ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) core committee on Thursday denounced former prime minister Imran Khan’s detention and demanded an immediate order for his release from imprisonment. The committee, in its meeting, discussed various issues, especially the delay of appeals in cases against PTI’s founding chairman, the security of his wife, Bushra Bibi, and the recount of votes in various constituencies in Punjab in detail. According …
ISLAMABAD: “Phone hacking has become so easy that if you leave your mobile phone somewhere and go to the washroom, I can connect and hack it before you return,” the head of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) told the Islamabad High Court (IHC), on Thursday. This was the explanation provided by PTA Chairman Major-General Hafeezur Rehman to a bench headed …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday rubbished reports of the visit of a high-level delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the country as “fake news” and said there was no veracity to the matter. A day ago, a PTI official from its US chapter and several users, who appeared to be PTI supporters based on their …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is engaged with the US administration to obtain a waiver of US sanctions on the Iran-Pakistan (IP) Gas Pipeline Project, aiming to fulfil contractual obligations with Iran, said the federal energy minister on Thursday. The caretaker government opted to construct a portion of the 80-kilometer pipeline within its territory to preempt potential legal disputes with Iran in international …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday chaired a high-level review meeting on a five-year roadmap for economic progress of the country. The five-year roadmap focused on decrease in inflation, poverty alleviation, and provision of employment. The prime minister said consultation should be held on this plan with all stakeholders of different sectors of the economy. Without wasting any time, …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for extending him warm congratulations on his re-election as the President of Pakistan. While replying to President Xi’s letter, the president expressed his commitment to working closely with the Chinese President to deepen practical cooperation, strengthen the all-weather partnership, and foster a shared community for the benefit of the …
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on Friday that an air ambulance service would be launched soon in the province. The chief minister took the decision while chairing a meeting on the Air Ambulance Project in Lahore. Maryam also allowed the use of the helicopter attached to her office for emergency shifting of patients, aiming to bolster medical response in …
LAHORE: As the PPP leadership continues to hold its card over the candidates for Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa governors, it has largely become a one-horse race in the former though a senior party leader indicated that a surprise nominee should not be ruled out in both the provinces. With presidential elections sorted out, something that the PPP wanted to deal with …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub Khan alleged on Friday that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja was ‘swayed’ with promises of ambassadorship in return for favours by the incumbent government. Speaking to the media alongside PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and former speaker National Assembly (NA) Asad Qaiser, Ayub claimed that CEC was promised future posting as …
ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador Donald Blome on Friday met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss a broad range of bilateral issues, a statement said. According to the Acting US Mission Spokesperson Thomas Montgomery, Blome and Shehbaz discussed various issues including partnering with the government of Pakistan on regional security, US support for continued economic reforms with and through the IMF, …