Karachi: Cash-strapped Pakistan is likely to secure a bailout package between USD 6 billion and USD 12 billion from the IMF by the middle of May after the two sides significantly bridged the “gap” on the terms of the deal, Finance Minister Asad Umar has said. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government led by Prime Minister Imran […]
New Delhi: Lashing out at the principal opposition party Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said dynastic rule is dangerous for democracy and the nation also. About his slogan ‘kaamdaar vs naamdaar’, Modi said, ‘Vanshwaad loktantrik bhavna ke liye moolatah ghaatak tatva hai (Dynastic rule is basically against the basic essence of democracy),’ he said. […]
Srinagar: Noted economist and activist Jean Dreze and two others were on Thursday detained in Bishunpura, Jharkhand, by police for organising a meeting on Right to Food, reports said. Dreze was part of the National Advisory Council, at the time of the Congress-led UPA. He was detained in Garhwa, in Jharkhand. The Belgian-born development economist, […]
Lahore: The PM of Pakistan on an invitation by Chinese president Xi Jinping will pay a three day visit to China in April to attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. The event is schedule to be held in Beijing, in the last week of April, which will be attended by head of […]
Srinagar: Pakistan on Tuesday opened its airspace for all domestic and international flights after keeping it closed for 28 days because of escalation in tensions with India. The country had partially resumed flight operations from Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta earlier this month, Dawn reported. Now flight operations from all airports for international and domestic […]
Srinagar: Afghanistan has recalled its ambassador to Pakistan over reported remarks by Prime Minister Imran Khan that suggested that Kabul should set up an interim government, calling the comments “irresponsible”. The premier had told journalists on Monday that forming an interim Afghan government would smooth peace talks between the United States and Taliban officials since […]
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was released from jail on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court granted him six weeks’ bail to receive medical treatment within the country. Sharif, 69, was lodged in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail since December last year, serving a seven-year imprisonment in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case. The […]
Srinagar: The Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday accepted a petition filed by former premier Nawaz Sharif challenging the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) verdict for not granting bail in the Al-Azizia reference, and suspended the ailing former prime minister’s prison sentence by six weeks. The top court reserved its verdict after hearing a petition filed by […]
New Delhi/Bhuj: A Pakistani national was apprehended by the BSF along the Indo-Pak International Border (IB) in Gujarat, officials said Tuesday. They said Muhammad Ali (35), who was speaking Sindhi, was apprehended by a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol from the ‘Kumar’ border post, at border pillar number 1015, in the frontier district of Banaskantha on […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday suggested an interim setup in Afghanistan as a possible solution to an apparent impasse in the ongoing peace process, while blaming the Afghan government for the stalemate in talks. The suggestion came during PM Khan’s interaction with journalists at his office on Monday, Express Tribune reported. “The Afghan government […]
