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 …
Former prime minister Imran Khan believes that Pakistan cannot shun the idea of reaching out to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an economic bailout any sooner and says his party, if returns to power, will “have no choice” except to stick to the lender’s support. In an interview with Bloomberg, the former premier minced no words while sharing …
An Israeli raid on the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp on Thursday killed nine Palestinians including an elderly woman, Palestinian officials said, also accusing the forces of using tear gas inside a hospital children’s ward. The death toll rose to “nine martyrs including an elderly woman,” the health ministry said, with multiple wounded. In a separate statement, Palestinian …
KARACHI, Jan 26 (EW): The Sindh government on Thursday announced to launch Pink Peoples Bus Service in Karachi that will be exclusively for women. Taking to Twitter, Sindh Information and Transport minister Sharjeel Inam Memon announced that Pink Bus Service for women will begin in Karachi from February 1. “Inshallah Pink buses will start their operation from 1st February …
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 …
LAHORE, Jan 25 (FD): Despite Lahore High Court’s (LHC) orders to present Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry before it, the authorities took him to Islamabad after obtaining his transitory remand from a local court. The former federal minister was arrested from his residence in the wee hours today on the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) complaint, after he …
LAHORE, Jan 25 (EW): England leg-spinner Adil Rashid and power hitter Harry Brook will not be a part of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Rashid, who was roped in by Multan Sultans during the draft in December, will miss the tournament due to his engagements with the English team. Since the spinner will miss the …
ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (EW): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday denotified 43 lawmakers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf whose resignations were accepted by National Assembly (NA) Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf. According to news reports, the NA speaker had approved the resignations on “January 22 and forwarded them to the electoral body the same day” for further processing. The news had …
