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• No additional revenue measures imposed; fiscal targets to be maintained through expenditure control• MEFP still being finalised ahead of staff-level agreement• IMF Executive Board approval expected by early next month ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday concluded the first biannual review of the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) on…
• State minister for interior rebuffs impression of insurgency in Balochistan, calls for holistic review of NAP• Zartaj Gul censures defence minister for making political speech in wake of Jaffar Express tragedy ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Friday said that those who “facilitated” the outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) through social…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Friday appointed court clerk Sakina Bangash to investigate the denial of a meeting between former prime minister Imran Khan and lawyer Mashal Yousafzai. Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan made the appointment while hearing a petition seeking contempt of court proceedings against jail authorities for denying Ms Yousafzai access to…
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday sought a detailed report from the interior ministry and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on the petitions challenging the ban on social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), with a directive to explain which government institutions are still using the banned app. Hearing the petitions, a three-judge bench, headed…
The Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) was officially launched on Friday to “regulate and integrate blockchain technology and digital assets” into the country’s financial landscape. According to a press release from the Finance Division, the PCC is a government-backed initiative aimed at regulating, fostering, and integrating blockchain and cryptocurrency innovations into the country’s financial and economic…
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti addresses a press conference on September 1, 2024. — APP Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Friday said that those waging war against the state were unwilling to come to the negotiating table. His remarks came days after the deadly attack on the Jaffar Express that resulted in the martyrdom…
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was “abducted” before being taken to The Hague to face murder allegations and is too ill to give evidence, his lawyer told International Criminal Court judges at his initial appearance on Friday. Duterte — who arrived in the Netherlands on a flight from Manila on Wednesday after being arrested on…
Four snow leopards, a female with her three male cubs, captured in a single frame in Gilgit Baltistan. — Reporter A female snow leopard with her three male cubs were captured in a single frame in Gilgit-Baltistan with the expert who caught them calling it an “extraordinary event for snow leopards to be seen in such…
Six people died and three were injured due to reckless driving in different parts of the metropolis, officials said on Friday, a day after the police chief formed the Karachi Road Accident Analysis Team (Kraat) to analyse the rise in traffic accidents. To address the rising number of traffic accidents in the city, especially those…
Lahore Police on Friday arrested four suspects allegedly involved in the Dharampura Underpass shooting incident, a video of which went viral a day ago. In the widely circulated video, condemned by many, armed guards of a private security company were seen escorting a luxury vehicle, blatantly violating laws and openly displaying weapons. They fired at…