Taliban minister raised refugee assets issue during Pakistan visit: Afghan Embassy
ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban’s acting commerce minister met Pakistan’s foreign minister in Islamabad this week, says an Afghan embassy statement, discussing trade and how...
IHC grants stay order against Imran Khan’s jail trial in cipher case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a stay order on the jail trial of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the cipher case.
The...
Mini-budget off the table as IMF approves Pakistan’s Rs 9.415tr tax goal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ongoing discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have resulted in an agreement to maintain the country’s annual tax collection target at...
111 social media-apps offering online interest based loans blacklisted: Senate told I
SLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti has informed the Senate that the government had not only blacklisted 111 social media-apps offering online interest based...
SCP fines Rs 1m to Punjab Government for acquiring land without owner’s permission in...
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) imposed a fine of one million rupees on the Punjab Government for acquiring land of a citizen...
Arab and Muslim leaders put limited influence and differences on display
It took Arab and Muslim leaders 35 days of war to call an ‘emergency’ meeting to discuss Israel’s assault on Gaza. Their limited ability to...
Muted OIC-Arab league and dying Palestinians
In a pivotal diplomatic move, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League initially were scheduled to hold separate sessions, but the...
Spirit of constitution crystal clear; needs to be followed in letter & spirit: Solangi
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi has said that the spirit of the constitution is crystal clear and shall be followed in...
Caretaker Premier representing Pakistan at joint Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh
RIYADH: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar is representing Pakistan at an extraordinary joint Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia was initially scheduled to host two...
Al-Qadir Trust case: Bushra Bibi’s status changes from witness to accused
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau's (NAB) investigation into the 190-million-pound Al-Qadir Trust scam has entered a critical phase.
The NAB has changed the status of...
