Why Pakistan is IMF’s most loyal customer
People often wonder why Pakistan keeps going to the IMF again and again. A whopping number of 23 programs clearly suggests that we are...
Bring Imran on stretcher, or in ambulance: No protective bail without personal appearance, says...
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday remarked that it would hear the protective bail petition of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan...
Amid noisy protests: Rs170bn finance bill lands in NA, Senate
ISLAMABAD: The government Wednesday introduced the Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2023 in the National Assembly for the collection of additional taxes and duties of Rs170...
Asad Umar retracts apology tendered to ECP
ISLAMABAD: In a surprise move, just a day after having tendered an apology in writing to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a...
Rupee continues winning streak against dollar amid ‘market optimism’
The Pakistani rupee further strengthened on Wednesday against the dollar, continuing its winning streak in the interbank market as the government gears up to...
Islamabad banking, ATC courts order Imran Khan to appear in-person today
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad banking court ordered Imran Khan to appear before it today (Wednesday) in the prohibited funding case.
The court directed Khan to appear...
Fitch downgrades Pakistan’s sovereign rating to CCC-
KARACHI: Fitch on Tuesday downgraded Pakistan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC-’, from ‘CCC+’ on account of sharp deterioration in external liquidity...
Govt imposes Rs115bn taxes
ISLAMABAD: The government slapped Rs115 billion taxation measures through a notification issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) after President Dr Arif Alvi...
BS-22 officer slammed Russia to please US: Imran
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Monday claimed that when he returned from Russia, he was asked to condemn Moscow for the Ukraine...
CJP’s ‘honest premier’ remark misconstrued: AGP
ISLAMABAD: Attorney General for Pakistan Shehzad Ata Elahi on Monday said that Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umer Ata Bandial did not give any...
