LAHORE: In a meeting at Jati Umra, the residence of the Sharif family in Lahore, the ruling parties on Wednesday virtually succeeded in winning over Maulana Fazlur Rehman of the JUI-F for their ‘judicial reform package’. However, the parties still require cooperation from the PTI to achieve complete consensus on the constitutional amendments, which have become a bone of contention …
ISLAMABAD: A special committee reviewing proposed constitutional amendments gave more time to PTI on its request to share its own draft, after the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) and National Party submitted a joint draft of proposed legislation to the parliamentary panel on Wednesday. The PTI is likely to come up with its own draft of constitutional amendments today (Thursday), chairman …
LAHORE/GUJRAT: The agitation over the alleged rape incident in Lahore also spread to several other cities of Punjab on Wednesday, where students of public as well as private institutes resorted to violence, claiming the life of a security guard in Gujrat district, and ransacking and torching different campuses of the private college at the centre of the issue. The protesters …
ISLAMABAD: Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has highlighted the importance of addressing challenges between neighbours through honest dialogue and cooperation during his speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Islamabad. Jaishankar congratulated Pakistan on assuming the chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of Government and assured India’s full cooperation throughout Pakistan’s tenure, according to Express news. Speaking …
ISLAMABAD: PTI founder Imran Khan is not part of the race to become Oxford University’s chancellor. Oxford University has released a list of eligible candidates for the election, including 38 names, but Imran Khan’s name is not among them. The university administration stated that, for the first time, open applications were invited, and the chancellor election committee reviewed all applications …
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has sharply criticised Jemima Goldsmith after she voiced concerns about the health and safety of her former husband, Imran Khan, in prison. Jemima, in a social media post on X, expressed serious concerns about Imran Khan’s well-being in jail, claiming that he was facing “grave and distressing” conditions. She further stated that Pakistani authorities had …
ISLAMABAD: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has left Pakistan after attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. Before his departure, Jaishankar expressed his gratitude to the Pakistani government for their “splendid hospitality” in a message posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I thank the Government of Pakistan for the warm hospitality,” Jaishankar wrote, extending further appreciation to Prime …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for investing in the region’s collective capacity for connectivity as he chaired the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Islamabad on Wednesday. The SCO comprises China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus — with 16 more countries affiliated as observers or “dialogue partners”. Pakistan became a full member of …
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday dismissed “rumours spread on social media” related to the alleged on-campus rape of a student in Lahore, terming it a “fabricated story”. Last week, news related to the alleged rape of the student went viral on social media, prompting the police to arrest a security guard at the college who was allegedly …
KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) reached an agreement on Tuesday regarding the proposed 26th constitutional amendment. Although the key points of the constitutional package were not disclosed, JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman made it clear that he had rejected the previous draft and would not compromise on parliamentary supremacy or the essence of the Constitution. …