ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif celebrated the Pakistan Muslim League’s (PML) Foundation Day on Monday, crediting the party’s contributions to Pakistan’s development over the past three decades under Nawaz Sharif’s leadership. In a statement, Shehbaz said, “The All-India Muslim League, led by Quaid-e-Azam and other leaders of the Pakistan Movement, paved the way for the creation of an independent Pakistan.” …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari held a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday, where both leaders agreed to move forward with legal reforms and make decisions through consultations with all political stakeholders. The meeting took place amid an environment of acrimony between the PPP and PML-N, the two major parties in the ruling coalition. Last week, key leaders …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir on Monday held a meeting on key security concerns, including a recent PTI protest in Islamabad in which several lives were lost over the course of demonstrations spanning multiple days. The government did not share details of the meeting with the media, but a source privy to …
ISLAMABAD: Under the patronage and in the presence of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, the Muslim World League (MWL) will launch a groundbreaking platform to support girls’ education in Muslim societies. This initiative, based in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, aims to foster international partnerships by forging alliances among governmental, Islamic, and global civil organizations, thereby …
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 …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif commended the military’s role in eliminating smuggling from Afghanistan, which had driven up sugar prices, reported Express News. He noted that due to this crackdown, sugar prices had decreased and the country was even able to export surplus sugar. Addressing the federal cabinet on Monday, he credited the reduction in sugar prices to the elimination …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the recent protests in Islamabad, crediting the Army Chief for providing full support in quelling the unrest. He vowed that those responsible for the disruptions would no longer be allowed to destabilise the nation. Speaking at a federal cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the PM stated that the security forces successfully ended the …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has instructed the speakers of the national assembly and Punjab’s provincial assembly to take active steps to address concerns raised by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). The directive came during a consultative session held in Model Town, Lahore, to review the current political climate, party sources reported on Sunday. The meeting included National Assembly Speaker …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the authorities concerned to expedite action against tax defaulters and evaders as well as their facilitators. “Accelerate actions against tax defaulters and bring the tax evaders and their facilitators to book,” the prime minister said while receiving a briefing from the finance ministry regarding the country’s economy and the recent meeting with …