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The government has constituted a 10-member committee to ensure the implementation of austerity measures, as it sought to cut expenditures to reduce fiscal debt, it emerged on Friday. The move comes as Pakistan is seeking the resumption of the IMF’s extended fund facility and to that end, has committed to reducing the fiscal deficit. According to the Finance Division notification dated July …

TAXILA: Chakwal police arrested journalist Imran Riaz Khan from the Attock district judicial complex soon after a judge, in an early morning verdict, dismissed a treason case against the anchorperson and ordered his release for lack of sufficient evidence. The journalist, who was taken into custody by Attock police near Islamabad on Tuesday night, was granted relief by a local court in …

PTI Secretary General Asad Umar warned on Friday that the country would move towards a “difficult situation” if the public perceived the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was “not doing justice or becoming a silent spectator when the law is violated” during the upcoming by-elections in Punjab. He was addressing a press conference in Islamabad in connection with the by-elections …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was “baffled” by what he called the “criminal delay” incurred in the construction of breakwaters at the Gwadar port, despite the availability of ample funds and has sought a comprehensive report into the hiccups that hampered the progress of the project. In a series of tweets on Wednesday, the prime minister blamed the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf …

The Pakistan Army is set to airlift mountaineers Shehroze Kashif and Fazal Ali from Nanga Parbat’s camp 2 on Thursday after the rescue team on the ground made contact with them, the military’s media affairs wing said. The two mountaineers had summited Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 metres, on Tuesday morning. However, the duo was reported …

ISLAMABAD: With tourism expected to peak during the Eidul Azha holidays, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has advised travelers to exercise caution, check weather forecasts and pre-book their accommodations. An advisory issued on Wednesday stated that the Covid-19 cases were rising once again and therefore, tourists should strictly adhere to the SOPs. In the last 24 hours, as …

PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said “threatening calls” from “unknown numbers” should stop hours after PTI leaders claimed a pilot flying party chairman Imran Khan to his rallies had received them. Imran has embarked on a whirlwind campaign ahead of the by-elections in Punjab. From July 7-15, he is expected to address dozens of public gatherings. He has also …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that the government was working on a “comprehensive plan” for shifting to solar power in an effort to rid the country of costly electricity produced from oil and gas. He expressed these remarks while speaking at the inauguration ceremony for the launch of the Green and Blue Lines of the Metro Bus Service …

QUETTA: At least 20 people have been repor­­ted dead in rain-related accidents as several districts of Balochistan received monsoon downpour with strong winds over the past 24 hours. According to officials, the dead included six women from the same family in Quetta. The wo­­men were killed when the wall of their makeshift house collapsed due to rain and strong winds. …

An anti-corruption unit from Karachi detained Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh in Lahore, spokesperson of the Lahore police said, hours after the PTI said he was arrested by “plain-clothed” men “in the middle of the night” from Punjab’s capital. Lahore police spokesperson Syed Mubashir confirmed the development to Dawn.com, saying that Lahore police had assisted …