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At least three people were killed and six others injured when security forces opened fire on protesters during clashes with paramilitary Rangers in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s capital Muzaffarabad which has been rocked by protests against high prices of wheat flour and inflated electricity bills, a media report said on May 14 The paramilitary Rangers, which were…
Shehbaz Sharif has submitted his resignation to Nawaz Sharif (File) Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday resigned as the President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), ARY News reported, citing sources. Shehbaz Sharif has submitted his resignation as party president to Nawaz Sharif, the PML-N supremo. In light of the senior politician’s resignation, the…
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One police officer was killed and more than 100 people, mostly policemen, were injured in violent clashes between security forces and protesters agitating against high prices of wheat flour and electricity in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, media reports said on May 12. The region witnessed clashes on May 11 between the police and activists of a rights…
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If secured, it would be Pakistan’s 24th IMF bailout. (File) Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed a new loan programme with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday, his office said in a statement. Shehbaz Sharif and Kristalina Georgieva met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Riyadh. Islamabad is seeking a…
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Shehbaz Sharif | Photo Credit: REUTERS Pakistan business leaders in an interactive session with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged him to initiate trade talks with India to promote business and commerce which would greatly benefit the economy of the cash-strapped country. Posing tough questions during an hour-long meeting at the Sindh CM House here in…
Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, who is on three-day visit to Pakistan, met Shehbaz Sharif on Monday. Washington: The US on Tuesday (local time) warned Pakistan of “potential risk of sanctions,” adding that they will continue to disrupt and take actions against proliferation networks considering business deals with Iran. Emphasising the US imposing sanctions on suppliers…
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File photo Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the government will launch a probe into threat letters laced with a “suspicious powder” received by the judges of the Supreme Court and the high courts in Islamabad and Lahore. Eight judges of Islamabad High Court (IHC) and three judges of Lahore High Court…
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif interacts with engineers of the China Gezhouba Group Company (CGGC) working at the Dasu Hydropower project in Upper Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on April 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on April 1 said his government would ensure foolproof security measures for the…
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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed annoyance over the use of red carpets during the visits of federal Ministers and senior authorities at government functions. File. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has banned the use of red carpets at government events, reserving them exclusively for diplomatic receptions, as part of austerity measures…
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A ban has been imposed on the use of red carpet on Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s directives Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has banned the use of red carpets at government events, reserving them exclusively for diplomatic receptions, as part of austerity measures to cut down unnecessary expenditures in the cash-strapped nation. Sharif expressed…