Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) could be a key platform for taking the vision of Eurasian connectivity to the next level. The minister is delivering his keynote address at the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting hosted by India in its Goa state. He reiterated Pakistan’s strong commitment to the platform. “There couldn’t be …
ISLAMABAD, May 4 (EW): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday reached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) amid tight security to appear before the court seeking bail in nine different cases. Security had been tightened around the IHC ahead of Khan’s appearance who travelled to the federal capital from Lahore this morning to secure interim bail. A heavy …
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari arrived in Goa, India on Thursday on his first-ever visit to the neighbouring country, to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Bilawal is leading the country’s delegation at the SCO‘s Council of Foreign Ministers meeting scheduled to be held on May 4-5 in Goa. While leaving for India from Karachi, Bilawal reaffirmed Pakistan’s …
ISLAMABAD, May 04 (EW): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) — through the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP) — has made it clear that Pakistan will not provide any kind of additional subsidy without prior approval of the lender as both sides struggle to arrive at a consensus on fiscal adjustment plans, The News reported. Pakistan and the IMF …
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday discussed Pakistan’s economic situation and progress made on the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme with Andrew Schofer, Charge’d Affaires of the Embassy of USA, who called on him. As per a statement released by the Finance Division, Dar assured the US envoy that the government remains committed to completing the IMF program. …
ISLAMABAD, May 3 (EW): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) filed a review petition on Wednesday against the Supreme Court’s (SC) month-old order fixing May 14 as the date for Punjab polls. In the petition, the electoral watchdog maintained that changing the election programme was the solitary domain of the ECP under section 58 of the Elections Act, 2017. Under …
ISLAMABAD, April 26 (EW): A ship carrying 37 Pakistani nationals from war-torn Sudan has reached Saudi Arabian port city Jeddah on Wednesday, the Foreign Office (FO) said. “Evacuation plan for Pakistani nationals in Sudan continues. The ship carrying 37 Pakistani nationals from Port Sudan arrives in Jeddah,” it said in a tweet. “They were received by CG in Jeddah, …
The total cost of generating electricity in the country witnessed a slight increase of 2.6%, clocking in at Rs8.22 KWh in March 2023 compared to Rs8.01 KWh registered in the month of February. However, on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, electricity generation cost declined by nearly 11%. “On a YoY basis, the decrease in fuel cost is witnessed mainly due …
TRIPOLI: Pakistanis were among the 57 migrants whose bodies have been washed ashore after two migrant boats sank in the Mediterranean off different towns in western Libya, a coast guard officer and an aid worker said on Tuesday. One survivor, Bassam Mahmoud from Egypt, said there were about 80 passengers on one of the boats that set off for Europe …
ISLAMABAD, April 26 (EW): Chinese Charge d’Affaires Pang Chunxue assured Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar Tuesday of her government’s continued support to Pakistan. Highlighting the deep-rooted historical relations between the two countries, Dar appreciated the Chinese support for Pakistan and underscored the need to deepen the existing ties in the economy and trade, as well as financial …
