ISLAMABAD: A day after government sources suggested that the Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl had agreed to support the 26th constitutional amendment, a PTI delegation met JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday, apparently to confirm his stance had not shifted. While the government is expected to table the proposed amendment in parliament after the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, the political …
LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Deputy Chairman Sohail Nasir on Wednesday handed over a cheque worth Rs36.8 million to the Punjab government comprising the amount recovered from accused persons in corruption references. The NAB said the reference was filed against former chief minister and PTI President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and others (Communication &Works Department officials), pertaining to alleged corruption in …
A high-level Saudi delegation, headed by Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, the Kingdom’s Investment Minister, arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday for a three-day visit aimed at finalising $2 billion in business-to-business (B2B) investment proposals. Petroleum Minister Musadik Malik and Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan, among other ministers, received the 130-member delegation at the Noor Khan Airbase. The delegation comprises representatives from …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, during a fiery speech in the provincial assembly on Tuesday, issued a stern warning, saying, “If the Islamabad IG is not removed, our next protest will be aimed at removing him.” After nearly a full day of uncertainty, K-P CM Gandapur reappeared at the provincial assembly on Sunday, following his sudden disappearance …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is scheduled to sign agreements worth around $2 billion with a visiting Saudi delegation later this month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday. A delegation from Saudi Arabia is expected in the country before the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting that the country is hosting from Oct 15-16, he said. The Saudi delegation, led by Minister for …
ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad on Tuesday granted the police a further two-day physical remand of PTI founder Imran Khan’s sisters Aleema and Uzma Khanum. Hundreds of PTI activists, including senior leaders and the two sisters, had gathered at multiple locations in the capital, defying heavy police blockades and road closures, while authorities dug trenches and placed iron …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has asked the administration to provide a complete record of an illegal society in Sector C-12 called ‘Northridge Housing Society’, which allegedly encroaches upon the Margala Hills National Park. The court sought the details after it was informed by the lawyer that the owners of this scheme had a close relationship with the former spymaster, retired …
QUETTA: Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Monday declared that the tragic mistreatment meted out to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto would not be allowed to be repeated with Imran Khan. Addressing a public meeting in Qilla Saifullah in honour of the martyrs of democracy, Mr Achakzai said if military’s alleged interference in politics continued, Pakistan would keep …
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government on Monday imposed a ban on visitors of prisoners in Adiala jail till October 18. The ban also applies to all types of meetings of lawyers, political personalities and family members with PTI founder Imran Khan. The decision was taken due to security concerns. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)’s forthcoming summit in Islamabad has prompted authorities …
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa on Monday regretted the repeated validation of martial laws in the country by the judiciary, wondering if the judges considered themselves above the law and not bound by the Constitution. “Are judges of the superior judiciary so generous that they wholeheartedly extend endorsement to every military coup in the country,” the …