ECP meeting today as unrest threatens polls in KP, Balochistan – Pakistan
• Commission said to be mulling delayed elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan• Polls on NA-8, PK-22 in Bajaur put off after candidate’s murder• Fatal assault, blasts, attacks on offices mar campaigning in Balochistan• Army brass declares zero tolerance for violence ISLAMABAD / BAJAUR / QUETTA: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has convened a high-level […]
FO says bodies of 9 Pakistanis shot dead in Iran to be airlifted to Multan today – Pakistan
The Foreign Office (FO) said on Wednesday that the bodies of nine Pakistani nationals, who were shot dead in Iran last week, would be airlifted today from the Taftan border to Multan. Nine Pakistani workers were gunned down by unidentified attackers in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province near the border with Pakistan on January 27, as the […]
National Economic Council set to assess cuts to uplift funding today – Business
• IMF estimates Rs175 billion reduction in consolidated development programme• Caretakers review proposals even as elected govt is set to take helm well ahead of budget ISLAMABAD: With the IMF estimating a Rs175 billion cut in the consolidated development programme of the federal government and provinces, the caretakers in the Centre are seeking over Rs201bn […]
PTI to hold first major power show today after May 9 riots – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: On the call of founding chairman Imran Khan, ticket holders and workers of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) will hold their first countrywide power show, after May 9, on Sunday (today). “We have given clear direction to ticket holders to come out at 2pm and hold rallies and public meetings in their constituencies. They will address […]
Sidhu to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib today
LAHORE: India’s cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu is scheduled to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib via the Kartarpur Corridor on Wednesday (today). The corridor facilitates visa-free border crossing for Indian Sikhs and enables them to visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib near Lahore. It links the shrine in Pakistan to Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur district in Indian […]
Cabinet to decide FBR’s fate today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has convened a federal cabinet meeting on Tuesday to approve restructuring of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) after all stakeholders conceded significant ground for a divorce between the Inland Revenue Service (IRS) and the Customs Group. The separation of the two service groups, which are collecting taxes, will […]
National Security Committee to meet today amid Pak-Iran tensions – World
A day after Pakistan launched retaliatory strikes over an airspace violation by Tehran, the Cabinet Committee on National Security (NSC) is set to convene its emergency meeting on Friday. Iran on Tuesday had launched attacks in Pakistan targeting what it described as bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl in the border town of Panjgur […]