Manoj Gupta is Group Editor, Security Affairs at CNN-News18
The letter, written to the government and Drug Regulatory Authority Of Pakistan, stated the pharmaceutical industry is devastated as prices of active pharmaceutical ingredients such as raw materials used in the manufacturing of drugs have increased exponentially in the international market
The legislation provides that whoever makes, publishes, or circulates any statement or disseminates information, through any medium, with an intention to ridicule or scandalise the judiciary, the armed forces, or any of their member, will be guilty of an offence punishable with simple imprisonment for a term, which may extend to five years, or with a fine which may extend to PKR 1 million or with both
Investigations have revealed that Irshad was involved in criminal conspiracy hatched by the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) to spread hatred and religious enmity between people of different communities
According to market experts, Pakistan is losing its economic independence by accepting IMF’s tough conditions but it has no way to refuse the international creditors. Pakistan has already handed over SBP to the IMF by passing the State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill 2021
TTP executed more than 100 attacks last year, most of which happened after August when the group’s peace talks with the Pakistan government began to falter
Pakistan has also suspended consular services in Kabul after the Peshawar attack in which at least 100 people were killed
The arrested persons arranged weapons and ammunition to carry out the targetted killings in East Champaran district for which a recce was already done, sources said
Pakistan currently needs to fill a gap of Rs 300 billion by new taxes. If IMF and Pakistan reach a consensus on how to fix the economy by February 9, both the parties will sign a staff-level agreement
This is the second such incident in a month after minarets of the Ahmadi Jamaat Khata on Jamshed Road were demolished
CNN-News18 had reported earlier that IMF wants all opposition parties to be on board before a bailout package is released for cash-strapped Pakistan since conditions for the same are stringent
The protesters are demanding that a joint investigation team (JIT) be formed to investigate the blast, without any obstruction by the ISI
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqqi refutes Pak’s claims that Afghanistan is the epicentre of terrorism. Says his country is at peace with neigbouring countries, demands probe into the Peshawar mosque attack
The IMF told Pakistan finance minister Ishaq Dar clearly that the conditions for the bailout are stringent, including cut in the defence budget, additional taxes and increase in electricity tariffs
A report by the TTP’s Umar Media showed that 49 were killed and 58 injured in the attacks – spread across 16 areas of Pakistan, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Punjab
Following the Peshawar blast, defence minister Khawaja Asif said that Pakistan is alone in the war against terrorism
Central Bureau of Investigation Director Anil Sinha will retire on December 2 while Director (IB) Dineshwar Sharma and RAW chief Rajinder Khanna has time till the year end.