ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday took major decisions to safeguard his government’s financial integrity and ensure the bureaucracy does not bypass his appointed deputy ministers in economic policy matters. PM Sharif issued separate instructions to notify a new joint inquiry team to analyse rising tax fraud cases and to direct federal secretaries to respect his nominated ministers of …
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has strongly criticised the federal government, calling it an “illegitimate” and “forcefully imposed” administration, rather than a lawful and constitutional one. Speaking to the media in Peshawar on Friday, he warned that the party was serious about staging a protest in Islamabad if the Madrasah Registration Bill is not passed. However, he …
RAWALPINDI: An accountability court on Friday upheld the non-bailable arrest warrants for Bushra Bibi, wife of PTI founder Imran Khan, in the 190 million-pound reference case and ordered authorities concerend to present her before court in next hearing. Accountability Judge Nasir Javed Rana presided over the hearing on Friday at Adiala Jail. During the hearing, Imran Khan was presented in …
RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi on Friday ordered the release of five PTI leaders, including Omar Ayub and Raja Basharat, who were arrested outside Adiala Jail yesterday. Omar Ayub, Raja Basharat, and Ahmed Chatha were presented before the ATC following their arrests in connection with a case in Attock. The three leaders, who had been taken into custody …
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir on Friday expressed his dismay over the apprehension of civilians not involved in last week’s PTI protest, following which the capital and Rawalpindi police arrested more than 1,400 suspects. The remarks come amid claims by the PTI that the police have been discriminating against and racially profiling Pakhtuns as well as …
PESHAWAR: A multi-party conference (MPC) on Thursday expressed serious concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and noted that federal and provincial governments have apparently failed to address the challenges effectively. The forum decided to form a political and technical committee to safeguard the province’s financial and political interests. The ruling PTI skipped the moot, which …
ISLAMABAD: A month after the PPP chairman complained about promises not being honoured by the PML-N, both coalition partners agreed to kick-start at least a week-long dialogue to sort out contentious issues to move forward. At different forums, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari expressed reservations on the treatment meted out to the PPP by the PML-N government, complaining that the ruling party did …
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir and other top military officers on Thursday expressed concern over the spread of “propaganda and disinformation” against the armed forces, stating that those responsible must be brought to justice. Over the past couple of years, social media campaigns against the army have escalated, reflecting broader tensions within the country’s political and …
PESHAWAR: Lawmakers from various political parties on Thursday criticised the PTI for its rhetoric centred on violence and conflict, as the party skipped a multi-party conference in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hosted by Governor Faisal Karim Kundi. Last month, Kundi announced the conference in December to discuss various issues faced by the province, including terrorism. The KP governor has repeatedly highlighted the …
ISLAMABAD: Amid reports circulating on social media about Islamabad police conducting random checks of people’s mobile phones to trace PTI supporters, party leader and senior lawyer Shoaib Shaheen has claimed the same, terming it an “extremely dangerous act”. The development comes amid Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur alleging police of discrimination and profiling of Pakhtuns, as he raised …