Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have finally agreed on a date and time to begin the contentious negotiations, with talks between the two parties set to begin at 6 p.m. today in the Senate.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in an unexpected turn of events, decided to take and win a vote of confidence in the National Assembly on Thursday.

The National Assembly Speaker, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, has decided to write a letter to the Chief Justice and the other judges on the bench hearing the Punjab elections case.

No one, according to Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, can dictate on parliament. He stated that if the constitutional boundaries are violated, appropriate legal action will be taken.

In a letter addressed to the Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Speaker of the National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Wednesday wrote that the country’s top court must “avoitting involved in political thicket”, as far as possible.

Already preoccupied with political cases that have caused schism among the Supreme Court’s justices, the Court is now confronted with another major challenge in the form of audio leaks.

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Charge d’Affaires Pang Chunxue met with Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday to discuss China and Pakistan’s strong and historic bilateral relations.

According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the devastating floods in 2022, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, security issues, structural risks, and adverse external shocks continue to pose major economic challenges to Pakistan.

Army is focused on rooting out terrorism and respects all political parties: DG ISPR Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif

Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), is holding a press conference in Islamabad.

ISLAMABAD: According to Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has not decided to seek a vote of confidence.