LONDON: After lobbying UK parliamentarians to write to their government about Imran Khan’s incarceration, the PTI is going full steam ahead to campaign and build awareness overseas around the prolonged detention of its leader, with a planned protest at an event where former chief justice Qazi Faez Isa will be a key guest. A group of parliamentarians has issued a …
LONDON: Former premier and PML-N president Nawaz Sharif is set to depart today (Monday) from London on a visit to Washington DC, Dawn has learnt. Nawaz arrived in London late on Saturday evening, and spent Sunday at his residence in Avenfield House in Park Lane. This is the PML-N leader’s first London trip after his return from the UK to …
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has transitioned from a government-to-government investment model in its first phase to a business-to-business engagement in its second phase. He made these remarks in an interview with the US edition of China’s CGTN network. He previously indicated that Pakistan could repay its Chinese debt only after successfully …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have called upon the international community to exert pressure on India to halt its ongoing human rights abuses in the Indian-Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), saying Pakistan had always expressed its unwavering solidarity with Kashmiri brothers and sisters and it will continue to extend its full moral, diplomatic and …
LAHORE: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has described the passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment as historic during a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was accompanied by former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider while Prime Minister’s advisor Rana Sanaullah and National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq were also …
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Finance Minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, announced restrictions on property and vehicle purchases for non-filers, emphasising that difficult economic decisions are necessary for improvement. In a press conference in Washington, Aurangzeb stated that there is a need for legal coverage regarding non-filers, and Pakistan is moving to eliminate the non-filer category altogether. He highlighted ongoing efforts to raise Pakistan’s tax-to-GDP …
NORTH WAZIRISTAN / PESHAWAR: At least eight people, including four policemen and two security officials, embraced martyrdom and several others were injured in a suicide bomb blast at a joint police and security forces checkpoint in the Eidak area of North Waziristan district on Saturday, officials said. The attack took place when personnel were inspecting vehicles, they said, adding that …
ISLAMABAD: In a surprising turn of events, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Saturday distanced itself from a petition filed in the Islamabad High Court by Advocate Faisal Hussain Chaudhry on behalf of its founding chairman Imran Khan challenging the withdrawal of certain facilities in prison. Interestingly, Advocate Faisal claimed that the petition was filed with the consent of PTI Chairman Barrister …
KARACHI: A petition filed in the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Saturday challenged the 26th Constitutional Amendment and asked the court to declare it against the Constitution. This is the second petition in the SHC against the constitutional amendment passed last week. A challenge has also been submitted to the Supreme Court. The recent petition, filed by two lawyers, asserted …
LAHORE: Former law minister and PML-N’s Punjab chapter president Rana Sanaullah has said that with the passage of the 26th constitutional amendment, Pakistan is now safeguarded against “backdoor interventions”, as those channels have been permanently closed. While addressing a press conference on Saturday, the PML-N stalwart said former chief justice Saqib Nisar played an “unconstitutional role” in the ouster of …