Gayle wants Joseph in West Indies squad for T20 World Cup – Sport
KINGSTON: Fast bowling sensation Shamar Joseph should be fast-tracked into the West Indies squad for the home T20 World Cup in June, said former captain Chris Gayle. Joseph burst onto the scene in his debut series in Australia earlier this year, grabbing a five-wicket haul in his maiden Test in Adelaide. He followed that up […]
Finland is world’s happiest country for seventh straight year – World
HELSINKI: Finland remained the world’s happiest country for a seventh straight year in an annual UN sponsored World Happiness Report published on Wednesday. And Nordic countries kept their places among the 10 most cheerful, with Denmark, Iceland and Sweden trailing Finland. Afghanistan, plagued by a humanitarian catastrophe since the Taliban regained control in 2020, stayed […]
President okays ex-judge’s dismissal for misconduct – Pakistan
LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday notified the removal of Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi as judge of the Supreme Court following recommendations of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). “The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to remove Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi (formerly, Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan) from his […]
Key allies assure govt of support to shore up economy – Business
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s key diplomatic allies have begun discussions with the new government’s economic team to foster bilateral and multilateral economic and financial cooperation. European Union Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Riina Kionka, US and China’s envoys Donald Blome and Jiang Zaidong met Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in the last four days. The three envoys met the […]
Justice Rizvi highlights flaws in Supreme Judicial Council procedures – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi on Wednesday highlighted apparent flaws in the workings of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), particularly in the process of fixing, listing and hearing complaints or references against the superior court judges. In a dissenting note issued on Wednesday, Justice Rizvi said these issues not only hinder the effective functioning […]
PM consults experts to bring financial stability – Business
ISLAMABAD: With the country set to approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a fresh programme, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday decided to include global experts and all stakeholders in a consultative process aimed at improving the country’s economic health and financial stability. Chairing a meeting on economic revival and reforms, the PM said […]
Rolling back the NFC, again – Pakistan
IT is getting boring now. Every so often the idea is floated that the government should roll back the provincial allocations under the seventh National Finance Commission (NFC) Award in order to free up some fiscal space for itself. Sometimes, a few years go by between each episode when this suggestion is floated and a […]
Airstrikes targeted terrorists, not Afghans civilians: FO
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said on Thursday that the airstrikes by the Pakistan armed forces on targets in Afghanistan hit terrorsts and not the local civilian population. Addressing the weekly briefing, FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said Islamabad had provided Kabul with evidence of terrorists on Afghan soil a number of times, maintaining that the country […]
Imran asks for judicial audit of ‘poll fraud’ – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: PTI founder Imran Khan on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court to seek the constitution of a judicial commission to conduct a thorough audit by inquiring into the manner and process of the Feb 8 general elections, as well as subsequent developments involving the compiling of what he called ‘false’ and ‘fraudulent’ results, rendering winners […]
Islamabad seeking 24th bailout, IMF confirms – Pakistan
• Three-year programme to focus on strengthening public finances, restoring energy sector’s viability, returning inflation to target• $1.1bn due next month after staff-level accord reached on final review of current package ISLAMABAD: Announcing the staff-level agreement on the successful completion of the existing short-term facility, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday confirmed Pakistan was […]