KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari’s personal physician and close aide Dr Asim Hussain on Saturday told reporters that the president is “medically fit” and will be discharged from hospital either tomorrow or the day after. According to a statement from the presidency on Wednesday, Zardari tested positive for coronavirus and was put in isolation. He has since been receiving treatment …
LARKANA: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari insisted on Friday that the judicious distribution of water “is our right” and demanded the withdrawal of any decision that may be harmful to the integrity of the federation. Addressing a large public gathering on the 46th death anniversary of his grandfather, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, he urged the federal government and the …
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani diplomat has called for concerted efforts to intercept clandestine flows of modern and sophisticated weapons that support UN-sanctioned armed groups such as Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and its Majeed Brigade which he said use safe havens in Afghanistan to launch deadly cross-border attacks inside Pakistan. “Terrorist armed groups are in possession of billions …
PESHAWAR / SWABI: Infighting within the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) further intensified on Friday with two more leaders calling for an inquiry against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur for terming them “conspirators”. Currently, a tug of war is going on between KP assembly speaker Babar Saleem Swati and Azam Khan Swati, both from Mansehra district, while former KP …
QUETTA: Leaders of different political parties on Friday condemned restrictions placed by the government on sit-ins and protests, terming it an unconstitutional act as staging rallies is the right of everyone. While Sardar Akhtar Mengal’s BNP-M is set to start its march on Quetta from Mastung on Sunday, the government is taking administrative measures to handle the situation. Despite the …
ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Gandapur has asked the federal government to release funds owed to KP under the National Finance Commission by April 30, or he will march on Islamabad with the entire provincial machinery. In a press conference held in the federal capital on Friday, the KP chief minister said the province was promised an increased share …
RAWALPINDI: Punjab Senior Minister for Tourism, Archaeology and Museums Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday ordered the restoration of 46 inactive gurdwaras in the Rawalpindi district. In a meeting following her visit to Taxila, she said that the provincial government will develop Taxila as an international heritage city. She said the Lahore Walled City Authority (LWCA) will begin work in collaboration with …
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), the highest forum for appointing and elevating superior courts judges, would convene two crucial meetings this month. It will be promoting two Lahore High Court (LHC) judges to the Supreme Court and appointing chief justices to four high courts. The JCP meeting, which was slated for April 8 for the elevation of two …
LAHORE: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss national security and the ongoing repatriation of Afghan nationals. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, Naqvi briefed the premier on security measures in place during Eidul Fitr and progress on the return of undocumented foreigners and Afghan Citizen Card holders. PM …
QUETTA: Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal announced on Wednesday that he would announce new demonstrations tomorrow as his protest against the recent arrests of rights activists entered its sixth day, and his talks with a government delegation a day earlier bore no fruit. The BNP-M had announced a long march from Wadh to Quetta last Friday to …