By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to introduce pension reforms to reduce its ballooning expenditure and secure a new deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Tuesday.
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PTI must apologise for past actions, military says
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The military on Tuesday set strict conditions for any future talks with the party of former prime minister Imran Khan, saying it must apologise for past actions and renounce its ‘politics of anarchy’.
Top court suspends ruling that denied PTI-backed party reserved seats
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended a high court order that had denied a party aligned with former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) reserved seats for women and minorities in the national and provincial legislatures.
Iran, Pakistan revive gas pipeline project after years of delay
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Iran and Pakistan are reviving efforts to complete a long-delayed gas pipeline project, aimed at supplying 750 million to one billion cubic feet per day of natural gas to Pakistan for 25 years.
FBR’s move to block tax non-filers’ SIM cards illegal: telcos
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) have collectively denounced the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) directive to block over half a million SIM cards, labeling the move as a breach of the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-Organization) Act 1996 and an illegal action.
PM Sharif expects ‘solid agreements worth billions’ with Saudi Arabia
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are poised to ink a series of substantial agreements, potentially worth billions, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday during a banquet honoring a high-level Saudi business delegation in Islamabad.
Coalition names new governors in three provinces
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition on Saturday named new governors for the key provinces of Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Telecom regulator refuses to block SIMs of over 500,000 tax non-filers
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s telecommunications regulator has refused to comply with a demand by the country’s tax authority to block the mobile phone services of over half a million individuals who failed to file tax returns in 2023.
iCube Qamar: Pakistan’s maiden voyage to the moon begins
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s iCube Qamar satellite will orbit the moon as part of China’s Chang’e-6 lunar mission, marking a historic first for the South Asian nation, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday.
Free expression has limits, says army chief
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Army Chief General Asim Munir on Thursday asserted that the military is “well aware” of its constitutional limits and expects others to uphold the Constitution, amid allegations of the powerful military’s interference in politics and the judiciary.