ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that his party is being kept out of the electoral reforms bill. Speaking to...
BEIJING: Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu met with Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistani Air Force (PAF), Air Chief Marshal...
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s plea seeking a stay on the trial court’s proceedings in the Toshakhana...
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), two important members of the ruling coalition, along with rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), challenged the contentious clause of the Election (Amendment) Bill, 2023, putting the PML-N’s (PML-N) move to seek unrestricted powers for caretakers in jeopardy. Before the measure was even tabled in the house, there was opposition to giving the caretaker setup the authority to make important administrative and financial decisions. Sens. Mian Raza Rabbani, Taj Haider, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan of Jamat-e-Islami (JI), Ali Zafar of the PTI, and Kamran Murtaza of the JUI-F pointed out that the contentious clause was still in the bill after the JUI-F senator Kamran Murtaza stated that his party was against the adjustment to Section 230. “I want to put this on record that I was not absent even for a minute from the meeting and the amendment...
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the latest incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in front of an Iraqi Embassy in Denmark has...
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday spoke with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Secretary General (SG), Hissein Brahim Taha over the...
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday on Pakistan’s economy and matters pertaining to Afghanistan. Local officials in Pakistan blame Kabul for harbouring terrorists, mainly the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), as the country faces an increase in cross-border terrorism. Secretary Blinken underlined a “productive US-Pakistan partnership” in a phone call with FM Bilawal, according to State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. The secretary noted the Pakistani people have suffered tremendously from terrorist attacks and affirmed the United States’ commitment to continued partnership...
D.I. KHAN: The coalition administration, according to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehabaz Sharif, has led the nation out of economic catastrophe amid the most trying time in history. The disastrous flood that struck the nation shortly after the incumbent government entered office was one of the most challenging tasks the government has encountered in the past 16 months, he continued. At an opening and groundbreaking ceremony for eight development projects in the energy and communication sectors, the prime minister was speaking as the principal guest. “On one side, we had the disastrous flood, and on the other, we had inflation, pressure from the IMF, and a political crisis. I’ve never in my life had to deal with such difficult issues, the man remarked. He said all the coalition government parties had unanimously decided to ensure economic stability at all costs,...
ISLAMABAD: Professor Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, emphasised the importance of good governance in Pakistan on Tuesday in order to successfully address issues arising from the world’s rapid transition. Speaking at the opening session of the two-day “Pakistan Governance Forum-2023,” he recognised the difficulties brought on by the rapid growth of technology, societal change, and the rising need for active public engagement in governance. The Ministry of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives organised the event to create a road map for a reliable, adaptable, and transparent system of government in the nation. Eminent leaders, decision-makers, analysts, participants, and students were all present to deliberate and map out a revolutionary course for the future of the country. “This is an era which is seeing unprecedented change in human civilization’s history. My generation has seen the transition...
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Tuesday emphasized the supremacy of Parliament and stated that the assets of bureaucrats working in the Federal Board of Revenue...
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