ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reaffirmed the country’s commitment to successfully hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, despite attempts by a political party to disrupt proceedings through protests. Without naming Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Dar criticised the party for trying to sabotage the summit with their call for protests. Speaking during a walk-through event in Islamabad …
ISLAMABAD: Next week, the Supreme Court is going to take up a constitutional petition filed against a proposed constitutional amendment packagedubbed the 26 Constitutional Amendmentalong with the objections raised to it by its Registrar Office. A three-member bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJ) Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan is scheduled …
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army has been awarded a gold medal at the prestigious Cambrian Patrol 2024, held in Wales, United Kingdom, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The military exercise, running from 4 to 13 October, marked its 65th year, upholding its challenging professional standards. According to the ISPR, participants from 128 teams representing 42 countries tackled …
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Premier Li Qiang is scheduled to undertake a four-day bilateral visit to Islamabad from October 14 to 17 to meet Pakistan’s civil and military leadership, as well as attend the Meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reports. His visit comes just days after …
ISLAMABAD: Leaders from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states will convene in the federal capital next week for the 23rd meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG), with the goal of advancing regional economic cooperation and strengthening socio-cultural ties. The summit, scheduled for Oct 15-16, will also address pressing issues such as environmental collaboration and organisational …
GUJAR KHAN / ISLAMABAD: Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan, sisters of PTI founding chairman Imran Khan, were shifted to the District Jail Jhelum from Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Saturday after an anti-terrorism court rejected a police request seeking extension in their physical remand and ordered they be shifted to jail on judicial remand. The two were arrested during a PTI …
ISLAMABAD: The capital police have chalked out a traffic plan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit under which 585 personnel will perform duty on different routes. Diversions have also been made for the movement of VVIPs and VIPs. The diversions were made from Koral Chowk, Rawat T. Cross, Kak Bridge for heavy traffic, PSO pump Swan Garden, Judicial Colony …
ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Saturday linked its support for the government’s constitutional amendment package to the inclusion of provisions that strengthen local governments across the country. The demand was made during a meeting between Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, an MQM-P delegation and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. MQM-P representatives asked the government to amend Article 140-A …
KARACHI: A preliminary report over the recent explosion near Karachi’s Jinna International Airport has indicated that the attack was executed with the assistance of a foreign intelligence agency. The report, submitted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) to the anti-terrorism court, stated that the suicide bombing targeted Chinese engineers as part of a conspiracy to damage Pakistan-China relations, as reported by …
ISLAMBAD: Seven prime ministers, including those from China and Russia, will attend a two-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government in Islamabad next week, Pakistan’s Foreign Office confirmed on Saturday. Prime ministers from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan will also be present, along with Iran’s First Vice President and India’s External Affairs Minister. …