Monthly Pakistan Affairs

26/12/2024

Military courts have sentenced another 60 civilians to prison terms ranging from two to 10 years for their involvement in violent attacks on military installations during nationwide riots on May 9, 2023, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday.

Today’s announcement comes less than a week after the ISPR announced that 25 civilians were handed prison terms by military courts over the May 9 events.

06/11/2024

Actor Resham has called upon the government to ensure swift justice for her friend and former colleague, Nargis, who was allegedly subjected to severe physical abuse by her husband, police inspector Majid Bashir, in Lahore’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Friday.

20/07/2023

Pakistan’s passport at 100th position among 103 countries.
Pakistan's passport holders have visa-free access to 33 countries.
India ranks 80th Singapore passport world's most powerful; Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan have world's weakest passports.

19/07/2023

Proposals for changes to Election Act ‘finalised’.
An in-camera session of the committee was held here with Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in the chair to examine the Elections Act 2017.

18/07/2023

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17/07/2023

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10/07/2023

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09/07/2023

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07/07/2023

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07/07/2023

Pakistan asks Sweden to punish Quran desecration culprits.
Unanimous resolution passed by joint sitting of parliament asks states, international organisations to criminalise desecration; PM says incident attempt to create animosity between Muslims, Christians; warns no one should complain about consequences if such as condemnable actions are repeated; asks nation to collectively organise protest across country today.

06/07/2023

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Wednesday directed a forensic audit of $3 billion soft loans extended to various companies and individuals during the PTI government. During the committee meeting, Governor State Bank of Pakistan Jameel Ahmed agreed to share the list of borrowers in an in-camera meeting.

The soft loans of $3 billion were extended during the Covid pandemic.

05/07/2023

The Lahore High Court on Wednesday gave the police until July 25 to find anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan, whose whereabouts remain unknown since his arrest on May 11.

05/07/2023

The Public Accounts Committee has slammed the Ministry of Finance and State Bank of Pakistan for not providing details of 620 people who were given $3 billion loans without interest for 10 years during the corona pandemic in the PTI government’s tenure and summoned the secretary finance and governor SBP.
The PAC Chairman, Noor Alam Khan, directed the staff to also write to the chief of the army staff to appoint a representative to the investigation committee investigating the matter.

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05/07/2023

The Public Accounts Committee has slammed the Ministry of Finance and State Bank of Pakistan for not providing details of 620 people who were given $3 billion loans without interest for 10 years during the corona pandemic in the PTI government’s tenure and summoned the secretary finance and governor SBP.
The PAC Chairman, Noor Alam Khan, directed the staff to also write to the chief of the army staff to appoint a representative to the investigation committee investigating the matter.

05/07/2023

IMF puts Pakistan's external funds requirement at $91.5bn over three years.
The Standby Arrangement (SBA) will only be a stop-gap arrangements, and Pakistan will have to strive for a new medium-term arrangement when the new government is in power.

04/07/2023

Pakistan's capital, currency, bullion markets celebrate IMF agreement.
Stocks see highest-ever, single-day surge of whopping 2,446 points; second time in it's history, KSE100 index hits upper lock at 5pc rise.
US dollar sheds Rs5 in open market despite virtual closure on account of bank holiday
Inflation eases for first time in seven months to 29.4pc in June, down from all-time high of 38pc in previous month.

02/07/2023

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01/07/2023

Minister for Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is scheduled to pay a four-day visit to Japan from July 1 to 4 at the invitation of the Japanese government.

“The Foreign Minister’s visit signals the revival of leadership level contacts with Japan after a considerable hiatus,” a spokesperson for the Foreign Office said.

Pakistan and Japan enjoy a long-standing time-tested relationship characterized by warmth, cordiality and commonality of views on issues.

During the visit, the foreign minister will hold delegation-level talks with his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi. He will also call on the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, and will hold a meeting with the National Security Advisor of Japan, Takeo Akiba.