ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Saturday agreed to enhance cooperation in various fields, including counter-terrorism and border management, and jointly work to prevent smuggling and drug peddling. The agreement was reached during a meeting between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and a high-level Chinese delegation, led by Minister for Political and Legal Affairs Chen Mingguo. The minister welcomed Mr Chen and …
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has raised nine questions in a letter to the Supreme Court’s registrar, seeking clarification on how a Sept 14 clarification order was uploaded to the top court’s website. The Sept 14 order, issued by eight judges led by senior puisne judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, criticised the Election Commission of …
LONDON/ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in London on Saturday as part of his journey to the United States to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), scheduled to be held from September 23 to 27 in New York. The prime minister is in London for two days ahead of his departure for the US. After …
Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng met with Under Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Jay Shambaugh in Beijing on Friday, as part of the ongoing efforts to stabilize and develop economic relations between the two nations. He stated the need to uphold the consensus reached between the leaders of both nations during their meeting in San Francisco last November as well as …
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has extended festive greetings and sincere regards on behalf of the CPC Central Committee to farmers and people working on agricultural and rural fronts ahead of the seventh Chinese farmers’ harvest festival. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed that every effort …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif departed for the United States on Saturday to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, scheduled from September 23 to 27, 2024. In his address at the UN General Assembly, the prime minister will reaffirm Pakistan’s strong commitment to multilateralism and express support for the United Nations’ role …
LAHORE: Police entered the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally site in Lahore as official time allocated for the public gathering at Kahna expired at 6pm on Saturday. The main stage began to empty and attendees have started to leave, with police now positioned close to the central stage. As participants began leaving the rally, all lights at the Kahna venue were …
LAHORE: Police have become active in their efforts to arrest Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azhar, who attended and addressed the party’s rally in Lahore, despite being a proclaimed offender in the May 9 cases. Sources revealed that police officers have been tasked with apprehending Azhar, who remains wanted in connection with incidents that occurred on May 9 last year. …
LAHORE: The Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Amendment Ordinance, 2024 was challenged in Lahore High Court in a petition requesting the court to declare it unconstitutional and all orders or actions taken in this regard to be set aside. The peition made the request arguing that the sole objective of this Ordinance is to target PTI’s founding chairman Imran Khan …
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur. Meanwhile, the Peshawar High Court has imposed a directive prohibiting any arrest of Gandapur until October 5. An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad issued non-bailable arrest warrants for KP Chief Minister Gandapur and several other PTI leaders. while also declaring PTI leader …