ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will resume flights to Europe on January 10 after European Union authorities lifted a four-year ban on the carrier, the company said in a statement on Saturday. The statement from PIA, which was at the centre of a pilot licence scandal, said a “PIA flight will depart from Islamabad to Paris on January 10. “Initially, …
KOHAT: The warring sides in Kurram have agreed to an indefinite ceasefire, the KP government said on Friday. The development comes as a grand jirga, that is visiting the restive district, held individual as well as collective sittings with both sides, and after hours-long deliberations, agreed to cease fire for an indefinite period. Certain key decisions were also taken for …
LAHORE: PTI vice-chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has put the onus on the government to create a conducive environment for talks with his party. Talking to the media after his appearance in an Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore, the incarcerated PTI leader said a favourable response from the government can pave the way for dialogue with PTI. He reiterated the demand put …
LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif paid tribute to armed forces personnel for their great sacrifices during the fight against terrorism and expressed the government’s firm resolve to eliminate terrorism from across the country once again as the nation did in 2018. PM Shehbaz said the Apex Committee meetings were being held regularly aimed to ensure peace and security in …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday took major decisions to safeguard his government’s financial integrity and ensure the bureaucracy does not bypass his appointed deputy ministers in economic policy matters. PM Sharif issued separate instructions to notify a new joint inquiry team to analyse rising tax fraud cases and to direct federal secretaries to respect his nominated ministers of …
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has strongly criticised the federal government, calling it an “illegitimate” and “forcefully imposed” administration, rather than a lawful and constitutional one. Speaking to the media in Peshawar on Friday, he warned that the party was serious about staging a protest in Islamabad if the Madrasah Registration Bill is not passed. However, he …
RAWALPINDI: An accountability court on Friday upheld the non-bailable arrest warrants for Bushra Bibi, wife of PTI founder Imran Khan, in the 190 million-pound reference case and ordered authorities concerend to present her before court in next hearing. Accountability Judge Nasir Javed Rana presided over the hearing on Friday at Adiala Jail. During the hearing, Imran Khan was presented in …
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir on Friday expressed his dismay over the apprehension of civilians not involved in last week’s PTI protest, following which the capital and Rawalpindi police arrested more than 1,400 suspects. The remarks come amid claims by the PTI that the police have been discriminating against and racially profiling Pakhtuns as well as …
PESHAWAR: A multi-party conference (MPC) on Thursday expressed serious concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and noted that federal and provincial governments have apparently failed to address the challenges effectively. The forum decided to form a political and technical committee to safeguard the province’s financial and political interests. The ruling PTI skipped the moot, which …
ISLAMABAD: A month after the PPP chairman complained about promises not being honoured by the PML-N, both coalition partners agreed to kick-start at least a week-long dialogue to sort out contentious issues to move forward. At different forums, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari expressed reservations on the treatment meted out to the PPP by the PML-N government, complaining that the ruling party did …