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IMF review mission to stay in Pakistan till March 11 to assess economic indicators The government has recognized the need for a mini-budget if revenues do not meet expectations by the end of December 2025, according to the IMF. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is arriving in Pakistan on

Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Since its creation, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has continued to assert its judicial supremacy over the Supreme Court of Pakistan. On Tuesday, FCC Judge Hasan Azhar Rizvi, while hearing a case, expressed his displeasure with a

. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has rejected bail pleas after its arrest of a person accused of deporting people out of the country through illegal means. The suspect was arrested after the boat tragedy in Greece in 2023, in which dozens of Pakistani immigrants lost their lives. On Tuesday, LHC Chief Justice Aalia

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has dismissed as inadmissible appeals filed by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government and the KP Women’s Ombudsman in a dispute over ownership and distribution of property. In a written order written by Justice Musarrat Hilali, the court questioned why the government and the ombudsman had appealed when the private parties themselves had

PM’s aide says Pakistan acted ‘decisively’; The recent wave of terror described as a declaration of war by the Taliban; The nation supports the forces A file photo of a checkpoint on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Security forces responded immediately to put an end to unprovoked shooting by the Afghan

. LAHORE: Two police officers were killed and four others injured when a suicide bomber struck a checkpoint in Bhakkar district on Tuesday evening, officials confirmed. Bhakkar District Police Officer (DPO) Shahzad Rafiq said the attack took place near Dajil check post, where police were carrying out a search operation to maintain law and order.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha; Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir are also present. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held what he described as a “warm and productive” meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad