Pakistani delegation, led by former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, concluded its Brussels tour, calling on European leaders to assist in de-escalating tensions with India following a fragile ceasefire in May. The delegation was formed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to present Islamabad’s perspective on its recent conflict with India. The tour aimed to garner […]
Listen to article Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has strongly rejected what he called “irresponsible” and “fabricated” fake news circulating on social media, which falsely attributed to a senior Iranian general a claim that Pakistan would launch a nuclear strike on Israel in retaliation for any attack on Iran. Speaking in the Senate on […]
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has confirmed that 450 Pakistani pilgrims have been successfully evacuated from Iran, stating that the government was taking all necessary measures to ensure the safety of Pakistani nationals in the region. In a statement released on X on Sunday, Dar said the evacuation of 450 […]
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has confirmed that 450 Pakistani pilgrims have been successfully evacuated from Iran, stating that the government is taking all necessary measures to ensure the safety of Pakistani nationals in the region. In a statement released on X on Sunday, Dar said the evacuation of 450 […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday lambasted the federal government over the worsening electricity crisis, economic mismanagement and a growing assault on constitutional rights. In a joint press conference held at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House, senior PTI leaders, including Sheikh Waqas Akram, Shibli Faraz, Omar Ayub and Taimur Jhagra, blasted the government. Referring to the controversial […]
Listen to article Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Finance Advisor, Muzammil Aslam, said on Saturday that the federal government is ignoring the province due to political opposition. Addressing a post-budget press conference, Aslam stated that the federal government’s economic position is no longer stable, with the growth rate dropping to 2.7%. He claimed K-P was largely ignored in the […]
ISLAMABAD: The leader of opposition in the National Assembly, Omar Ayub Khan, has criticized the PML-N led federal government’s economic policies, describing them as a recipe for the complete destruction of the national economy. In his speech during the National Assembly budget session on Friday, Omar, who belongs to the PTI, labeled the current budget […]
Listen to article Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presented the provincial budget estimates for the fiscal year 2025-26 in the assembly amounting to Rs. 3,451.87 billion, with a deficit of Rs. 38.458 billion-representing a 12.9 per cent increase compared to the previous year’s budget estimates of Rs. 3,056.3 billion for FY 2024-25. The Chief Minister […]
ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday acknowledged that tight fiscal space, driven by structural constraints, has reduced its ability to fund development projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP). At a news conference, he said the development budget has declined from 2.6% of GDP in 2017-18 to just 0.8% — a trend described […]
Listen to article Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, has strongly rejected the federal budget, branding it a “pro-elite document” that exacerbates poverty, inflation, and inequality. Addressing a press conference at Mansoora on Wednesday, he said the government has failed to provide relief to the common man, choosing instead to favor the ruling class and privileged […]
