Plans include a golden handshake for excess staff, the merger of ministries, and the elimination of empty positions; the IMF challenges the justification for keeping federal ministries in sectors that are legally under provincial competence.The government has informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of its intention to fire off excessContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s Constitutional Bench ordered the High Courts of Islamabad and Lahore to forward all ongoing appeals over the imposition of the Super Tax to the highest court.A five-member constitutional bench, presided over by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan and consisting of Justices Jamal Mandokhail, MuhammadContinue Reading
RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD/QUETTA: Lt-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), announced on Wednesday the “successful completion” of the clearance operation that was started the day before for the “safe retrieval of passengers” following the historic terrorist hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Balochistan’s Bolan Pass. He also statedContinue Reading
Continuous rain and snowfall in Azad Kashmir have caused road closures and traffic inconveniences, especially in the Neelum and Leepa valleys. Heavy snowfall, landslides, and avalanches have shut off many connection roads, stranding inhabitants as officials struggle to restore access. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, a shallow westerly waveContinue Reading
On Tuesday, terrorists attacked the Jaffar Express near Dhadar in Balochistan, killing three youngsters and the train’s driver. The attack on a passenger train traveling from Quetta to Peshawar via Sibi put hundreds of passengers, including women and children, in severe risk. According to security officials, the assailants stopped theContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) Pakistan intends to use cryptocurrencies as a “strategic asset” to usher in a digital financial revolution, according to a finance ministry expert. The finance division said last month that it was considering forming a national crypto council to create a financial environment in the country that wouldContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD ( Today News) : Negotiations between the government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) may come to a standstill as a result of the government’s decision to forego the PTI’s demand that a judicial commission be established on the May 9 event. Sources claim that a response to the PTI’sContinue Reading
Washington, D.C. (Reuters) : Republican Senator Marco Rubio, a strong supporter of Israel and a China hawk, was overwhelmingly confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state. Days after the seasoned member of the Senate intelligence and international relations committees breezed throughContinue Reading
(Web Desk) Donald Trump fulfilled his pledge to take action in such situations on the first day of his second term on Monday by issuing “full, complete, and unconditional” presidential pardons for over 1,500 individuals engaged in the January 6 attack on Congress, including those convicted of serious crimes. InContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD (News Today): Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, the seniormost judge on the Supreme Court, summoned Additional Registrar Nazar Abbas in person and sent him a show-cause notice for “non-scheduling” a matter pertaining to bench powers. The constitutional and regular bench powers matter was heard by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, whoContinue Reading