PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has sent a stern message from his jail cell to members of his party’s government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that they would be held accountable for corruption and governance issues in their departments. “I, along with PTI general secretary Omar Ayub Khan, former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser and other leaders, …
MARDAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sardar Ali Amin Gandapur said that it was his government’s top priority to maintain law and order in the province and no compromise would be made on security issues. While inaugurating the phase one of new building of the police lines, here on Saturday, the chief minister said that they saluted the martyrs and ghazis …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur criticised the decisions of the past governments, asserting that his administration will make its own decisions and will not allow any operations in the province. Addressing a peace procession in Bannu on Friday, Gandapur highlighted the historical significance of the Pashtun people in the province, emphasising their crucial role in Pakistan’s …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sardar Ali Amin Gandapur has served a legal notice on provincial Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, seeking damages of Rs1 billion and an unconditional apology for accusing him of approving the decision about the Operation Azm-i-Istihkam in the apex committee’s meeting last month. In the notice, the chief minister asked the governor to immediately broadcast a …
LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has approved ‘Punjab Honahar Merit Scholarship Programme,’ and directed the authorities concerned to increase the number of meritorious scholarships from 4,000 to 25,000. Presiding over a meeting of the Punjab Higher Education Department here on Saturday, she said that 100 per cent fee of the students doing BS from government and eight selected private universities …
The Punjab government on Friday requested the deployment of the Pakistan Army and Rangers to assist the provincial police in establishing “peace and order” during the month of Muharram. A statement issued by the Punjab Home Department’s spokesperson said the provincial government had sought the services of 150 contingents of the military and Rangers following the requirements of different districts. …
QUETTA: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday emphasised the need to counter terrorism by defeating its narrative and underscored the importance of restoring peace and political stability in Balochistan through grassroots political processes. Mr Bhutto-Zardari made these remarks during a meeting at the Chief Minister Secretariat after he arrived in Quetta on a two-day visit. The meeting was attended by …
GUJRAT: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Thursday announced mega projects for Gujranwala, including the Gujranwala Metrobus Project, worth Rs18 billion, the first state-of-art cardiac hospital and a burns unit in the city. During her visit to Gujranwala on Thursday, she also ordered the construction and repair of small and big roads of the city. Former CM and current Prime Minister …
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Thursday stressed the need for police action against blasphemy suspects, but cautioned against the use of such allegations for “settling scores”. Mob lynchings are relatively frequent in Pakistan, and even an unproven allegation of blasphemy can spark violence. Last month, the lower house of the Pakistani parliament passed a resolution condemning the recent incidents of …
LAHORE: An election tribunal comprising Justice Anwaar Hussain of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday allowed time to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to furnish polling records of the constituencies of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and Federal Minister for Privatisation Abdul Aleem Khan. A legal counsel for the ECP appeared before the tribunal and sought time to produce …