SLAMABAD – The coalition government is going to table its money bill in the both houses of the parliament today to fulfill key demands of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Per the agenda, the National Assembly will meet at 3:30pm and Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar will present the FinanceContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – Rana Sanaullah, leader and minister of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), believes that national and provincial elections should be conducted simultaneously. After dissolving the provincial legislatures in January of this year, Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is demanding elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Since the removalContinue Reading

LAHORE (Web Desk) – The administration is going to dump another gasoline price increase bomb on an already struggling populace. Due to the exchange rate of the US dollar, the price of petroleum goods may rise by more than Rs32 a litre beginning on February 16 (tomorrow), sources informed ChannelContinue Reading

China has declared that, owing to “technical challenges”, it would temporarily close the consular division of its embassy in Pakistan. There was no precise information offered by the Chinese embassy on the nature of the difficulties, nor was a date provided for the reopening of the consular department. For theContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – The federal government has scheduled a session of the National Assembly today in response to President Arif Alvi’s refusal to sign the legislation imposing higher taxes. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over a federal cabinet meeting during which the country’s economic and political status was discussed. The attendeesContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – Tuesday, in response to another demand of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the administration voted to raise sales tax. In this respect, Ministry of Finance officials have handed the international lender a draught of the Medium-Term Economic Framework (MEF). Tomorrow, the IMF will answer again to the MinistryContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD : – The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) created to investigate the murder of veteran journalist Arshad Sharif informed the Supreme Court of Pakistan that no credible evidence was discovered during its travel to Kenya and noted a lack of cooperation from East African authorities. The notice was heard byContinue Reading