Aug 09, 2024, at 09:59 pm
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has greeted Muhammad Yunus after he took charge of the interim government in Bangladesh following the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina and expressed his hope of deepening cooperation between the two countries.
Pakistan: Government hikes gas tariff by 193 percent
Oct 24, 2023, at 08:02 pm
Giving more burden on the shoulders of people, the Pakistan government on Monday accepted a massive hike in gas tariff.
Oct 13, 2023, at 04:46 am
The All Government Employees Grand Alliance (AGEGA) recently launched a sit-in outside the Civil Secretariat in Pakistan's Lahore city against the proposed privatisation of public schools, amendments to pension regulations and stoppage of leave encashment.
Pakistan govt fears losing popularity ahead of polls due to IMF deal
Jan 26, 2023, at 10:15 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani government is fearing that it might lose popularity ahead of the general polls which is keeping it away from finalising a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that could stabilise the economy.
Pakistan: Government, PTI remain 'rigid' amid whispers on 'backdoor' talks
Dec 11, 2022, at 11:14 pm
Islamabad: The political situation in Pakistan remains in trouble as talks between the government and the PTI remained shrouded in confusion as the two sides maintained polar opposite stances on early elections amid reports of a ‘backdoor’ contact, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan govt's expenses shoot up to Rs1.1 trillion in 2 months
Sep 19, 2022, at 11:34 pm
Islamabad: The current expenditure of the Pakistan government has touched nearly Rs1.1 trillion.
Pakistan Govt-TTP parleys: Parents of APS martyrs move Peshawar High Court
Jul 17, 2022, at 12:04 am
Peshawar, Pakistan: Five mothers of students, who were killed by militants in the 2014 Peshawar Army Public School attack in Pakistan, have moved Peshawar High Court against the ongoing negotiations between the government and proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
It will be too early to celebrate FATF’s announcement: Pakistan Minister warns
Jun 21, 2022, at 05:02 am
Islamabad: A key Pakistani minister has cautioned countrymen against premature celebration of Pakistan’s victory on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) action plans.
Pakistan: Govt hikes prices of petrol products by Rs. 30
May 27, 2022, at 02:20 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Thursday announced a spike in petrol products prices after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) emphasised abolishing the subsidies on commodities, media reports said.
Pakistan govt decides to bring back Farah Gogi from Dubai
May 07, 2022, at 04:22 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities are planning to bring back Farah Gogi from Dubai.
Pakistan's new govt to wind up CPEC authority
Apr 22, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government has decided to abolish the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority amid disclosure that Chinese power producers have shut down 1,980 megawatts of production capacity due to non-clearance of their Rs 300 billion dues, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami to hold sit-ins in Lahore against PTI govt's policies
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:35 am
Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leaders are all set to start their demonstration and sit-ins against Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s disastrous economic policies and selling of the State Bank to IMF from Gujrat on Feb 6.
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan protests against food shortages
Jan 19, 2022, at 03:01 pm
Gilgit: Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) recently witnessed massive protests against the shortage of food supply and black marketing.
Former Pakistan President Zardari says Imran Khan govt will not complete five-year term
Nov 16, 2021, at 10:48 pm
Islamabad: Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said the Pakistani government, under the leadership of PM Imran Khan, will not complete its five-year tenure.
Sindh, Balochistan refuse to contribute in Ehsaas Rashan programme, won't get subsidy: Pakistan govt
Nov 15, 2021, at 03:54 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The people of Sindh and Balochistan are likely not to benefit from Prime Minister Imran Khan's Ehsaas Rashan subsidy as both provinces have refused to contribute their 65 per cent share to the programme for six months.
Kabul mediating between TTP, Pakistan govt: Amir Khan Muttaqi
Nov 14, 2021, at 09:54 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan Foreign Minister and Taliban leader Amir Khan Muttaqi has said Kabul is mediating between the Pakistan government and the banned group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Islamist TLP leaders, Pakistan govt reach 'agreement'
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:26 am
Islamabad: Scholar Mufti Muneebur Rehman has said negotiations between the government and proscribed Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) have been "successful".
Pakistan FM says nation will deal with Afghanistan govt that requires assistance
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:06 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said his nation will deal with the new government in Afghanistan as they will require assistance.
Carjacking: Pakistan police arrest two govt officials
Jun 16, 2021, at 04:32 am
Islamabad: Two Pakistani government officials have been arrested along with three others suspects for running a stolen cars racket.
Imran Khan govt may not be able to implement major conditions of IMF in budget: Aisha Ghous Pasha
Jun 11, 2021, at 11:23 pm
Islamabad: Punjab’s former finance minister and PMLN MNA Aisha Ghous Pasha has said Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government might not be able to implement major conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in their budget.
Pakistan: SC says borrowing money to pay salaries of govt staff is dangerous
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:19 pm
Islamabad: Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmad of Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the government departments in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province were overstaffed and now loans were being obtained by the government to pay the employees' salaries.
Pakistan government trains gun on Election Commission; seeks resignation
Mar 17, 2021, at 10:53 pm
The Pakistan government has threatened the country’s Election Commission and said if the Chief Election Commissioner, along with other members don’t resign, the government would move court to initiate contempt proceedings.
Oct 31, 2020, at 06:56 pm
London: London-based Pakistani human rights activist and spokeswoman for Justice of Minorities in Pakistan Anila Gulzar slammed the Pakistan government over the kidnapping and forceful conversion of a Christian minor girl in the country.
Pakistan: Opposition leaders vow to dislodge ‘selected’ Imran Khan's PTI govt
Oct 17, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The eleven-party Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Friday sounded the war drums in Gujranwala during a massive rally and vowed to dislodge PM Imran Khan's PTI government, which it called a 'selected government', within weeks, Dawn News reported on Saturday.
May 28, 2020, at 03:24 pm
Glasgow: Referring to the poor economic condition of Pakistan and growing conflict between Imran Khan and the country's Army, Glasgow-based human rights activist Dr. Amjad Ayub Mirza has said the future of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief as the PM of the country is in danger.
People living in PoK in an atmosphere of fear: JKNIA leader Mahmood Kashmiri
Mar 13, 2020, at 08:59 pm
Geneva/IBNS: A Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) leader has unveiled the domination imposed over them by PM Imran Khan and his government and said people in the region live in an atmosphere of fear.
Feb 02, 2020, at 07:01 pm
Wuhan/Islamabad/IBNS: As Indian government evacuated its nationals from Coronavirus-hit China's Wuhan region, Pakistani students slammed their government for not taking any initiative to rescue them from the city.
Amid conflict with India over Article 370, Pakistan Minister admits funding Hafiz Saeed
Sep 13, 2019, at 04:16 pm
Islamabad, Sept 13 (IBNS); In what might become an embarrassment for Pakistan PM Imran Khan's government, a minister has claimed that the nation spent millions on global terrorist Hafiz Saeed-run banned organization Jamaat –ud-Dawa (JuD) in an attempt to bring it to the “mainstream”.
Pakistan Army backs Imran Khan's government on Kashmir
Aug 06, 2019, at 05:59 pm
Islamabad, Aug 6 (UNI) Pakistan Army on Tuesday backed PM Imran Khan government's rejection of India's decisions regarding Jammu and Kashmir and said it is ready to "go to any extent" in support of the Kashmiri people.