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Pakistan left with no choice but to accept IMF-dictated budget: Minister
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Wednesday accused the Imran Khan's policies of bringing the country on the verge of bankruptcy and said that they are left with no choice but to accept the budget on the terms of International
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Pakistan Int'l Airlines' Toronto-bound flight barred from using Russian ai
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): Pakistan International Airlines' had to re-route its Toronto-bound flight from Islamabad after facing difficulties in getting overflying clearance from Russia due to non-payment of outstanding dues, reported local media.
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Oppn was 'afraid' that I would appoint former ISI chief Faiz Hameed as arm
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): Hitting out at the government, Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the then opposition coalition was "afraid" that he would appoint former ISI chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed as the next chief of the army staff, local me
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Pakistan trapped in vicious cycle of taking loans to pay back previous loa
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): A Pakistani columnist has raised questions to the country's "incompetent and failed rulers" asking them how they will solve the economic problems at a time when the country is trapped in a vicious cycle of taking loans to pay back the previous loans.
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Chinese banks to provide USD 2.3 bln to Pakistan 'within days' under loan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): To cope up with country's dwindling cash reserves, loan of USD 2.3 billion from a Chinese consortium of banks to Pakistan is expected within a "couple of days".
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Pakistan: Health experts warn of sixth Covid wave
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan health experts on Tuesday expressed concern over the recent spike in Covid-19 community cases and warned that the surge might turn into a sixth wave of the pandemic.
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EU mission arrives in Pakistan to assess GSP+ norms implementation
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): A mission of the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday to assess the effective implementation of 27 international conventions.
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Talks with TTP to be held under framework of Constitution: Pak Minister
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday said that the talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will be held only under the framework of the Constitution.
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Pakistani-Iran relations continue to deteriorate
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan and Iran have long been accusing each other of harbouring terrorists that carry out cross-border attacks.
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Pakistan: Arrest killers of our party actvist, says Jamaat-e-Islami chief
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan political party Jamaat-e-Islami's (JI) chief, Sirajul Haq has called for the immediate arrest of the killers of its activist, Asadullah Shah and his companions, local media reported.
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Pakistan refineries facing imminent shutdown
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Amid an acute shortage of petroleum products, refineries in Pakistan have urged the federal government to take urgent steps to resolve this issue as a trade credit crisis would completely engulf oil marketing companies too after refineries.
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Pakistan Army wants to stay away from polling stations
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): The Pakistan military has said it does not wish to provide security for upcoming polling exercises in the country, unlike the 2018 general elections.
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