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Five-day work week, curtailed foreign trips as Pak battles an energy crisis

Pakistan announced a six-day work week soon after Sharif took over as the new prime minister in April

Imran Khan vows to continue 'Azadi March', challenges Pak govt to stop him

Former Pakistan prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan challenged Shehbaz Sharif-led government to stop him from leading the Azadi March movement

Imran Khan accuses Pakistan govt of attempting to put him behind bars

Former Pakistan prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan accused Shehbaz Sharif government of attempting to put him behind bars on cooked-up charges

Imran's party rejects Shehbaz's offer of dialogue on reviving Pak economy

Prime Minister Sharif on Sunday emphasised the need for initiating a dialogue over vital sectors of the economy to move ahead on the path of progress and prosperity

Pakistan govt accuses Imran, wife, friend of making billions in PTI tenure

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has claimed that a troika of former PM Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi and her friend Farah Gogi made "billions" under the tenure of the PTI government

Pakistan army to get Rs 1.4 trillion next fiscal year, says report

Defence spending often comes under scrutiny at the time of the announcement of the annual budget when allocati­ons for various sectors are earmarked

Pak PM upsets own party, allies by asking ISI to vet civil servants

Pakistan's ruling alliance have questioned Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's decision to empower the spy agency - Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) - to conduct verification of all government officers

Imran Khan-led PTI govt miserably failed' people of Gwadar: Pak PM Shehbaz

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday hit out at the previous government led by ousted premier Imran Khan for "miserably failing the people of Gwadar, a day after he visited the port city in Balochistan and inaugurated a six-lane expressway built under the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Expressing dissatisfaction over the slow pace of work on projects in Gwadar, the prime minister asserted that the development of Pakistan was linked with peace, stability and progress in Balochistan. The coalition govt aims to assist Balochistan by working with the provincial govt & local elders to chart the way forward, Sharif said in a tweet on Saturday. "During my visit to Gwadar, I witnessed how PTI govt miserably failed the people of Gwadar. Despite wasting billions of rupees & precious time, it could not complete any project for resolution of water & electricity issues for the locals who gave great sacrifices for Gwadar port," he said. During his ...

Pakistan PM Shehbaz asks ISI to screen govt officials, says Report

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has tasked the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to screen government officials before their induction, appointments and postings, as well as promotions, a media report said

Pakistan, India have a lot to gain from mutually beneficial trade: Sharif

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has said that Islamabad is looking to forge partnerships for its geo-economics strategy, especially within the region, which includes New Delhi

UK PM Johnson discusses trade, Ukraine, Afghanistan with Pak PM Sharif

They agreed to strengthen those ties further and boost trade and investment, with the UK Prime Minister highlighting the appointment of a new UK Trade Envoy to Pakistan to drive those efforts

Johnson, Shehbaz Sharif discuss UK-Pakistan trade, Ukraine conflict

UK PM Boris Johnson spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif and discussed a range of issues including trade, the human rights situation in Afghanistan and the Ukraine conflict

India, Pakistan engage in 'back channel' talks to break stalemate: Report

Since the new government came to power in Islamabad, there has been a renewed push by the two sides to find some way out

Pak PM calls himself 'majnoo', tells court he refused salary as Punjab CM

The FIA investigation has detected 28 benami accounts, allegedly of the Shehbaz family, through which an amount of PKR 14 billion (USD 75 million) was laundered from 2008 to 2018.

Pak PM Sharif announces new relief package for low-income segment

Pakistan PM Shahbaz Sharif has announced a new relief package worth 28 billion PKR ($140 million) per month to mitigate the impact of the increase in the prices of petroleum products

Fuel price hike was necessary to avoid bankruptcy, says Pak PM Shehbaz

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif said his government's move to increase fuel prices was necessary to avoid the country from facing bankruptcy

Your dictation won't work: Shehbaz Sharif on Imran's demand for early polls

While addressing his supporters on Thursday morning, Imran said that he had decided that he would sit at the D-Chowk until the government dissolved assemblies and announced elections

Imran Khan's Azadi March: PTI members arrested, Islamabad sealed

Ahead of ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan's Azadi March scheduled today, police arrested key members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and cut off the capital Islamabad

Pak govt says polls to be held next year, rejects ousted PM Khan's demand

Pakistan's coalition government has rejected ousted prime minister Imran Khan's demand that early elections be held in the country

Pak PM warns Imran Khan, says nation will hold him by collar for his 'sins'

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has issued a warning against PTI's Chairman Imran Khan saying that the ousted former prime minister wants a civil war in the country