Islamabad

The Pakistan Army has decided to “restrict” the Pakistan Day parade, which is held annually on March 23, due to the country’s economic problems.

While the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had been vocal about delaying the elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and had even used its position of power in the Centre for the purpose.

In a harsh attack on Imran Khan, head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Maryam Nawaz of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) accused him of being “fit for political rallies but ill for courts” on Thursday.

Former prime minister and chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, stated that the coalition government is “petrified” of losing the elections.

Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Finance Minister, stated on Thursday that an agreement between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund is imminent (IMF).

Following a scuffle between the two sides on Wednesday, police used force against Aurat March participants, striking some of them with batons. Three police officers were consequently suspended.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the PPP’s primary ally in the federal government, is still hesitant despite the announcement of the election schedule, while the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is moving forward with its preparations for the elections in Punjab.

The establishment of a monitoring mechanism for crimes against women and girls in areas under foreign occupation, such as Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, was emphasised by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday at the United Nations (IIOJK).

On Monday, a senate committee authorised a Rs. 500 ‘radio fee’ on the first-time registration of certain types of automobiles.

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said Wednesday that the investigating agencies were looking into former Inter-Services Intelligence chief Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hamid and that any progress would be reported.

The first oil cargo from Russia is likely to arrive in Pakistan by the end of April after the latter consented to the former’s desire to import a single cargo first as a test case to bridge “confidence deficit”.