ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly witnessed relative civility on Tuesday, as lawmakers from the ruling PML-N and opposition PTI agreed on the need for dialogue to settle their issues, though neither side seemed willing to take the first step. The tone was set by a comment from Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, who, responding to PTI lawmaker Sher Afzal Marwat’s reconciliatory note, …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has warned that he would ask overseas Pakistanis to halt remittances if the government fails to meet his demands, including the release of incarcerated party workers and the formation of judicial commissions to investigate the May 9 riots and the Nov 26 crackdown on PTI workers in Islamabad, his sister Aleema Khan said …
ISLAMABAD: The trial of former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, in the £190m corruption reference is nearing conclusion as the prosecution has completed final arguments. The defence would start its rejoinder today (Wednesday). Accountability Court Judge Nasir Javed Rana presided over the hearing inside the Adiala Jail on Tuesday as Mr Khan and his spouse appeared …
ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has expressed support for Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s stance on the Madrassa Registration Bill. An MQM-P delegation, led by Convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, met Rehman at his residence in Islamabad. The delegation included Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, Farooq Sattar, and Amin-ul-Haq. During the meeting, the leaders discussed the country’s current …
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) supremo Maulana Fazlur Rehman has firmly stated that the Madrassa Registration Bill has already become an act and his party will not accept any amendments to it. Addressing the National Assembly session on Tuesday, the JUI-F chief said that if the bill is presented again without being recognised as an Act, it would be a violation …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced that the total number of Pakistanis killed in the Greek shipwrecks last week had risen to five. At least five migrants drowned after their wooden boat, carrying many Pakistanis, capsized off Greece’s southern island of Gavdos, the coastguard said on Saturday, with witnesses saying many were still missing as search operations continued. …
ISLAMABAD: Japan on Tuesday pledged separate grants worth $28 million to assist with development projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa related to maternal child health and post-flood recovery. In 2022, Pakistan witnessed the worst floods in its history, which claimed 1,700 lives, affected 33 million people, killed cattle, washed away swathes of agricultural land, and incurred losses worth $30 billion, according to …
ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah had a calm demeanour on Tuesday in the National Assembly, where he invited the PTI to officially hold political dialogue with the government, especially in light of the committee formed by the party. Since PTI founder Imran Khan’s incarceration last year based on several cases, his party’s relationship with the government, as well as the …
RIYADH: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met his Saudi counterpart Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif in Riyadh on Tuesday, where the two vowed to strengthen security cooperation. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have long shared a multifaceted relationship rooted in mutual economic interests, strategic military cooperation, and shared Islamic heritage. Historically, these ties have encompassed economic assistance, energy supplies and military …
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday tacitly acknowledged on the floor of the National Assembly that it was behind the ongoing internet disruptions and monitoring of social media platforms, citing prevailing security concerns. “Pakistan is facing great security threats, so we have to adopt some kind of a strategy. We cannot leave it [social media] unbridled like other countries,” Parliamentary Secretary …