ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti emphasised the government’s readiness to ensure peaceful general elections but at the same time acknowledged the terrorist threats faced by political leaders in the run-up to the February polls. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Mr Bugti highlighted a general threat to political figures, with a specific alert for JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur …
KARACHI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday reaffirmed the equal rights for minorities and called for enforcing meritocracy and social opportunities for their uplift and mainstreaming. In an interactive session, which was televised by the state-run PTV, with the students of Aga Khan University, he said the minorities were equal Pakistanis. Calling for infusing a sense of confidence in the …
UNITED NATIONS: The United States on Friday vetoed the UAE resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, although 13 of the 15 members of the UN Security Council voted in its favour. Britain abstained. The US veto ended a desperate effort by the UN Secretary General António Guterres who warned that if not stopped now, the fighting in …
ISLAMABAD: In a stern warning issued on Friday, Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti unveiled the government’s plan to deport foreign nationals found participating in political activities within Pakistan. Addressing the media in Islamabad, the interim minister disclosed that 10 Afghan nationals were in the process of being expelled due to their involvement in political activities. Additionally, Bugti revealed that more …
LAHORE: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on Friday said his party does not desire to win elections and form a government but demands accountability. “The nation should know that those who used to cry ‘thief’ are thieves themselves, the biggest thieves. […] This is our demand,” he said at a PML-N parliamentary board meeting in Lahore. “Our demand is not to …
QUETTA: Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi on Friday said former prime minister Imran Khan’s statement about the expulsion of Afghan refugees was aimed at “garnering the sympathy” of the interim Afghan government. In November, the caretaker government had initiated a nationwide campaign to deport illegal foreign nationals, the majority of whom are Afghans. While the decision had prompted criticism from Afghanistan and …
RAWALPINDI: Five terrorists were killed during an intelligence based operation (IBO) in the Mullazai area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, the army’s media affairs wing said on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), an IBO was conducted in the area last night over the reported presence of terrorists. “After an intense exchange of fire, five terrorists were sent …
ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Shaukat Tarin announced on Friday that he had decided to quit PTI and politics for good, citing financial and health reasons for his decision. Tarin told that the last two-and-a-half years had been “very challenging” for him both financially and due to his “deteriorating health” after “double Covid episodes during my time in office”. “Therefore, at the …
ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, on Thursday said that the final authority of who would receive the party ticket for the upcoming general elections rested with the founding PTI chairman, Imran Khan – currently in jail. After holding his second meeting with Imran at the Adiala Jail, the PTI chairman said that the potential candidates …
KARACHI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday commended the collective efforts of all stakeholders in steering the economy back on track. Speaking at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) during the first auction of the Government Ijarah Sukuk Bond, he acknowledged the regained investor confidence, attributing it to the successful standby agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the …