Islamabad /DNA/ – Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has called upon the government to focus on evolving a new strategy in order to generate indigenous resources and get rid of IMF loans to run the economy as tough conditions of IMF have always pushed up the prices of gas, electricity and POL products, slashed subsidies & tax exemptions and thus created more difficulties for the business community and the general public. He said that in its 75 years of existence, Pakistan has gone to IMFRead More

WASHINGTON: Counter­terrorism and border security are the two areas where the United States wants to continue to work with Pakistan, says the US State Department. Responding to a question about restoring US security assistance to Pakistan, the department’s spokesperson Ned Price said at a Wednesday news briefing that Washington wanted to continue its cooperation with Islamabad in some areas. “We value our bilateral relationship. We want to continue to work together in areas where we do have mutual interests with our Pakistani partners,” he said. “That includes counterterrorism. That includesRead More

• Cheema to send reference against LHC judge to SJC over decision on Hamza’s oath by NA speaker• HRCP regrets governor’s letter, law minister terms it ‘unbecoming’ LAHORE: Despite the armed forces repeatedly refusing to be pushed into the country’s perpetual political quagmire, Punjab Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema has sought the army’s intervention to lead the province out of the crises plaguing it for months. He has also decided to send a reference against Lahore High Court’s Justice Jawad Hassan to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) for an “illegal decision”Read More