ISLAMABAD – On Thursday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted permission for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif to cross-examine Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan in a defamation case. During the hearing, the high court granted Khawaja Asif’s request to cross-examine the prime minister. The IHC has mandated thatContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Fawad Chaudhry, the Federal Minister for Information, stated on Tuesday that PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz has provided various dates for overthrowing the government, and even youngsters laugh at her rumor-mongering. After a federal cabinet meeting on Tuesday, he and Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar addressedContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – The National Assembly passed the State Bank of Pakistan Act, 1996 and the State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill 2022 by a majority vote on Thursday, rejecting all changes proposed by the opposition parties. Opposition parties began a raucous protest as Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri began theContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The Finance (Supplemental) Bill 2021 is presently being debated in the National Assembly. The supplementary finance bill must be approved in order for Pakistan’s sixth review of the $6 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFE) to be approved by the IMF’s Executive Board, which is set to conveneContinue Reading