Heavy rains wreak havoc, cut off Gwadar, Ormara from Karachi – Pakistan

GWADAR/QUETTA: Heavy rains wreaked havoc in Gwadar, Kech district and other parts of Balochistan, suspending normal life and traffic on the Coastal Highway and cutting off Gwadar and Ormara from Karachi and other parts of the province. The Gwadar district administration has declared a state of emergency in rain-hit areas and para-military forces have been […]

President ‘may face charges’ over refusal to summon NA – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi continues to draw the ire of political parties over his refusal to summon the National Assembly session as PML-N and PPP leaders warned these actions could lead to “legal consequences”. On Tuesday, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) also rejected the objections raised by President Arif Alvi on the summary to summon […]

Over 130 pilots grounded due to licence renewal delays: AOOA – Pakistan

RAWALPINDI: More than 130 pilots have been grounded and they cannot fly planes as their licences have not been renewed by Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA), Aircraft Owners and Operators Association Pakistan (AOOA) said on Tuesday. In a press statement issued here, the AOOA said the PCAA is not renewing licences of these grounded pilots. […]

PML-N senator questions credibility of elections – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: While backing the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s demand for allocation of reserved seats to the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) after the PTI-backed independent candidates joined it, a PML-N senator on Tuesday questioned the credibility of elections and said the Chief Election Commissioner should have resigned for his failure to hold transparent polls. “The credibility of the […]

Babar Azam slips down in ICC Test rankings

JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL A host of India’s match-winners from the fourth Test against England in Ranchi have been rewarded by reaching new career-high ratings on the latest ICC Men’s Player Rankings. Youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel all scored a half-century during the series-clinching five-wicket triumph and the trio all reached new […]

PTI announces countrywide street protests against ‘rigging’ – Pakistan

• Party leaders demand CJP’s intervention, allege victories in Balochistan changed to defeats overnight• Imran endorses Alvi’s refusal to call NA session• Amir Dogar nominated for NA speaker slot ISLAMABAD: The PTI has decided to take to the streets, again, to protest against the alleged theft of its mandate, urging all democratic forces to join […]

20-member cabinet ‘sans allies’ likely in Punjab – Pakistan

LAHORE: After the swearing-in of Punjab Chief Minister Mar­yam Nawaz, consultations over the formation of provincial cabinet have started in the Sharif camp. In the first phase, a 20-member cabinet is lik­ely to be formed this week. The PML-N leadership also held talks with its all­ied parties — PPP, PML-Q and Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP), which […]

‘Controversial’ polls, ‘weak’ coalition govt to pose economic challenges: Moody’s – Business

ISLAMABAD: Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday kept Pakistan’s ratings unchanged at ‘Caa3’ with a stable outlook but highlighted that significantly high risks of liquidity and external vulnerability challenges following highly controversial elections, severely constrained decision-making capacity of the coalition government-in-waiting. The international rating agency — one of the top three global rating firms — said […]

Coalition to hammer out govt formation issues today – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: PML-N Presi­d­ent Shehbaz Sharif has convened a meeting of his party’s allies in the Centre to put the final touches to the formation of a new coalition government, on Wednesday. In light of their recent agreement to support each other in the federal government, the PPP and PML-N were expected to decide the names […]

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