ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong on Thursday said Pakistan’s desire to enhance the ongoing commercial ties was welcoming as it would inject new impetus into China-Pakistan cooperation. He was speaking at a symposium on ‘Transformation of China’s Economy to High Quality Development Model’ organised by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS). The ambassador said China’s high quality development model offered …
KASUR: Denying any wheat crisis in Punjab, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz claimed on Thursday that her government has plugged a channel of massive corruption reported in wheat procurement every year (by not purchasing wheat). She was addressing farmers and party workers at the inaugural ceremony of a rural health centre in Phoolnagar, Pattoki tehsil. She claimed the face of the country would …
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has observed that, apparently, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf is being discriminated against and denied the fundamental right to hold public gathering in violation of constitutional provisions. While disposing of a petition of the PTI seeking permission to hold a public meeting near the Mazar-i-Quaid, the two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi directed the deputy commissioner (East) to …
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday issued notices the cabinet division, prime minister secretariat and other respondents on a petition impugning the appointment of foreign minister Ishaq Dar as the deputy prime minister. Headed by Chief Justice Aqeel Ahmed, the division bench of SHC also put the attorney general on notice for May 30. Citing the cabinet division, PM secretariat, principal …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday approved PTI founder Imran Khan’s bail application in the 190 million pound corruption case. A two-member bench, comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, had reserved the verdict a day ago after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecution team and Sardar Latif Khan Khosa, the counsel for Imran, concluded their …
ISLAMABAD: As the government tried to absolve a spy agency of blame for its alleged attempt to influence the audio leaks case, the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) as well as the defence ministry, and sought response within a week. The notices were issued as …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI has submitted a comprehensive response to objections raised by Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against the third intra-party elections (IPE) held in less than two years, urging the ECP to officially recognise the latest exercise held on March 3. In a response to the ECP’s seven questions the party’s federal chief election commissioner Raoof Hasan said the PTI …
LAHORE: The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday made it clear that it would not accept any ‘undue’ interference in the executive authority by another institution. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz presided over the cabinet meeting and maintained that the government did not believe in conflict with any institution, but ‘undue’ interference in the executive authority was not acceptable. The cabinet’s declaration came …
KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has reiterated the government’s resolve to expand the tax base by aggressively pursuing the untaxed and undertaxed sectors. In a meeting with a delegation of the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) on Tuesday, the minister stated that the government is more determined than ever to broaden the tax base. He also shared the progress on digitalisation …
ISLAMABAD: The opposition PTI on Tuesday signalled willingness to engage in reconciliation talks with the ruling coalition, but only if certain tough conditions, including withdrawal of all cases against founding party chairman Imran Khan, were met. The offer was made by a couple of lawmakers belonging to PTI in the National Assembly during a debate on President Asif Zardari’s address to a …