Govt, IMF reach staff-level deal to unlock $1.3bn in new climate resilience funding

The federal government has reached a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new $1.3 billion arrangement and also agreed on the first review of the ongoing 37-month bailout programme, the Fund said on Tuesday. Pending board approval, the government can unlock the $1.3bn under a new climate resilience loan programme spanning 28 months. It will also free $1bn for the country under … Continue reading Govt, IMF reach staff-level deal to unlock $1.3bn in new climate resilience funding

Govt, PTI deny any offer made to move Imran Khan to Banigala amid negotiations

Both the government and the PTI on Friday denied any alleged offer made to move former prime minister Imran Khan from Adiala Jail to Banigala or any other location amid ongoing negotiations to bring down political temperatures. Since Imran’s incarceration last year in several cases, PTI’s relations with the government and the establishment have deteriorated sharply, marked by protests that frequently escalated into violence amid … Continue reading Govt, PTI deny any offer made to move Imran Khan to Banigala amid negotiations

Govt, ECP swing into action against former Pindi commissioner

RAWALPINDI: The fallout of bombshell allegations about election rigging levelled by former Rawalpindi commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha continued to unfurl on Sunday as the Punjab government has decided to register a case against the ex-bureaucrat. On the other hand, PTI has sought an “independent and empowered” judicial commission to probe the allegations without the chief justice being made part of it, while the PML-N termed … Continue reading Govt, ECP swing into action against former Pindi commissioner

Islamabad LG polls: PTI, JI decide to file contempt plea against ECP, govt

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) have decided to contempt pleas against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the federal government for not complying with the court order for holding Islamabad local government (LG) polls, ARY News reported on Friday. In response to ECP’s failure to hold Islamabad LG polls, the PTI Islamabad leadership took a decision in a consultative session to file … Continue reading Islamabad LG polls: PTI, JI decide to file contempt plea against ECP, govt

Govt, private schools to reopen across KP today

PESHAWAR: After the announcement of extended summer vacations, all government and private schools will be reopened across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Monday (today), ARY News reported. The government and private schools will be reopened across KP province on Monday. The education centres were closed for an extended period of summer vacations due to extremely hot weather. However, the extension in the summer vacations was … Continue reading Govt, private schools to reopen across KP today

‘Pandora Papers’ expose offshore assets of heads of state, govt

More than a dozen heads of state and government, including the King of Jordan and the Czech prime minister, have hidden millions in offshore tax havens, according to an investigation published Sunday by the ICIJ media consortium. The so-called “Pandora Papers” investigation — involving some 600 journalists from media including The Washington Post, the BBC and The Guardian — is based on the leak of … Continue reading ‘Pandora Papers’ expose offshore assets of heads of state, govt