Vawda moves SHC to stop ECP from hearing disqualification case
Admitting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Faisal Vawda’s petition against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) February 24 decision for immediate hearing, the Sindh...
Buzdar seeks Italian investment in SEZs
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the government is making all-out efforts to provide maximum facilities to investors in...
US lauds Pakistan’s role in Afghan peace process
RAWALPINDI: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Commander Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan General Austin Scott Miller called on Chief...
Moonis rejects reports of Bilawal seeking Chaudhry brothers’ help for Gillani
Member of the National Assembly (MNA) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Moonis Elahi on Monday rejected media reports suggesting that...
TTP reorganising in country: Rasheed
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has said that security forces, including police, have rendered great sacrifices to restore peace in the country.
The...
PM lambasts Opp for bribing senators before upcoming election
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that the opposition parties have already begun offering bribes to senators in the hopes of...
Govt has ‘destroyed’ the media, asserts Justice Isa
Justice Qazi Faez Isa argued before the Supreme Court (SC) that the federal government has "destroyed" the media and is controlling it in...
Rasheed favours talks with opposition for country’s progress
Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has said the dialogue process with opponents should continue as sorting out differences is vital...
NA speaker regrets attack on PML-N leaders; assures probe
National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser has emphasised the need for promoting the culture of patience and tolerance in politics.
In a statement...
NAB chief orders fast progress on mega corruption cases
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal has directed the accountability watchdog’s officials to expedite progress in mega corruption cases.
In...
Military kills 6 TTP commanders among 12 in back-to-back days
RAWALPINDI: The security forces killed four terrorists, including three Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) commanders, in two separate intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Waziristan districts, said the...
First meeting of committee on reform in GB scheduled after expiry of timeframe
ISLAMABAD: While the timeframe given for proposing reforms in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has expired, the committee constituted by Prime Minister Imran Khan for making...
Government may provide lucrative perks, privileges to Justice (r) Azmat Saeed
ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to provide salary and allowance to Justice (r) Sheikh Azmat Saeed, equivalent to what he was drawing...
MNAs were forced to vote for PM Imran, claims Maryam
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz has claimed that the members of National Assembly (MNAs) who gave their support to...
Wang Yi urges US reset, rejects Xinjiang ‘lies’
ISLAMABAD: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday said that improvements to Hong Kong's electoral system were necessary to...