By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan on Friday refused to form a full court to hear a petition filed by former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party against the election postponement in Punjab province as ongoing tussle within the judiciary intensified on Friday after another judge left the bench.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to impose a surcharge of Rs3.23 per unit on electricity consumers from the start of the new fiscal year on July 1, the regulator’s statement said on Friday.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: At least 11 people, including women and children, were killed and several others injured in a deadly stampede during the distribution of food aid in Karachi on Friday, officials said.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said his government will withdraw a case against a senior Supreme Court judge, calling it baseless and politically motivated.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday approved hiring of World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to provide transaction support as the country initiated a process to outsource operations at three major airports on a public private partnership.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
