Pakistan seeks global support for N-energy projects – Pakistan
Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar shakes hands with Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Bayramov Jeyhun on the sidelines of Nuclear Energy Summit.—X / ForeignOfficePk BRUSSELS: Highlighting the importance of nuclear energy in combating climate change, Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Thursday called for the international financial institutions and banks to support nuclear energy projects in developing […]
Zardari pleads presidential immunity in two NAB cases – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has filed for immunity under Article 248 of the Constitution, aiming to stop the ongoing criminal proceedings against him in the Islamabad Accountability Court pertaining to the Thatta Water Supply Project and Park Lane cases. Mr Zardari also intends to extend the immunity claim to two other cases concerning Toshakhana […]
Two martyred as suicide bomber rips through convoy in D.I. Khan – Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN/QUETTA: Two soldiers were martyred after a suicide bomber struck a military convoy on Tank Road, in the jurisdiction of the Hathala police station, Dera Ismail Khan, on Thursday. Police said the attack also injured at least 22 personnel. According to a police report, the convoy was on its way to Tank from […]
Lu admitted cipher’s existence, disagreed over content, claims PTI – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The PTI has claimed that US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu has admitted the cipher’s existence, and his testimony has vindicated the stance of Imran Khan. In a press conference on Thursday, PTI leaders said the testimony before the US Congress’ Foreign Affairs Committee established the “veracity and reality” of the diplomatic cable. […]
Judiciary’s approach towards PTI changing?
ISLAMABAD: Following the granting of bail to five people allegedly involved in last year’s May 9 violence, a debate has set off as to whether or not a breeze of change had begun to blow through the superior courts towards the PTI. The party has been unable to acquire relief from the superior judiciary, especially […]
India’s Congress party accuses Modi of ‘crippling’ it ahead of elections with tax case – World
India’s main opposition Congress party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday of crippling it before the upcoming general election by freezing its accounts in an income tax case. A part of the Congress’ bank accounts was frozen last month pending a tax case that dates back to 2018-19, the party has said previously. Earlier […]
PPP’s Babar lambast govt for X ban
ISLAMABAD: The chief of PPP’s human rights cell has strongly criticized both the federal government and the telecommunication regulator for blocking the micro-blogging site X, despite repeated orders from a superior court to lift the unannounced ban. Former senator Farhatullah Babar issued a statement on Thursday, referring to the admission by the interior ministry before […]
Macroeconomic stability unachievable without another IMF programme: PM Shehbaz – Business
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that macroeconomic stability in the country needed to be advanced further, which he said would not be possible without another bailout programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A day ago, while announcing the staff-level agreement (SLA) on the successful completion of an existing short-term facility, the IMF […]
Suicide bombing in Afghanistan’s Kandahar city kills 3 – World
A suicide bombing killed three people and wounded 12 others on Thursday in the Afghan city of Kandahar, a provincial official said, the heartland of the Taliban authorities that rule the country. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and while multiple explosions have been reported around the country since the start of the holy […]
FO says poll concerns raised during Donald Lu hearing ‘misunderstanding of domestic situation’ – Pakistan
The Foreign Office on Thursday said that concerns raised over the Feb 8 general elections during a US Congressional hearing “reflected a misunderstanding” of the country’s domestic situation and electoral laws. The comments come a day after US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu told a Congressional panel that if the Election Commission of Pakistan […]