ISLAMABAD: The government has extended a fresh invitation for negotiations to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), with National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq emphasising that the doors for talks had never been closed. Speaking informally to journalists at the Punjab Assembly, Sadiq clarified that the government has always been open to negotiations with PTI, adding that the committee tasked with handling …
LAHORE: Just two days after leading opposition parties, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), met to discuss the country’s political challenges and reiterated their demand for fresh elections potentially setting the stage for a grand alliance — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, seemingly unsettled by the prospect of opposition cohesion, met JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday. The …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI has expressed concern over reports of Imran Khan’s rising sugar levels and irregular heartbeat, urging the government to provide him with access to medical facilities and allow doctors of his choice to examine him. In a statement released on Thursday, the party’s information secretary, Sheikh Waqas Akram, criticised the government for denying the PTI chief his “constitutionally …
MANSEHRA: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Azam Khan Swati on Thursday said that he was working to mediate talks between his party’s founding chairman, Imran Khan, and the army chief. “It may seem challenging to bring Imran Khan and the army chief to the negotiation table, but I will make it happen for the sake of the country’s political and economic stability,” …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office of Pakistan has issued a strong response to US President Donald Trump’s remarks regarding Gaza, calling them unjust and unacceptable. During the weekly media briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan reaffirmed Pakistan’s firm stance on Palestine, stating that its policy has remained unchanged since 1947. “Any statement suggesting the forced removal of Palestinians from their …
ISLAMABAD: An anti-corruption court on Thursday acquitted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz in the Ramzan Sugar Mill case after the defence and prosecution concluded their arguments. In 2018, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a reference against PM Shehbaz — who was the chief minister at the time — and his son Hamza, alleging that …
ISLAMABAD: Effects of the suspension of all US foreign aid programmes have started to appear in Pakistan as over 60 health facilities will be closed down, leaving 1.7 million people, including 1.2m Afghan refugees, cut off from life-saving reproductive health services. These health facilities in Pakistan were being administered by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The UNFPA’s Regional Director …
BEIJING: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday held a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing, with the two sides vowing to strengthen the Pakistan-China strategic cooperative partnership, according to a statement from the President’s House. The development comes during President Zardari’s ongoing visit to China along with a delegation comprising senior ministers. A day prior, he met …
ISLAMABAD: After talks between the government and the opposition collapsed last week, the PTI made another push to establish a joint front against the federal government and roped in former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to become part of its anti-government movement. The meeting with the former PML-N lawmaker from Murree came after PTI founder Imran Khan wrote a letter …
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information Advisor, Barrister Dr. Muhammad Ali Saif, met with Afghanistan’s Acting Ambassador to Pakistan, Molvi Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb. The meeting also saw the participation of senior politicians Muhammad Ali Durrani and Maulana Fazlur Rehman Khalil, Express News reported. During the meeting, Barrister Dr. Saif handed over a special message from the founding leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran …