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IHC forms larger bench to hear Cheema’s Punjab governor…
ISLAMABAD:
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) dismissed the Registrar Office's objections on Friday in the petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Sarfraz Cheema against his removal as Punjab governor.
The high court…
Bilawal supports Imran’s Russia visit
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday extended support to the visit of former prime minister Imran Khan to Russia, adding it was in line with Pakistan’s foreign policy.
“I defend former prime minister Imran Khan’s visit to…
LHC allows Punjab AG to continue working
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday allowed Punjab Advocate General Ahmed Awais to continue working as the government’s top law officer and asked the provincial government to submit in writing that it would not stop him from working.…
Govt agrees to implement IMF demands
ISLAMABAD:
In a nerve-wracking development, the incumbent government, after much deliberations, has finally agreed to implement most of the demands of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), raising the possibility of the country “coming…
Tobacco taxation – win for public health, a win for revenue, and…
By : Dr. Ziauddin Islam
Taking its nod from Sri Lanka, Pakistan is routing on the way to bankruptcy amidst a
highly charged political atmosphere & economic crunch, the country ever faces.
The total External Debt for Pakistan is…
Emergency situation’: In a first, complete ban imposed on…
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced Thursday the federal government has devised an economic plan in a bid to take the country out of the financial turmoil and, "for the first time", a complete ban has been imposed on luxury or…
Supreme Court bars transfers, appointments in high-profile cases;…
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday barred authorities from transferring and making new appointments in high-profile cases related to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as well as those heard by special courts.
The orders…
Imran Khan to announce call for long march towards Islamabad…
PTI Chairman Imran Khan announced on Thursday that he would give the call for a long march to Islamabad tomorrow (Friday).
Addressing a group of young people at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House in Islamabad, the former prime minister said…
Tobacco? Brutal killer
By : Sanaullah Ghman
Nowadays, if any discussion starts on any topic in any forum, there are a lot of arguments. It is a different matter that we go to great lengths to prove ourselves and others wrong. Such arguments and justifications…
Mountaineer Abdul Joshi raises Pakistani flag on Mount Everest
Our Correspondent
KARACHI: Hunzaiite Abdul Joshi, on Monday, successfully scaled the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest (8,848 metres) and raised Pakistan’s flag on top of the world.
Thirty-eight-year-old Joshi started his final…