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NEW DELHI: A ninth round of talks between the Indian government and protesting farmers over three new contentious farm laws made no headway on Friday, but a government minister and union leaders said they would resume discussions on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has said that the laws introduced in September will unshackle farmers from the obligation of selling …

ISLAMABAD: The government and World Bank will conduct a three-month study on Pakistan’s ocean waters for assessment of carbons sequestered by the country’s ocean waters and mangrove forests, said Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Sunday. Talking to media, Mr Aslam said a blueprint had been planned to assess economic value of millions of …

ISLAMABAD: Continuing their war of words on the Karachi incident, the government and the opposition on Wednesday accused each other of bringing state institutions face to face only to achieve political gains. Two key federal ministers alleged that the Sindh government was behind the whole incident whereas the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alleged that Prime Minister Imran Khan had once …

ISLAMABAD: In a crucial development, a government team and two groups of independent power producers (IPPs) and wind power projects (WPPs) reportedly reached an understanding on reduction in the rate of return on equity and late payment surcharge (LPS) and sharing of savings on account of plant efficiencies on Thursday. A senior government official told Dawn that about half of …

ISLAMABAD: The government and the opposition on Tuesday finally succeeded in developing a consensus on six out of eight FATF-related laws, thus paving the way for their smooth passage from the National Assembly on Wednesday (today). “Yes, we have reached an understanding as the government has accepted almost all our amendments,” said senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Syed Naveed …

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday said the government and members of the opposition will meet on Monday to discuss draft laws concerning the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) action plan and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Speaking at a press conference in Multan, Qureshi said eight bills aimed at getting Pakistan removed from the FATF ‘grey list’ and one about …

• Minister says outdated, corrupt system based on nepotism was defeated on July 25 two years ago • PML-N, PPP question fairness of last election, allege mandate was stolen and given to PTI ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: As the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government celebrated the second anniversary of its success in the July 25, 2018 general election on Saturday, opposition parties used the occasion …

ISLAMABAD: In a rare case of concord, both the government and the opposition on Friday expressed satisfaction over the Supreme Court’s decision to quash the presidential reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa. Addressing a joint press conference after a meeting of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf core committee, which was chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Minister for Information Senator Shibli …

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Thursday saw the government and opposition members trading corruption charges, with Minister for Information Shibli Faraz saying that some parties wanted the country’s economy to collapse so as to get NRO. What sparked a debate on those responsible for loot and plunder was the accusation by PML-N parliamentary leader in the Senate Mushahidullah Khan that the …

ISLAMABAD: Tomorrow (Friday) is expected to be a battle of nerves between organs of the state and clerics, after Minister for Religious Affairs Pir Noorul Haq Qadri called Mufti Taqi Usmani on Wednesday and asked him not to flout the advisory for coronavirus precautions regarding gatherings in mosques. Sources in the ministry said Mr Qadri conveyed a similar message to …