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ISLAMABAD: After two months of controversy, the federal government has finally decided to appoint Barrister Shehzad Elahi as its new top lawyer. A senior government official confirmed to The Express Tribune that the decision to appoint Elahi as the new attorney general for Pakistan (AGP) had been made. Elahi will …

A sedition case has been registered against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former lawmaker Shandana Gulzar Khan for inciting people and spreading hatred against institutions. The case was registered against the former National Assembly member at the Women’s Police Station in Islamabad for inciting hatred against institutions during her appearance …

LAHORE: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that he was not responsible for the resurgence of terrorism in the country. “I am not part of the government… how can I be blamed for it (rise in terrorism),” he said while addressing his supporters from …

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said that former prime minister Imran Khan’s “facilitator” posted in Peshawar was responsible for the deadly mosque attack in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s capital. “Several precious lives were lost yesterday in Peshawar. I will go there as well. Nawaz Sharif had …

KARACHI: Inflation has risen to a 48-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan, where the International Monetary Fund is visiting for urgent talks, according to data released on Wednesday by the statistics bureau. Year-on-year inflation in January 2023 was recorded at 27.55 percent, the highest since May 1975, with thousands of containers of …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s aide on Wednesday denied rumours surrounding the former prime minister’s possible resignation from his position as the party’s senior vice president. Media reports had surfaced of the senior party leader’s decision to distance himself from the role after the recently appointed …

ISLAMABAD: PML-N Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz is set to meet Shahid Khaqan Abbasi “soon” after her representative Muhammad Zubair on Wednesday verified reports that Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had tendered his resignation from his position as the party’s senior vice president. Earlier this morning, media reports had surfaced of the senior party …

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday expressed concerns that the opposition might create hurdles in the way of implementing tough economic decisions, urging the government to meet all the “requirements” for the completion of the much-delayed programme review. Nathan Porter, the visiting mission chief of the IMF, raised …

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah Khan, while expressing resolve to win the war against the scourge of terrorism at all costs, on Tuesday said that the political and military leadership was determined to seek guidance from the parliament to defeat terrorism again. Addressing the National Assembly, he assured that …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved loans of $4.7 billion to Bangladesh for disbursal starting immediately, making it the first to secure such funds out of three South Asian countries that applied last year amid economic trouble. The loans are a win for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of …