Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the incumbent government had no other option but to raise prices because the previous government struck the "worst-ever deal" with IMF.
Currently, PTI and the PML-N government have locked horns on a supposed oil deal with Russia. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has repeatedly claimed that Russia had agreed to sell oil to Pakistan at a discounted rate.
The Bank has been actively lending for dairy partnering with farmers for the purchase of quality animals and ensuring funds for feed, vaccines, and animal well-being.
The incumbent government needs to meet the IMF conditions, and so far the proposed Budget 2023 goes against IMF. Therefore, the government is now making changes to the budget, sparking severe backlash.
The FIA has accused Moonis Elahi of embezzling money out of Pakistan. It is also probing suspicious transactions worth Rs250 million regarding the PML-Q leader’s sugar mills.
PTI once again reiterated its stance that their government was removed as part of a "foreign-funded conspiracy", claiming that diplomats were having meetings with the dissident lawmakers.
The provincial government has allocated Karachi - which is the business capital of Pakistan - just Rs3.1billion for six new “mega schemes for Karachi”.
Taking to Twitter, Nawaz Sharif - who himself has been living in London since 2019 on the basis of medical treatment - urged the PMLN-led government to facilitate his one-time rival Pervez Musharraf's return to Pakistan.
The Budget 2022-23 became the target of much controversy, especially when a sum of Rs1,527 billion was allocated to defense services which is in sharp contrast to the cuts in spending on the development sector, health, and housing.
Indonesia will supply a total of 0.25 million metric tons of edible oil to Pakistan. The first ship carrying 30,000 metric tons of edible oil from Indonesia will leave for Pakistan today.
The implementation of the Rs7.91 per unit increase will be done in three phases. The first phase of Rs3.50 per unit will take effect from July, the second, also of Rs3.50 per unit, from August, and the third of nearly Rs1 per unit from the following month.
The law enforcement’s heavy-handed approach to seemingly peaceful protesters has gone viral on social media as people call for action to be taken against police brutality.