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Committee Constituted to Saudi Arabia Mulling ECP Gears up for Polls in
Choose Caretaker CM of Punjab Punjab and KPK
‘Creative Ways’ to Support Pakistan

support” to Pakistan.
Speaking at the World Eco-
nomic Forum, Mohammed Al-
Jadaan also indicated the kingdom
is changing the way it provides
A view of the Punjab Assembly before its dissolution assistance to allies, shifting from
previously giving direct grants and ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker deposits unconditionally. move, the Election Commission of Paki-
Sibtain Khan on Thursday informed that “We used to give direct grants stan will liaise with the governors of Pun-
a bi-partisan parliamentary committee and deposits without strings at- jab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to finalize
has been constituted to finalize the name tached and we are changing that. the date of holding elections in both the
for the caretaker Punjab chief minister We are working with multilateral provinces following the dissolution of
(CM). institutions to actually say we need their legislatures.
The decision came as CM Parvez to see reforms,” the minister said.
Elahi and Leader of the Opposition Ham- Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan speaks at the World Economic Forum .AFP “We are taxing our people, we The election watchdog, which is
za Shehbaz could not reach a consensus are expecting also others to do the bound to hold elections in three months
over a name for the top slot. DAVOS: After extending the term ister has said his country is also same, to do their efforts. We want as per the Constitution, will write letters
According to a notification, the par- of a $3 billion deposit to boost its discussing with the World Bank to help but we want you also to do to the governors of both the provinces to
liamentary committee includes Mian foreign-currency reserves late last and other institutions how it can your part.” seek a final date for the polls.
(Continued on page 12) year, Saudi Arabia’s finance min- be “more creative to provide that (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 12)

Nawaz Takes Stock as US Wants to See Pakistan Imran Feels PDM Will Be
PML-N Leaders Gather “Forced to Hold General
in London ‘Economically Sustainable’ Elections by April”

WASHINGTON: The United
States wants to see Pakistan in an
‘economically sustainable’ posi-
tion, US State Department spokes-
person Ned Price said during a
press briefing on Wednesday.
The spokesperson was asked
if the US was paying any attention
to Pakistan after it had less than $5
Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and other PML-N billion left in its foreign exchange
leaders file out of Stanhope House after a top- reserves or if it was planning to LAHORE: Predicting that general elec-
level huddle on Thursday.Photo by the writer give debt relief to the country. tions might take place in the country in
Price maintained that this was a April, former prime minister and Paki-
n By Atika Rehman challenge the US was “attuned” to. stan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman
“I know that Pakistan has Pakistan’s macroeconomic stability was a topic of conversation between the Imran Khan on Wednesday said that his
LONDON: Breaking his silence for the been working with the IMF [In- Department of State and its counterparts, the White House, the Treasury party had “no relationship with the new
first time after his party faced a major ternational Monetary Fund], with Department, and others, according to Ned Price military leadership yet”.
political blow in Punjab following Parvez international financial institu- “Look, we don’t have any relation-
Elahi’s victory in a vote of confidence tions. We want to see Pakistan in Price explained that while the international financial institu- ship with (the new military leadership)
shortly before the dissolution of the pro- an economically sustainable posi- Washington could be “supportive” tions. at the moment,” the ex-premier said to a
vincial assembly, PML-N supreme leader tion. Those conversations, as I un- of Islamabad, the ultimate conver- He was also asked if the US question during an interview with BBC
(Continued on page 12) derstand it, are ongoing,” he said. sations were between Pakistan and (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 12)

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