LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari has sought security cover from the provincial chief secretary and the inspector general of police for peacefully holding the election to the office of chief minister as per court order on Friday. In a letter to the top Punjab officers on Thursday, …
Read More »Pakistan default
WILL Pakistan actually default if the IMF, Saudi Arabia and other donors do not disburse a few billion dollars? Some are sounding the alarm bell, but others — including the government — insist that our economic ship is not about to sink anytime soon. They tell us we will not become Sri Lanka. …
Read More »‘Record-breaking’ rain disrupts civic services in Lahore
LAHORE: A seven-hour long spell of monsoon rain played havoc with the city as it is said to have broken the record of the last 20 years with a maximum rain of 238mm. Heavy rain with thunderstorm in the city and its adjacent areas in the wee hours of Thursday …
Read More »SITUATIONER: ‘Loyalty through detention’ — a return to politics of the ’80s
AT a recent presser, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah had some ominous words for the opposition in Punjab: “We will not let Elahi become the chief minister so easily. If five to seven PTI lawmakers do not show up on Friday, how will the party have its chief minister?” This warning …
Read More »Tally in Parvez Elahi’s favour as Punjab elects CM today
• Parvez Elahi’s supporters number 187, Hamza Shehbaz camp has 179 members • Both sides make hectic last-minute efforts to ensure numbers • Zardari, Shujaat meet twice in span of few hours • LHC asks Punjab IGP, CS to ensure all MPAs cast their votes safely and freely LAHORE: All …
Read More »Punjab ‘takes precedence’ as Imran puts off Karachi visit
KARACHI: Expecting it as a major and final push to their campaign for the upcoming local government elections in the city, local leaders and workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) faced a setback to know that party chairman Imran Khan postponed his Karachi visit ahead of Punjab’s chief minister election tomorrow even …
Read More »Pakistan removed from child soldiers list
WASHINGTON: The United States has also removed Pakistan from a list of countries that allow the recruitment of child soldiers. On Tuesday, the US State Department upgraded Pakistan on another list of states that do not take adequate steps to curb human trafficking — removing it from a watch list …
Read More »Five killed in operation belonged to terrorist group: Langove
QUETTA: Adviser to Balochistan Chief Minister on Home and Provincial Disaster Management Authority Mir Ziaullah Langove claimed on Wednesday that five of the nine killed in a recent operation conducted by security forces in Ziarat belonged to a terrorist organisation. However, he said, their names were included in the missing …
Read More »Ministers’ alleged threats to PTI lawmakers on SC radar
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up on Thursday a contempt of court petition against Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb for allegedly threatening to make PTI MPAs disappear before the July 22 election for a new CM. The petitioner — Punjab Assembly …
Read More »Miftah sees economy stabilising with inflows ‘on cards’
• Attributes slide of rupee to ‘political turmoil’ • Economic fundamentals on trade front in ‘ideal situation’ • PM briefed on financial situation as economy ‘goes south’ • Economic, political situation tops agenda as cabinet meets today ISLAMABAD: Blaming political factors for the latest downturn in currency and share markets, …
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