LHC summons ECP lawyer over RO office change
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday summoned the lawyer of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for further proceedings over a plea against the relocation of the returning officer office in Wazirabad ahead of by-polls. Fayyaz Chattha, the former district Nazim of Gujranwala and son of veteran politician Hamid Nasir Chattha, is […]
Pharma industry needs urgent reforms
LAHORE: The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) has stressed the necessity of updating existing drug laws to align with global trends for the benefit of patients and the pharmaceutical industry. “Local industries are shutting down due to historically high input costs, the highest inflation, and bank markup rates in Asia. Multinationals are vanishing due to […]
JUI-F challenges own lawmaker’s election
ISLAMABAD: The JUI has challenged the election of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly member Sadaf Ihsan, elected on the reserved seats of women, in the Supreme Court. Sadaf had been a provincial assembly member of the JUI. The party filed a petition in the apex court against the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) decision regarding the election of Sadaf […]
F1 faces a fresh challenge on return to China
SHANGHAI: Formula One returns to China for the first time since 2019 with even world champion Max Verstappen facing a new challenge at a circuit that provided his Red Bull team’s first grand prix victory 15 years ago. The weekend will host the first sprint of the season, with only one hour of free practice […]
Dharna report shrouded in mystery
ISLAMABAD: The saga surrounding the Faizabad dharna commission report remains shrouded in ambiguity, with the Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) office denying any knowledge of its submission to the Supreme Court. Speculation abounds regarding the whereabouts of the elusive report, with conflicting accounts further complicating the matter. While some assert that the commission had indeed […]
FIA cites cipher audios during appeal hearing
ISLAMABAD: The lawyer representing the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that in some leaked audios, former prime minister Imran Khan could be heard discussing his plan to use a classified diplomatic telegram to get political mileage. FIA prosecutor Hamid Ali Shah resumed his arguments before an IHC division […]
Global financial giants back Pakistan’s economic reforms
WASHINGTON: Leading global financial organisations like the World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and International Finance Corporation (IFC) have pledged their support for Pakistan’s economic stabilisation efforts through structural reforms, digital transformation, and privatisation. During sideline meetings at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank-2024 Spring Meetings in Washington DC, Federal Minister for […]
IMF wants a more powerful FBR
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed giving the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) the authority to collect provincial taxes as part of a new loan programme for Pakistan. The proposal aims at bringing transparency to provincial expenditures and enhancing provincial tax collection capabilities. According to sources within the Ministry of Finance, the IMF […]