LAHORE, April 26 (EW): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned a meeting of the ruling alliance today (Wednesday) before negotiations with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on the Supreme Court’s directions. Party sources said the top leadership of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and its allied parties along with their legal wizards were expected to participate in the meeting …
ISLAMABAD, April 18 (EW): Latest Gallop survey on Monday shows that 91 percent Pakistanis are upset due to increase in prices of commodities and said that it has become difficult to meet expenses in monthly budget. According to survey, 9 out of every 10 Pakistanis are worried due to raise in prices of daily commodities and declared that such …
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday demanded the Supreme Court initiate contempt proceedings against Prime Misitre Shehbaz Sharif and the federal cabinet for not releasing funds to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa polls. In a tweet, PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry said despite the apex court’s orders, the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) …
ISLAMABAD, April 18 (EW): Despite the Supreme Court’s orders, the National Assembly approved a motion sent by the Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue regarding the non-provision of funds to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Earlier in the day, the NA committee, in the motion sent to the federal cabinet, recommended that funds amounting to Rs21 billion for …
ISLAMABAD, Apri 14 (EW) : An in-camera session of the National Assembly will be held today during which the military leadership will brief the lawmakers on the prevailing national security situation. According to sources, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum will give a detailed overview of the …
In a historic first for the Pakistan women’s football team, Zahmena Malik’s goal helped her side win their first-ever competitive fixture as the Green Shirts beat Tajikistan 1-0 during the AFC Olympic Qualifiers on Tuesday. Pakistan finished third in Group E of round one of the qualifiers for the Paris Olympics 2024. Earlier, Pakistan lost their first match against the …
ISLAMABAD, Apr. 11 (INP): Two major hydropower projects have received funds, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday. While Pakistan’s energy sector is highly dependent on fossil fuel imports and the foreign exchange reserve has always been an issue for the country, two developments this week are highly encouraging in the green and sustainable energy sectors of the country. First, the Saudi …
Millions of lives could be saved by a groundbreaking set of new vaccines for a range of conditions including cancer, experts said. According to The Guardian, a leading pharmaceutical firm says it is confident that jabs for cancer, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases, and other conditions will be ready by 2030. Studies into these vaccinations are also showing “tremendous promise”, with …
ISLAMABAD, April 10 (EW): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has convened its parliamentary party meeting today (Monday) at the Parliament House ahead of the joint session of the two houses to chalk out its strategy for the likely stormy session. The meeting, to be presided over by opposition leader in Senate Shehzad Waseem and attended by the PTI lawmakers, would exchange …
LAHORE, April 10 (EW):v The Shehbaz-led cabinet will table the elections fund issue and the Supreme Court bill in the joint session of the Parliament today. National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has convened a joint sitting of parliament today as President Arif Alvi returned the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023, unsigned a day earlier. According to a …
