ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government on Tuesday imposed a two-week ban on all public visits, meetings and interviews at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail citing “security” threats — a move decried by PTI leaders, who deemed it a deliberate plan to stop them from meeting party founder Imran Khan, who is currently incarcerated at the facility. In a letter written to the Punjab …
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa on Monday observed that the intimidation of the press would not be tolerated at any cost, since it involves key fundamental rights. The observation came as he was dictating an order, following a prolonged hearing on the harassment of journalists. Headed by the CJP, a three-judge bench including Justice Irfan Saadat Khan and …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari was presented with a guard of honour on Monday by a smartly turned-out contingent of the Pakistan armed forces at the President’s House. During the ceremony, the national anthem was played with the newly-elected president arriving in the traditional presidential carriage. The event was attended by the president’s family, including former foreign minister Bilawal-Bhutto Zardari. …
ISLAMABAD: The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee is set to convene today (Monday) for Ramazan’s moon-sighting at the office of Administrator Auqaf in Peshawar. The meeting, to be presided over by the committee’s chairman Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad, will witness the participation of esteemed members from both central and zonal Ruet-i-Hilal committees. Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Azad emphasised that …
WASHINGTON: The country’s debt burden will feature prominently in talks as Pakistan engages with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) later this month to seek assistance in boosting its ailing economy. The first such engagement, expected this month, will focus on the release of the final tranche of the expiring $3 billion loan package. Pakistan will initiate another round of talks for …
KARACHI: In his first press conference after leaving the Presidency, Dr Arif Alvi said on Sunday that he was still trying to bridge the gap between the establishment and the PTI. Addressing the media at his residence in Karachi, Dr Alvi also stressed the need to take positive steps to bring the country together, calling on both the government and …
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Police continued to use force in dealing with PTI protests across the province on Sunday, as many party workers were beaten up and a number of key leaders arrested during demonstrations against alleged electoral rigging. The rallies and protests were held in major cities across the country on the call of PTI’s incarcerated founder, Imran Khan. The agitation was …
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on Sunday urged Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa to order formation of a judicial commission to probe cipher case for exposing elements involved in hatching conspiracy against the previous government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). He was addressing a rally staged by PTI against what it called ‘the theft of mandate’ in the February …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday administered the oath to a 19-member federal cabinet of newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Earlier today, PM Shehbaz had sent a summary to President Zardari to appoint the cabinet, comprising 18 federal ministers and a minister of state. The PML-N’s main ally, the PPP, has refused to become part of the federal …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sher Afzal Marwat has made startling claims, accusing Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz of orchestrating an assassination plot against him. The serious allegations were brought to light on Saturday, as Marwat spoke to journalists outside Parliament House, asserting that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader had hired ‘contract killers’ to target him. According to Marwat, …