ISLAMABAD: While responding to reservations raised by PPP spokesperson Shazia Marri regarding the government not consulting the party on key decisions, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Monday said that differences in a coalition government were inevitable, but they did not necessarily indicate a problem. Already at odds with the PML-N on how to run the country, the differences between the …
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad accountability court on Monday yet again postponed its verdict in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust corruption reference against ex-premier Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi due to the unavailability of a judge, causing the PTI founder to blast the delay as a pressure tactic. Imran and Bushra were indicted in the case on February 27, shortly …
ISLAMABAD: A protest sit-in against the power crisis in Hunza district’s Aliabad area continued for the fourth consecutive day on Monday with the Karakoram Highway (KKH) remaining blocked, paralysing Pakistan-China tourism and trade. The protest has been launched on the call of the Hunza Awami Action Committee and the All Parties Traders Association. While the government has failed to find …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed that strict legal action be taken against all human trafficking groups in the country to set an example, including immediate legal action to confiscate the properties and assets of human traffickers. Last month, several Pakistanis died in a boat capsizing incident in Greece. As per the estimate, more than 80 Pakistanis drowned …
ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates expressed keen interest in collaboration with Pakistan in the minerals and agriculture sectors during a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Rahim Yar Khan on Sunday. During the meeting, both leaders expressed their shared commitment to deepening economic, political, and cultural ties, said a statement. …
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday called for resolutely winning the tough, protracted and all-out battle against corruption. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, emphasized rigorous Party governance with the spirit of reform while addressing the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Commission for …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reaffirmed the country’s resolve to continue extending its full moral, political, and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people for their realisation of their right to self-determination. In a statement released by the Prime Minister Office (PMO), the prime minister recounted that January 5th was annually observed as the Right to Self-Determination Day since …
ISLAMABAD: PPP spokesperson Shazia Marri on Sunday criticised the PML-N-led federal government for failing to consult the PPP on key decisions, including the establishment of the Pakistan Maritime and Seaport Authority, saying that the government’s survival hinges on PPP’s support. Tensions between the federal government and its ally PPP have deepened, with senior party officials expressing a “lack of confidence” …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government spokesperson Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif on Sunday said that peace would be ensured in Kurram “at all costs”, a day after Deputy Commissioner (DC) Javedullah Mehsud was injured when unknown assailants fired at a convoy he was travelling in near Bagan. The KP government on Wednesday said that both warring sides in Kurram districts had finally …
ISLAMABAD: The negotiations between the government and the PTI seem to be heading towards a standoff, as after almost two weeks of talks, the former ruling party has asked the government to include the ‘stakeholder’, who wields actual decision-making powers, in the process to avoid any ambiguity in the agreement. PTI leader Asad Qaiser, who is a member of the …