Caretaker PM: Mengal opposes selection of Kakar ISLAMABAD: Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) Chairman Akhtar Mengal on Sunday expressed his displeasure with... Updated 14 Aug, 2023 10:10am
Print Shehbaz confident Kakar will ensure free, fair elections ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed the confidence that the caretaker prime minister... Updated 14 Aug, 2023 10:00am
Editorials Cat’s out of the bag EDITORIAL: Rumours that plans were afoot to delay the general election, due at the end of the year, turned out to be... Published 14 Aug, 2023 06:29am
Print Upbeat PTI sees free, fair elections under Kakar govt ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday expressed optimism that the caretaker Prime Minister-designate... Updated 13 Aug, 2023 09:52am
Pakistan Preparations for general elections: Bilawal directs party KP leadership to reach out to people ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday held a meeting with the leadership... Published 12 Aug, 2023 06:54am
Pakistan There’s no restriction on Nawaz to contest election: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said there was no restriction on Pakistan Muslim League-N supremo... Published 12 Aug, 2023 06:26am
Pakistan 6 parties: ECP publishes intraparty election certificates ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has published the intraparty election certificates of six... Published 12 Aug, 2023 06:26am
Print No problem with decision: Dar ISLAMABAD: Senator Ishaq Dar has said that there is no problem with the decision invalidating the Review of... Updated 12 Aug, 2023 11:00pm
Print Decision likely today: Shehbaz ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the hope that a consensus will be reached on a name for... Updated 12 Aug, 2023 09:09am
Opinion Budget Rupee Account: FY2023-24 to FY2027-2028 In the earlier two articles the focus was on the foreign (external) currency account of Pakistan. In this article ... Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am
Print Caretaker PM: Talks between Shehbaz, Riaz remain inconclusive Both leaders decide to meet again Updated 11 Aug, 2023 09:57am
Print US says watching prospect of election violence WASHINGTON: The United States said Wednesday it was watching with concern the prospect of election violence in... Updated 10 Aug, 2023 09:00am
Print SCBA sees ‘unconstitutional’ election delay, assails govt ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) strongly condemned the government’s decision to hold general... Updated 08 Aug, 2023 09:07am
Pakistan Shah says PPP for timely, transparent elections ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party leader Syed Khurshid Shah Sunday expressed hope that Pakistan Muslim League-N... Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am
Pakistan ‘There will be no difference if elections are delayed for a couple of days’: Tareen LAHORE: Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) Patron-in-Chief Jahangir Tareen Khan has said it will not make any ... Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am
Print Nawaz to be next PM if PML-N voted to power: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday said Nawaz Sharif would be the next prime minister of Pakistan and... Updated 07 Aug, 2023 09:01am
Opinion Future drivers of country’s growth The incumbent government, in the very last leg of its tenure, has sowed the seeds of agriculture, mineral and mines,... Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am
Business & Finance PBF demands to appoint economist as caretaker PM LAHORE: In light of the country's economic situation, the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) demands that the incumbent... Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am
Print Democracy meaningless without elections: SC ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has declared that the constitutional duty of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)... Updated 05 Aug, 2023 09:02am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: An accountant’s approach to economy “Hey what did you think of the passage of the bill establishing a sovereign wealth fund?” “In a country where... Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am
Pakistan Punjab caretaker CM vows to serve people devotedly till elections LAHORE: The caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that he would continue to serve as chief executive... Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:55am
Editorials Bajaur bombing EDITORIAL: In one of the bloodiest terrorist attacks on Sunday at least 55 people have died thus far and more than... Updated 03 Aug, 2023 06:36am
Editorials Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose EDITORIAL: In an overarching drive to launch development projects before the term of the government expires, a drive... Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am
Pakistan Dissolution of assemblies on Aug 9: Five names finalised for caretaker PM: Khursheed KARACHI: Federal Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has said that five names have been finalized... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:40am
Pakistan Delaying election for holding new census not possible: Kaira ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira Sunday said that... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Editorials Enabling the Caretakers EDITORIAL: In a rare show of conducting a well-informed debate in the joint sitting of parliament Pakistan People’s... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Print Caretaker prime minister: Only politicians on PPP-PML(N) shortlist for slot LAHORE: Consultations are going on among coalition partners of the incumbent government for the caretaker setup,... Updated 30 Jul, 2023 09:52am
Print Economy, engagement with global institutions: Caretaker setup given extra powers ahead of elections PML-N successfully persuades allies for the passage of bill by joint sitting of parliament Updated 27 Jul, 2023 10:04am
Editorials Matter of caretaker setup EDITORIAL: Now, the choice of the interim prime minister and his cabinet – the entire caretaker setup – is all... Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:32am
Print Protection of economic interests: Caretaker setup to be adequately empowered ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led coalition government wants to pass legislation today (Wednesday)... Updated 26 Jul, 2023 09:19am
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