On Wednesday, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif proposed draconian austerity measures as the country tried to reduce spending in the face of severe economic hardship.
On Tuesday, a parliamentary committee was informed that the leopard who scared housing society members was a wild animal and that the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) was in contact with outside specialists to get it returned to its natural habitat.
Early on Thursday morning, there were significant earthquakes felt in the federal capital.
ISLAMABAD: According to Federal Minister of Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar, the Extended Financial Facility (EFF) between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is likely to be announced this week at the staff level.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared on Wednesday that austerity measures are the government’s top priority while speaking to a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad.
KABUL: According to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, a high-ranking team headed by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is meeting with representatives of the Afghan Taliban administration today to discuss security issues, particularly counterterrorism measures.
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) claims that a foreign conspiracy was responsible for the removal of Imran Khan from power, but the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday rejected all three applications calling for an investigation into the cypher connected with this purported international plot.
Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s finance minister, reported on Wednesday that the board of the China Development Bank (CDB) has authorised a $700 million loan for Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has questioned the legal authority of customs officials operating within the country, observing that their focus is on seizing personal belongings of citizens instead of preventing smuggling at border crossings.
Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani and Italian Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese on Monday emphasised the need to enhance people-to-people contacts and strengthen bilateral ties between Pakistan and Italy.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Tuesday said the incumbent government has initiated a number of programmes to provide favourable business opportunities to the youth, who were a great asset to the country.
The Islamabad High Court has received a petition from the relatives of two alleged rapists who were killed in an alleged fake police encounter in Sector D-12.
