Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The top military leadership will brief members of the National Assembly on the security situation prevailing in the country during an in-camera sitting of the lower house of parliament on Friday (today) as lawmakers from the newly-created tribal districts of KP forcefully opposed the government’s decision to launch a fresh military operation, vowing to “resist” such an action in …

ISLAMABAD: Perhaps for the first time in the country’s parliamentary history, the National Assembly on Thursday rejected a money bill that the government had tabled to seek funds for conducting polls in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in line with Supreme Court’s orders. Separately, the house adopted another strongly-worded resolution against the judiciary over attempts to “usurp the authority of the …

LAHORE: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has said that the Supreme Court has thwarted the PDM government’s “conspiracy” to clip the powers of the chief justice. Besides, the PTI termed the government’s decision to deny funds for elections in Punjab a “political gimmick”. The party also strongly condemned the PDM government for rejecting the SC’s eight-member bench that took up for regular hearing the petitions challenging …

ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition on Thursday rejected the decision of the Supreme Court which barred the implementation of a bill aimed at regulating the powers of the chief justice, and termed the order of the eight-member bench an attempt to “subjugate” the legislature. In a joint statement issued on Thursday night, the ruling alliance said this was the first time in history …

The government has announced a five-day holiday for the occasion of Eidul Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramazan. As per the official notification released by the Cabinet Division, the holidays have been scheduled from Friday, April 21, to Tuesday, April 25, providing a five-day long break for citizens to celebrate the holy festival. “It is for general …

An in-camera sitting of the National Assembly on the security situation prevailing in the country is underway today, with a briefing from the top military leadership on the cards. The session of the lower house of the parliament is being chaired by Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. According to a National Assembly Secretariat notice, the agenda of the meeting is “Briefing …

Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Awan, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Deputy Governor Sima Kamil, finance secretaries and officials of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in an in-chamber hearing on Friday briefed the Supreme Court (SC) on the government’s failure to disburse Rs21 billion in funds for elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The briefing — which lasted …

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 …

Two more containers, worth half a million dollars of medical equipment, were sent to flood victims in Pakistan. Report by :Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada Houston: The Alliance for Disaster Relief, Houston-Karachi Sister City Association, Medical Bridges, and Helping Hand for Relief and Flood-Devastated Pakistan by Houstonians. Two more containers of medical supplies were sent to Pakistan for the flood victims. …

Four firefighters lost their lives and 13 others were injured in a devastating fire that broke out in a factory located in the New Karachi area of the city, resulting in significant damage to the building and its subsequent collapse, police and officials said on Thursday. “Four people died while 13 have been injured as a building collapsed near Karachi …