ISLAMABAD – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) negotiations with the government were finalised on Thursday after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave his approval. According to sources with knowledge of the event, the IMF team met with PM Shehbaz Sharif via video connection. Through a video hookup, PM Shehbaz spoke withContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – On Thursday, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said that all public matters could only be settled in parliament, but the current parliament was left unfilled by will. The five-member panel, led by the Chief Justice of Pakistan, heard Imran Khan’s petition against modifications to theContinue Reading

PESHAWAR – Following the change of chief secretary, the federal government on Thursday dismissed Moazzam Jah Ansari and nominated Akhtar Hayat Gandapur, a Grade 21 officer, as the new Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police, citing an increase in terrorist events in the province (IGP). The interior ministry has alsoContinue Reading