After the Pakistani government's plans to ban Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed disapproval and believes that the move is a clear violation of the constitutional right to freedom of association, guaranteed under Article 1
Pakistani residents are grappling with the harsh realities of skyrocketing inflation and hefty tax duties, which are placing immense financial strain on their daily life.
Prominent Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir has reacted to the Pakistan government's announcement that it is planning to ban Imran Khan's Pakistan tehreek-e-Insaf and and said that this step is not likely to eliminate the party's 'leadership.'
The Pakistani administration lodged an FIR against top Baloch rights activists, including Maharang Baloch, on Saturday, who were demanding the release of forcibly abducted people.
The Pakistani government has taken steps to regulate the country's wheat market by banning the import of wheat and the export of flour on Friday, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Commerce.
Chairperson of PFMA, Asim Raza said that the measure has made flour mills withholding agents for tax collection. He said the tax is expected to increase flour prices by Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 8 per kg
While addressing a weekly press conference on Thursday, Pakistan's Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said, "...Pakistan has no designs of entering into any talks with a terror group that has been involved in killings of Pakistani citizens...."
Pakistan's electricity regulator, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), has approved a request by the government to increase basic electricity tariff by up to Pakistani currency (PKR) 7.12 per unit.
The Pakistani government has borrowed approximately Pakistani currency (PKR) 3.2 trillion from scheduled banks from May 15 to June 28 of the fiscal year 2023-24, this works out to an average of 71.8 billion PKR per day
A human rights organization has criticized the Pakistani government for granting its intelligence agency the power to intercept and trace citizens' phone calls, citing national security concerns