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ISLAMABAD: China is working on a request from cash-strapped Pakistan to roll over a $2-billion loan that matured last week amid a stalemate in bailout talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Reuters reported on Thursday.
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Senate adopts bill to curtail powers of Chief Justice
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Senate on Thursday approved a set of legislation that limits some key powers of the Supreme Court’s chief justice regarding suo motu cases and the constitution of benches.
President Alvi says SC bill timing looks questionable
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Wednesday admitted that there was some need to streamline Supreme Court’s internal matters but he also questioned the timing of the bill government moved to curb the power of the Chief Justice on suo moto notices, a television channel reported.
EU removes Pakistan from list of ‘High-Risk Third Countries’
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The European Union has removed Pakistan from its ‘list of high-risk third countries’, a move welcomed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as a major development that would facilitate the country’s businesses.
Islamabad: H.E. Mr. Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salim Al-Zaabi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates called on the Federal Minister for Finance & Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on March 29 2023.
Dar meets top UAE diplomat amid economic crisis
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Finance minister Ishaq Dar held talks with the top United Arab Emirates diplomat in Pakistan on Wednesday to seeks external financing commitment — a key IMF condition for release of stuck-up bailout loan — from the friendly county.
Govt tables bill in Parliament to clip powers of Chief Justice
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: The coalition government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday introduced a bill in Parliament to curtail the discretionary powers of the chief justice to form a bench of his choice or to take suo motu notices.
Two judges of SC challenge Chief Justice of Pakistan’s power to form bench
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ISLAMABAD: Two senior judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan challenged the chief justice’s power to form a bench or take suo motu notices, media reported.
PM Sharif accuses President Alvi of following dictates of Imran Khan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday hit back at President Arif Alvi, accusing him of being partisan toward the coalition government and following dictates of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, instead of a neutral head of the state.
President Alvi asks Sharif’s govt to ensure provincial elections on time
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Friday emphasised the need to assist the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in holding general elections in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa within the required timeframe.
Pakistan has to give assurance on external financing for loan deal: IMF
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has tasked Pakistan to secure financing assurances from other multilateral institutions and friendly countries to unlock a $6.5 billion loan programme to avoid a default.