An Islamabad district and sessions court on Friday reserved its verdict on the Election Commission of Pakistan’s plea to extend PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry’s remand. The court on Wednesday night had granted police an initial two-day remand of Fawad, hours after he was arrested for “inciting violence against a constitutional institution”. The former information minister was taken into custody …
ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (EW): The cash-strapped country sought Washington’s support in reviving the crucial International Monetary Fund programme. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US Department of the Treasury for Asia Robert Kaproth called on Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar on Wednesday and Pakistan’s Finance Chief briefed Kaproth on the economic outlook of the South Asian nation. Reports in local …
There were match-winning knocks, spell-binding stroke-play and memorable moments from a personal perspective and his team in 2022 as Pakistan skipper Babar Azam claimed the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year Award for a second consecutive year. Here, we take a look at his performances and celebrate some of his outstanding achievements in the year. The year gone …
ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (EW): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said the government had told the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that they were keen to complete the 9th review programme and wanted to conclude the terms through negotiations without any delay so that Pakistan could move ahead. He expressed the optimism that country’s other multilateral and bilateral programmes would …
LAHORE, Jan 25 (EW) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to countrywide protest against ‘victimization. Earlier in the day, Islamabd police arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry from his residence over charges of ‘threatening’ Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) members. PTI chairman Imran Khan has summoned a huddle of senior party leadership at Zaman Park today …
NEW DELHI, Jan 25 (EW): Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has revealed that India and Pakistan came close to nuclear war in 2019 following the Balakot airstike, and that US intervention helped prevent an escalation, the Press Trust of India and AFP reported. In Feb 2019, India launched airstrikes inside Pakistani territory after blaming a militant group for a suiside …
ISTANBUL, Jan 24 (EW): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden on Monday that it should not expect his backing to join NATO following the desecration of the Quran outside Ankara’s embassy in Stockholm. Erdogan’s furious comments further distanced the prospects of Sweden and Finland joining the Western defence alliance before Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary polls in May. Turkey …
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Energy claimed on Tuesday that all 1,112 grid stations of the country’s national grid have been “restored” after a major 24-hour power breakdown. “All 1,112 grid stations restored within 24 hours nationwide,” tweeted the ministry. According to the Ministry of Energy, 48 to 72 hours are usually required to re-link power plants of about 9500 …
ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (FD): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers on Monday requested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that they should not be denotified if NA Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf approves thier resignations. The PTI made the request after it informed the electoral body that their MNAs are withdrawing their resignations and the NA speaker has been informed about it. …
A power breakdown was reported across Pakistan on Monday morning after the frequency of the national grid decreased, according to the Ministry of Energy. The ministry said that the system of frequency of the national grid went down at 7:34am today resulting in a widespread breakdown in the system. “System maintenance work is progressing rapidly,” it tweeted. Earlier DawnNewsTV reported that …
