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Pakistan Law Ministry says President should take responsibility for his ac
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"As per Article 75 of the Constitution [of Pakistan], when a Bill is sent for assent, the President has two options: either give assent or refer the matter to the parliament with specific observations. Article 75 does not provide for any third option. In the instant matter, neither of the re
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Pakistan: Did not sign newly "passed" laws, says President Arif Alvi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan media reported that the Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill and the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill, 2023 were passed and became laws on Sunday after President Arif Alvi signed the bills, but President Alvi said on X that he did not sign the bills as he disagreed with the laws.
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US watchdog urges Pakistan to reveal status of journalist detained since M
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Imran Riaz Khan was detained by police at the Sialkot airport in the central Punjab province as he tried to leave the country over fears of his arrest. He has 4 million YouTube subscribers and more than 5 million followers on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
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Pakistan’s debt, liabilities soar to Rs 56.21 trillion in FY23
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan’s total debt and liabilities have risen by 29 per cent to Rs 56.21 trillion in the fiscal year that ended on June 30, the country’s central bank said on Wednesday. This comes as the government borrowed heavily to finance its spending requirements, as per Dawn.
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Pakistan: PM Kakar asks for support from UAE, Saudi Arabia
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The interim premier stated that the recently established Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) would continue to function as before to set the groundwork for accelerating foreign investments, particularly those from the kingdom. This was said during a meeting with Saudi Ambassador N
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Outgoing Pakistan government overlooks 41 bureaucrats eligible for promoti
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
However, the establishment division was apparently not prepared to complete the hectic exercise, which officials said ordinarily takes months to plan, and hence could not complete the paperwork in time, the Dawn reported.
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Pakistan likely to lose GSP Plus status
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In 2020, 28 per cent of Pakistan's total exports to the EU were duty-free thanks to its GSP Plus status, and 78 per cent of these exports went to the EU. For the upcoming round, the EU has tightened the requirements for the GSP Plus programme, which grants duty-free access to more than 66 pe
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Pakistan: IHC reserves verdict on plea seeking Imran Khan’s transfer to Ad
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Later, during a press conference, Khan’s lawyers Naeem Haider Panjutha and Ali Ijaz Buttar expressed “serious apprehensions” regarding the safety and security of the PTI chairman.
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Pakistan: PM Shehbaz Sharif hopeful of finalising caretaker PM today
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
“As provided in Article 224 (1A) of the Constitution of Pakistan, the Prime Minister and leader of the Opposition in the outgoing National Assembly may propose a suitable person for the appointment of care-taker Prime Minister not later than 12th August,” said President Alvi in the letter to
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Pakistan Finance Ministry says rising poverty, food insecurity, inflation
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In its first quarterly performance report to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on USD 1.5 billion Building Resilience with Active Country-cyclical Expenditures (BRACE) released on Thursday, the Ministry of Finance said the financial progress remained satisfactory on Countrycyclical Developmen
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Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif meets Leader of Opposition for discussion on care
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
PM Sharif had invited the leader of the opposition for consultation regarding the appointment of the caretaker Prime Minister as per provisions of the Constitution.
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Pakistan Parliament Assembly set to dissolve today
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif is also expected to make a farewell address to the joint session as he announced that he would submit a summary for the dissolution of the National Assembly to the president on Wednesday.
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