Meeting of Special Parliamentary Committee to nominate next CJP delayed as SIC skips proceedings – Pakistan
A meeting of the newly appointed Special Parliamentary Committee (SPC) to nominate the next chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) from among the three most senior Supreme Court judges has been delayed for later tonight after members associated with the PTI-Sunni Ittehad Council skipped proceedings. CJP Qazi Faez Isa is set to retire as the top […]
Meeting of Special Parliamentary Committee begins to nominate next CJP – Pakistan
A meeting of the newly appointed Special Parliamentary Committee (SPC) has begun to nominate the next chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) today from among the three most senior Supreme Court judges. CJP Qazi Faez Isa is set to retire as the top judge on October 25. Senior puisne judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah was previously […]
Putin seeks to rival West with Brics summit – World
Two dozen world leaders gathered in Russia on Tuesday for the opening of a three-day summit of the Brics group, an alliance of emerging economies that the Kremlin hopes will challenge Western “hegemony”. With the summit, the biggest such meeting in Russia since it ordered troops into Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin is seeking to show […]
Lahore students demand transparent probe into ‘rape, harassment’ incidents – Pakistan
LAHORE: The Student Action Committee Lahore, organised by students of various educational institutes, has called for transparent investigations into incidents of rape and harassment at the Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) as well as Punjab College, demanding strict punishment for the culprits and safer campuses for students. It also demanded action against police officers […]
Harris and Trump push for every vote with just 14 days to go to US elections – World
One of the tightest US election races of modern times enters its final, two-week stretch on Tuesday, with Republican Donald Trump making a special pitch to Latino voters as Democratic rival Kamala Harris sits down for a national network interview. Both campaigns are pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into a final push for any […]
Harris and Trump push for every vote with just 14 days to go – World
One of the tightest US election races of modern times enters its final, two-week stretch on Tuesday, with Republican Donald Trump making a special pitch to Latino voters as Democratic rival Kamala Harris sits down for a national network interview. Both campaigns are pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into a final push for any […]
Newly formed Special Parliamentary Committee to nominate next CJP today – Pakistan
The newly appointed Special Parliamentary Committee (SPC) is set to nominate the next chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) today from among the three most senior Supreme Court judges after it meets at 4pm. CJP Qazi Faez Isa is set to retire as the top judge on October 25. Senior puisne judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah […]
Pakistan delegation briefs IMF on tax, energy sector reforms – Business
A Pakistani delegation on Tuesday briefed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on steps taken to expand fiscal space through tax and energy sector reforms. In a notification, the finance ministry confirmed that the delegation met IMF’s Deputy Managing Director Kenji Okamura in Washington and “highlighted measures to expand fiscal space through broadening the tax base, […]
FM Aurangzeb-led delegation briefs IMF on tax, energy sector reforms – Business
A Pakistani delegation led by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday briefed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on steps taken to expand fiscal space through tax and energy sector reforms. In a notification, the finance ministry confirmed that the delegation met IMF’s Deputy Managing Director Kenji Okamura in Washington and “highlighted measures to expand fiscal […]
Fazl’s star rises in wake of successful amendment – Pakistan
JUI-F chief garners praise from political circles for “statesmanship”; among religious circles for “undoing unfair madressah regulation”. ISLAMABAD: After remaining in relative obscurity (read opposition) since the Feb 8 elections, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman emerged from the shadows on the back of the 26th constitutional amendment and made his presence felt in mainstream politics, […]