Pakistan’s next finance minister needs a vision, not just experience – Pakistan
Will the next finance minister dare to innovate and redefine Pakistan’s economic strategy or are they going to find themselves stuck in the same old loop? My grandfather used to have a yellowed old sign hanging above his office desk that read: Weak minds talk about people; Average minds talk about events; Great minds talk […]
PTI notifies office bearers ahead of schedule after ‘no contest’ – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: In a late night development, PTI announced that Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Omar Ayub were elected the party’s chairman and general secretary, respectively, after their opponents withdrew nomination papers. Similarly, provincial presidents of Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapters were also announced. An election will now only be held to elect the Balochistan […]
Pandemonium reigns during maiden sitting of assembly – Pakistan
NAWAZ Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif, PPP leaders Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and other members take oath as MNAs in the National Assembly, on Thursday.—White Star • 302 lawmakers take oath amid noisy protests by opposition lawmakers, supporters• Ayaz Sadiq to contest NA speaker poll against Amir Dogar backed by PTI ISLAMABAD: Three weeks […]
KP to elect CM today, Balochistan follows suit tomorrow – Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati swears in Suraiya Bibi as deputy speaker.—INP / Handout • Gandapur to contest against PML-N’s Ibadullah in KP; PPP yet to nominate Balochistan CM candidate• Babar Saleem Swati becomes KP Assembly speaker; Abdul Khaliq Achakzai bags Balochistan speaker slot unopposed QUETTA / PESHAWAR: After electing custodians of the […]
PHC seeks Election Commission’s response to reserved seats plea – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to respond to a petition seeking orders for it to allocate seats reserved for women and non-Muslims to the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) in the national, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Punjab assemblies. A bench consisting of Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim and Justice Wiqar Ahmad […]
Newly elected representatives sworn in as ruckus mars maiden session of 16th National Assembly – Pakistan
Newly elected members of the 16th National Assembly were sworn in on Thursday in a session marred by mainly pro-Imran Khan sloganeering. Outgoing NA Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf administered the oath to the MNAs-elect. The session was originally scheduled to begin at 10am but was delayed by more than an hour. Notable politicians who were […]
US urges Pakistan to ‘continue working with IMF’ – Business
The United States had urged Pakistan to “continue working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international financial institutions towards macroeconomic reforms” for economic stability for Pakistanis. The remarks come after the PTI wrote a letter to the Fund urging the lender to endorse an audit of the 2024 elections for the sake of […]
PTI reminds IMF of ‘fair polls’ promise – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: In a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the PTI has urged the lender to endorse an audit of the 2024 elections for the sake of political stability in the country, before entering into a dialogue with Islamabad for a new bailout package. This was disclosed during a press conference addressed by PTI […]
Nawaz wary of challenges facing incoming govt – Pakistan
• PML-N supremo endorses Shehbaz for PM slot, party’s tally in NA rises to 104 seats• Ayaz Sadiq nominated for speaker; PPP’s Mustafa Shah joint candidate for deputy speaker role ISLAMABAD: As the PML-N is all set to take the reins of the country, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday forewarned about looming challenges, […]
PTI calls on IMF to link grant of financial facility with ‘good governance’ – Business
The PTI on Wednesday wrote a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), calling on the global lender to ensure that its guidelines regarding “good governance as well as conditionalities” were satisfied before granting a financial facility to Pakistan. It also demanded an election audit of “at least 30 per cent of the national and […]