishing elements posing as senior authorities.
February election in Pakistan as commission speeds up process
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s election commission said on Friday it would speed up the process of redrawing electoral boundaries and updating voter lists to hold general elections as early as February next year, after meeting with the main opposition party.
Who will decide when Pakistan votes?
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s president and its election commission are at odds over who has the authority to set the date for the next general elections, adding to the uncertainty over the timing of the polls that are due in November.
Pakistan needs finance ministry oversight for state firms, IMF Says
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs to keep all its state-owned enterprises under the oversight of the finance ministry as part of the reform process agreed with the International Monetary Fund, the fund’s representative in the country said.
Supreme Court slams trial court for flaws in Imran Khan’s conviction
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday said it would wait for a lower court’s ruling on a plea to suspend the three-year jail sentence of former prime minister Imran Khan, who was convicted in a corruption case earlier this month.
IMF-backed power tariff hike to hit consumers after September
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumers are facing a double whammy of rising costs and declining demand, as the government seeks to stagger the imposition of a hefty quarterly tariff adjustment to ease the price shock.
President Alvi invites ECP chief to discuss election date as constitutional clash looms
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has invited the chief election commissioner to discuss the date for general elections amid a legal dispute over the census and delimitation of constituencies.