Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin stated on Sunday that Pakistan is the cheapest country in the world, but opposition leaders dismissed the assertion and slammed the government for inflicting unprecedented inflation on the people over the previous three and a half years. The minister took to Twitter to provide screenshots of the most recent cost of […]
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PM Imran Khan visit to Russia next week will be game changer
Imran Khan’s trip to Russia next week will be a “game-changer,” Pakistan’s Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Saturday. This month, Pakistan’s prime minister will travel to Russia. A Pakistani prime minister has not visited Russia in 23 years, but Khan will be the first one to do so. The last Pakistani prime leader […]
A political analysis of elections in Uttar Pradesh
Elections for legislative assemblies in five Indian states have now commenced including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur, and Goa. The election results will be announced on 10 March 2022. Uttar Pradesh is the largest Indian state based on its population estimated to be around 199,812,000 as per Census Report, 2011. It has also the largest […]
Tareen group plans to join opposition in no-confidence motion
ISLAMABAD: According to sources, the Jahangir Tareen group is considering joining the opposition in the no-trust motion against the PTI-led government. Under the presidency of alienated PTI leader Jahangir Tareen, the Tareen group met at the home of Awn Chaudhry. Tareen was given the ability to make the ultimate choice by the group. According to […]
New standards to judge ministry’s ‘performance’ in making
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has stated that a new criterion for evaluating a ministry’s performance is being implemented. The minister, who is also the vice president of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, made the remarks on Monday, only days after Prime Minister Imran Khan praised the top ten ministries for their achievements. However, […]
Qureshi expresses reservations on grading mechanism for top ministries
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi highlighted his misgivings over the foreign ministry not being included among the top slots, challenging the grading methodology, a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan presented top-performing ministries and divisions with appreciation certificates. PM Imran welcomed Communications Minister Murad Saeed on his promotion to the top job, saying the youngest […]
Pakistan to start using Saudi oil facility from next month on deferred payment
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Finance Minister, Shaukat Tarin, told the Senate on Friday that the country will begin using the Saudi oil facility on a deferred payment basis next month. Last week, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreed to open the kingdom’s oil facility as soon as possible, and the two nations signed a $1.2 billion agreement for […]
Maryam orchestrates drama of no confidence motion to flee from country
PESHAWAR: Fawad Hussain, the Minister for Information and Broadcasting, stated on Wednesday that PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and vice president Maryam Nawaz staged the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan for escaping the country. “The objective of Shehbaz and Maryam’s no-trust action is nothing more than to have a chance to leave abroad,” the […]