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Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday that the United Arab Emirates has confirmed its commitment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its bilateral financial support of $1 billion to Pakistan, bringing the country one step closer to securing a deal with the lender which is critical for avoiding default. “UAE authorities have confirmed to IMF for their bilateral …

LAHORE: Former chief minister of Punjab and PTI president Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, while commenting on the disqualification of AJK premier Sardar Tanveer Ilyas for contempt of court has said that it is now Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s turn to be disqualified on the same grounds. Separately, Punjab Assembly Speaker Sibtain Khan has claimed that the caretaker government in the province is working …

As the federal coalition rejected the Supreme Court bench hearing petitions against a pending legislation meant to clip the Chief Justice of Pakistan’s (CJP) powers, Justice Umar Ata Bandial said on Thursday that the SC had to examine whether the bill in question violated the Constitution. The CJP noted that independence of the judiciary was an important matter but at …

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea of former premier Sardar Tanveer Ilyas to suspend the High Court judgement which disqualified him from being a member of the Legislative Assembly and holding any public office for two years. The high court judgement, which was passed on Tuesday, held him in contempt for remarks he had made in …

Leaders of the ruling coalition on Thursday denounced the formation of a Supreme Court bench that is currently hearing pleas against pending legislation that seeks to curtail the powers of the chief justice of Pakistan, calling the move “premature” and urging for the bench’s dissolution in light of the ongoing legislative process. Prior to their appearance at a press conference, …

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Thursday rejected a bill seeking the release of funds for holding elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in line with the directives issued by the Supreme Court. In a brief conversation with Dawn.com after the committee meeting wrapped up, panel chairman Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, who is of the PML-N, said that the …

ISLAMABAD: Surprised at the social media uproar generated by his attendance of a convention held to mark 50 years of the promulgation of the Cons­titition, Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Tuesday said the golden jubilee was an occasion for all citizens to celebrate, not just for a particular political party or an institution. The perception of division and bitterness among SC judges …

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Supreme Court rejected on Wednesday Sardar Tanveer Ilyas’s appeal challenging his disqualification on technical grounds. A day earlier, in a largely unexpected move, a full court bench of the AJK High Court disqualified Ilyas from being elected or being a member of the Legislative Assembly or from holding any public office for two years after holding …

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the military establishment was and still is playing a role in political affairs. “They [the establishment] are saying that they have nothing to do with [political] affairs, this is not true. They are definitely involved. They were and are involved,” said Qureshi, in an interview on Dawn News show ‘Live with …

ISLAMABAD: With the federal government looking to sidestep a Supreme Court order directing elections to be held in Punjab on May 14, a report submitted by the Election Commi­ssion of Pakistan (ECP) to the apex court regarding the release of Rs21 billion for election expenses has also made much of the government’s reluctance to release the required funds. In its April …