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Farhan Qureshi

Farhan Qureshi is a political analyst and journalist with over 12 years of experience covering Pakistani politics, governance, and elections.

Rupee Freefall Continues, Slides To 240 In Interbank

Rupee Freefall Continues, Slides To 240 In Interbank

Rupee Lost More Ground Versus The Dollar On Thursday, the rupee lost more ground versus the dollar, reaching a record low of Rs240.5 in the interbank market.  As of 12:03 p.m., the rupee has lost

Sri Lanka Extends Emergency Laws, Notable Leaders Arrested

Sri Lanka Extends Emergency Laws, Notable Leaders Arrested

Singapore Allows Gotabaya Rajapaksa To Remain In The Island As Singapore allows Gotabaya Rajapaksa to remain in the island nation for an additional 14 days, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on Wednesday

Magistrate Orders To Produce Dua Today Amid Tight Security

Magistrate Orders To Produce Dua Today Amid Tight Security

Permitting The Custody Of Dua Zahra A judicial magistrate in Lahore, while permitting the custody of Dua Zahra, has passed the order for her production before Karachi’s trial court under safe custody. Complainant’s counsel Zaheer

Senator Rabbani Warns ‘Intervention’ To Affect Parliament 

Senator Rabbani Warns ‘Intervention’ To Affect Parliament 

Raza Rabbani Issued A Warning Raza Rabbani, former Senate leader, issued a warning that any "soft intervention" by the military would have an immediate impact on the legislature.  Mr. Rabbani encouraged the speaker of the

Supreme Court Voids Hamza’s Selection, Elahi Named New CM

Supreme Court Voids Hamza’s Selection, Elahi Named New CM

Chaudhry Parvez Elahi Was Declared Duly Elected By Supreme Court The Punjab chief minister, Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, was declared duly elected by the Supreme Court late on Tuesday after winning the run-off election for the

Foreign Officers Opposes India’s CPEC Comments 

Foreign Officers Opposes India’s CPEC Comments 

Pakistan Condemned Statements Made By Indian Ministry As an attempt to politicise the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Pakistan categorically condemned on Tuesday the statements made by the official spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External

Pressure On Rupee To End Soon: Miftah

Pressure On Rupee To End Soon: Miftah

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail The pressure on the rupee, according to Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, will "vanish" in a few weeks.  Mr. Ismail predicted that the input of dollars into Pakistan will soon surpass the

PTI Hails, Ruling Coalition Rejects Apex Court Verdict

PTI Hails, Ruling Coalition Rejects Apex Court Verdict

PTI Referred To The Ruling As "Supremacy Of The Constitution" The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) referred to the ruling as "supremacy of the Constitution" and decided to observe "Thanksgiving Day" on Wednesday, while the ruling

Justice Isa Urges CJP Not To Get Judges’ Appointment Process Bulldozed

Justice Isa Urges CJP Not To Get Judges’ Appointment Process Bulldozed

Chief Justice Of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial Was Warned Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial was warned not to rush the "proper" process for the appointment of more than one-third of the total

Power Tariff Surges By Rs3.5 After Cabinet Approves ‘Rebasing’

Power Tariff Surges By Rs3.5 After Cabinet Approves ‘Rebasing’

Government Announced A Three-Phased Rise In Uniform Basic Power Tariff In order to raise at least Rs900 billion during the current fiscal year and obtain a loan from the International Monetary Fund, the government on