Interior minister calls for revisiting social media laws – Pakistan
• Naqvi stresses need to stem ‘false allegations’• Invokes recent US legislation on TikTok to justify disruption of X (formerly Twitter) in Pakistan• Someone should take responsibility for shutdown, says PTA chairman LAHORE: As disruption of social media platform X stretched into its fifth week, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Tuesday the country needed […]
Lu highlights poll irregularities in House testimony – Pakistan
WASHINGTON: Ahead of his appearance at a Congressional panel on Tuesday, US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu submitted a written statement expressing Washington’s concerns about irregularities in the Feb 8 elections while also emphasising the need to stay engaged with Pakistan to help it navigate through the crises it is facing. Mr Lu is […]
IMF, Pakistan reach staff-level agreement for $1.1b loan tranche
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Wednesday a staff-level agreement for the release of the last loan tranche of $1.1 billion and said Pakistan’s economic and financial positions have improved. However, the global lender cautioned that economic growth remained modest and inflation was above target. The IMF also said Pakistan will further increase gas and […]