ISLAMABAD: Projecting an underlying inflation of 12.4 percent, a fiscal deficit of 7.4 percent and higher levels of debt despite better revenues in fiscal year 20, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) began talks on Monday with the Pakistani authorities on their first quarterly review of the $ 6 billion 39- monthly economic program. Informed sources […]
ISLAMABAD / RAWALPINDI: The administration of the Territory of the Capital of Islamabad (ICT) issued to the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) a certificate of no objection (NOC) to celebrate its Azadi March in the city on the 31st of October. Administration officials said the NOC was issued after receiving reports from the police operations division and
BEIJING: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) forum should not be politicized by countries to follow its agenda, a senior official from China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday. “China does not want the FATF to be politicized by any particular country. There are some countries that want to include Pakistan on the blacklist. They have
ISLAMABAD: All major merchant groups have joined together to observe a national closure strike against the Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government of Pakistan for its "anti-business" policies, seeking to stop commercial and economic activities across the country . on October 29 and 30. Merchants' associations in Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and other parts of the country in support
ISLAMABAD: The High Court of Islamabad (IHC) on Monday sought an explanation from the Interior Ministry for banning Ansarul Islam, the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) volunteer group, without giving it a chance to defend itself. The president of the Supreme Court of IHC, Athar Minallah, after hearing preliminary arguments on a petition postponed Tuesday (today) with
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced Monday that it approved a $ 75 million loan for a project in the Sindh education sector. In a statement issued here, the Manila-based lending agency said the project aimed to improve the quality, accessibility and gender responsiveness of the secondary education system and infrastructure in Sindh. Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Judge Syed Mansoor Ali Shah of the Supreme Court observed on Monday that the process to seek the property of Judge Qazi Faez Isa, who faces a presidential reference, was apparently taking place without proper authorization from the competent authority. The observation came from a full court of 10 judges during the hearing of
LAHORE / ISLAMABAD: A team of doctors spent another day trying to discover the cause of a sudden drop in the platelet count of Nawaz Sharif, who had been admitted to the Lahore Services Hospital a week ago, amid speculation that I might have to take it. to some other health facility within the country
ISLAMABAD: The US special envoy for Afghan reconciliation, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, called the Prime Minister, Imran Khan, on Monday, while efforts to reactivate the peace negotiations between the United States and the Taliban gained momentum. Amb Khalilzad, who is here for the second time in a month, is also expected to meet with senior civil
ISLAMABAD: Military officers in the two highly sensitive positions: General Director of Military Operations (DGMO) and General Director of Intelligence between Services (ISI), can be part of the National Executive Committee (NEC) on terrorist financing and money laundering. since the federal cabinet will meet on Tuesday (today) to decide the matter. It will be for
