March 10: Dawn states that hearing a petition filed by Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed challenging the presidential ordinance under which his group has been banned for being on the watchlist of the United Nations, Justice Aamer Farooq of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday issued notices to the principal secretary to the president and the secretaries of law, Cabinet Division and Establishment Division.
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Hafiz Saeed challenges ordinance banning JuD
Hafiz Saeed challenges ordinance banning JuD
Thousands rush back to UK from Pakistan as 'red list' deadline looms
April 9: The Telegraph report by India McTaggart states that Thousands of travellers from Pakistan are racing back to the UK on chartered flights in a bid to beat the deadline before the country is added to the UK's 'red list' of high-risk countries.
Cuba, Pakistan seek to strengthen sports cooperation
April 9: Presna Latina states that Cuba and Pakistan on Thursday exchanged about the potential for collaboration in sports and agreed on the need to materialize cooperation projects in several sports, including boxing and volleyball.
Loans piling up for returning old loans, says PM
April 9: The News report by Mumtaz Alvi states that Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said loans are piling up and further loans are being taken to repay the previous loans.
Pakistan gets $2.5b via Eurobond issue
April 9: The Express Tribune states that Pakistan has entered the international capital market after a gap of over three years by successfully raising $2.5 billion through a multitranche transaction of 5-, 10- and 30-year Eurobonds.
Whopping Rs1.27tr hike in taxes committed with IMF
April 9: Dawn report by Khaleeq Kiani states that Pakistan has made a commitment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increase FBR taxes by a massive Rs1.272 trillion (almost 2.8 per cent of GDP) in the coming budget and jack up electricity rates by almost Rs4.97 per unit in the remaining three months of the current fiscal year.
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