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Pakistan facing risk of fresh floods, more deaths as toll crosses 1,500

Although waters have started receding in some areas, authorities are worried heavy rains in parts of neighboring India could swell key rivers in Pakistan

Pakistan facing risk of fresh floods, more deaths as toll crosses 1,500
Updated On : 17 Sep 2022 | 1:52 PM IST

Pakistan govt to start clearing dues of Chinese power projects next week

Dawn newspaper reported that the government also set a schedule for regular monthly payments for a full fiscal year to the satisfaction of Chinese investors

Pakistan govt to start clearing dues of Chinese power projects next week
Updated On : 10 Sep 2022 | 12:54 PM IST

Amid political unrest, faltering economy, Pak floods turn into a nightmare

Pakistan's climate minister, Sherry Rehman, called the floods a catastrophe of "very epic proportion"

Amid political unrest, faltering economy, Pak floods turn into a nightmare
Updated On : 08 Sep 2022 | 9:56 AM IST

Pakistan's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail hints at his early exit

His statement comes in the backdrop of dissatisfaction within Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) over the government's policies

Pakistan's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail hints at his early exit
Updated On : 03 Sep 2022 | 9:31 AM IST

Amid floods, inflation, a political crisis is the last thing Pakistan needs

Accused of economic mismanagement and toppled in a no-confidence vote in April, Imran Khan has since kept up a steady stream of attacks on the coalition government that replaced him

Amid floods, inflation, a political crisis is the last thing Pakistan needs
Updated On : 02 Sep 2022 | 12:05 AM IST

Pakistan could have averted climate catastrophe that has killed over 1,000

A changing climate will make the problems Pakistan is experiencing now even worse. Warmer air is able to hold more moisture, making extreme monsoon rainfall a more frequent occurrence

Pakistan could have averted climate catastrophe that has killed over 1,000
Updated On : 31 Aug 2022 | 12:03 PM IST

Terrorism case filed against Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah

Police in Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday registered a case against Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on charges of terrorism and threatening the judiciary and government officials. Former Federal Minister Moonis Elahi, who is the son of Punjab province Chief Minister Parvez Elahi, termed the move a tit-for-tat response to the federal government's illegal actions against former Prime Minister Imran Khan. You (Sanaullah) make false cases against our (former) prime minister Imran Khan. Now the people of Pakistan have made a genuine case against you. You will soon be arrested, Moonis tweeted after uploading a copy of the FIR against Sanaullah. The complainant, who is a resident of Gujrat city, said he was watching a talk show on Geo News on August 21, when clips of Sanaullah's speeches from April, 2021 and January 2022 were aired. In these speeches, the minister was shown hurling threats to the judiciary, the Punjab Chief Secretary and Lahore Commissioner and their ...

Terrorism case filed against Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah
Updated On : 26 Aug 2022 | 8:51 AM IST

Pak court grants interim bail to ex-PM Imran Khan in terrorism case

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday granted interim bail till September 1 to former prime minister Imran Khan in a terrorism case registered against him for threatening police, judiciary and other state institutions during a rally in the capital last week. Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan of the anti-terrorism court here granted the bail to him till September 1 against a surety of Rs 100,000, the Dawn News reported.

Pak court grants interim bail to ex-PM Imran Khan in terrorism case
Updated On : 25 Aug 2022 | 2:29 PM IST

Pak's cycles of confrontation and overreaction benefit nobody but populists

Imran Khan's conspiracy-minded followers fully believe that a junior US diplomat masterminded their leader's sacking as prime minister

Pak's cycles of confrontation and overreaction benefit nobody but populists
Updated On : 25 Aug 2022 | 9:17 AM IST

Pak court denies police request for 7-day physical remand of PTI leader

It stated that in Gill's case, despite the lapse of 15 days, neither the interim nor the complete report was presented by the prosecution

Pak court denies police request for 7-day physical remand of PTI leader
Updated On : 25 Aug 2022 | 7:44 AM IST

Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan faces threat of disqualification

Pakistan's ruling alliance on Thursday filed a petition with the election commission seeking lifetime disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan for not disclosing information

Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan faces threat of disqualification
Updated On : 04 Aug 2022 | 10:06 PM IST

Pakistan's election commission to hold general elections by October: Report

Pakistan's election commission is preparing to hold general elections by October, one year ahead of schedule, according to a media report on Thursday. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has completed the work of delimitation of constituencies and eliminated any objections regarding them, The Express Tribune newspaper quoted sources as saying. "Work has been completed in all constituencies for all national and provincial seats, it quoted the source as saying. The commission had earlier assured the country's Supreme Court that it would complete the delimitation of constituencies by August 4. The ECP will publish the list of voters and constituencies by the end of August, said the source. The last general election was held in July 2018 and the term of Pakistan's current National Assembly is till October 2023. The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) -- which mostly comprises political parties in the ruling coalition, including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) -- last we

Pakistan's election commission to hold general elections by October: Report
Updated On : 04 Aug 2022 | 8:46 PM IST

Setback for Imran Khan, party loses case against foreign funding accusation

PTI received illegal finances and must explain itself, says Election Commission

Setback for Imran Khan, party loses case against foreign funding accusation
Updated On : 02 Aug 2022 | 5:25 PM IST

Imran Khan's PTI received prohibited funding from foreign, rules ECP

Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was accused of receiving funds from Pakistani businessman Arif Naqvi's company, Wootton Cricket Ltd

Imran Khan's PTI received prohibited funding from foreign, rules ECP
Updated On : 02 Aug 2022 | 11:22 AM IST

Additional 30 bn taxes in Pakistan to prevent oil and gas payments default

Pakistan's government has decided to impose an additional PKR 30 billion as taxes as it scrambles to arrange PKR 100 billion emergency funding to avoid international default on oil and gas payments.

Additional 30 bn taxes in Pakistan to prevent oil and gas payments default
Updated On : 02 Aug 2022 | 12:43 AM IST

Imran Khan announces party reorganisation process for Pak general election

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday chaired a meeting of the Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs) in Punjab and instructed them to make preparations for the next elections

Imran Khan announces party reorganisation process for Pak general election
Updated On : 01 Aug 2022 | 4:32 PM IST

Pak expected to secure $1.2 bn from IMF, may help ease pressure on currency

Pakistan's currency and bonds have been hammered this month as the specter of political uncertainty delaying IMF support for the nation unnerves investors

Pak expected to secure $1.2 bn from IMF, may help ease pressure on currency
Updated On : 27 Jul 2022 | 8:02 AM IST

Pak leaders criticise judiciary over handling of Punjab CM re-election case

Top leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition expressed distrust in the Supreme Court's handling of a case related to the election of the chief minister in Punjab province

Pak leaders criticise judiciary over handling of Punjab CM re-election case
Updated On : 25 Jul 2022 | 2:17 PM IST

Former Pakistan federal minister blames establishment for political turmoil

Former Pakistan Information Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the country had been suffering from a political crisis

Former Pakistan federal minister blames establishment for political turmoil
Updated On : 24 Jul 2022 | 9:48 PM IST

Pakistan seeks to plug health sector shortcomings during dialogue with US

In order to identify the shortcomings of the health ministry and bolster collaborative work, a delegation led by Pakistani Health Minister Qadir Patel has reached the US for a health dialogue.

Pakistan seeks to plug health sector shortcomings during dialogue with US
Updated On : 24 Jul 2022 | 8:04 PM IST