ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq met in Islamabad on Sunday, with the PTI’s “attitude” during the recent talks with the government coming under discussion. After more than a year of heightened tensions between the government and the PTI, the two sides commenced dialogue in the last week of December to bring down political …
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions, Kashmir Affairs, and Gilgit-Baltistan Amir Muqam said on Saturday that negotiations with Afghanistan fall outside the provincial government’s jurisdiction. Islamabad has repeatedly conveyed its concerns to the Afghan government over the presence of terror outfits, including the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), inside Afghanistan, saying that the militants have consistently used Afghan soil …
ISLAMABAD: The government has prepared a relief package for the real estate and housing sector aimed at benefiting the public. The package, devised by the Ministry of Housing’s 11-member task force, includes significant tax revisions and recommendations to revitalise the sector, Express News reported. The task force’s proposals, presented to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, suggest several measures to support the …
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa President Junaid Akbar has declared that the party’s next long march will not involve any negotiations with state institutions. ‘Unlike previous protests, PTI leadership will not engage in talks if demonstrations take place,’ he said. Speaking at an event in Malakand, Akbar warned that if he is arrested, key routes including the Silk Road, Pak-Afghan …
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Senator Hamid Khan has expressed discontent over the appointment of the Chief Justice, stating that their chosen Chief Justice is Justice Mansoor Ali Shah. He also accused certain individuals within the Supreme Court of siding with the establishment. The remarks were made during lawyers convention held at the Lahore High Court Bar. The convention …
RAWALPINDI: Eighteen soldiers were martyred, and 23 terrorists were killed in various sanitisation operations in Balochistan in the last 24 hours, the military’s media affairs wing said in a press release on Saturday. Eleven militants were killed in an operation in Harnai district on Friday, while twelve others died in the initial clash overnight in Kalat district, according to the …
LAHORE: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday that positive results of his visit to the United States during President Donald Trump’s inauguration would be witnessed very soon. Pakistan views its ties with the US as vital, with hopes of navigating shared interests in a region marked by evolving dynamics and competing priorities. The government, therefore, made an early effort …
ISLAMABAD: Brushing aside criticism over a proposed increase in their salaries, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved a major raise for parliamentarians. Although the raise amounts to an around 300 per cent increase, the government has justified it by comparing it with the salaries being drawn by federal secretaries. A source in the National Assembly Secretariat told Dawn that National …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub has criticised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accusing him of only being ready for negotiations when an ‘order’ arrives. Speaking to the media outside an Anti-Terrorism Court in Sargodha on Friday, he described the PM’s role as that of a “servant or clerk,” claiming he holds no real power. Ayub stated that PTI came …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong discussed economic and security ties between their countries during a meeting in Islamabad on Friday, state-run Radio Pakistan reports. Their meeting follows the occasion of the Chinese New Year, which was celebrated by millions across Asia on January 29, when PM Shehbaz and President Zardari issued special greetings. Ambassador Zaidong …