Army Act applies to military personnel, observes Justice Mandokhail

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) – Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel on Monday remarked that crimes committed under the Army Act are applied only to military personnel. He gave the remark during the hearing of the intra-court appeal against the trial of civilians in military courts in the Supreme Court. Headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, a seven-member constitutional […]

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Delay in Al-Qadir Trust verdict not linked to any deal, says Barrister Gohar

RAWALPINDI (Pakistan Post) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar on Monday stated that the delay in the decision of the 190 million pounds reference was not the result of any deal. Speaking to the media outside Adiala Jail alongside PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja, Gohar said incarcerated PTI founder and former premier Imran […]

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Fate of people will be changed in five years: Maryam Nawaz

LAHORE (Pakistan Post) – Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said that the fate of people will be changed in five years during the PML-N government. She was addressing a ceremony held on Monday to give free homes to deserving families under the Maskan-e-Ravi project. “I am very satisfied today as 100 families got their homes […]

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Continuity in dialogue with PTI to help resolve political issues: Khawaja Asif

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) – Minister for Defense Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday said that continuity in dialogue with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), would help resolve political issues. PTI must show seriousness and provide charter of demand in writing without wasting time, he said while talking to a private television channel. PTI founder is seeking support from […]

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ECC approves over Rs8bn for various ministries

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet in its meeting on Monday approved over eight billion rupees in favour of various ministries. The ECC, which met in Islamabad today with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in the chair approved a Technical Supplementary Grant of Rs 1.945 billion in favour of the […]

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Trump says he and China’s Xi have been talking through aides

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Post) – US President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday (Jan 6) that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have been speaking through representatives and he believes the two leaders will get along. “We’ve already been talking. We’ve been talking through their representatives,” Trump said in an interview with conservative talk show host Hugh […]

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US envoy says Israeli forces begin pullout from 2nd south Lebanon town

BEIRUT (Paksitan Post) – Visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein said Israeli forces began withdrawing on Monday from a south Lebanon border town more than halfway into a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. It is the second such pullout since a November 27 ceasefire, and came after United Nations peacekeepers and Lebanon’s prime minister late […]

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World Food Programme condemns Israeli attack on its convoy in Gaza

GENEVA (Pakistan Post) – The UN World Food Programme said on Monday (Jan 6) that Israeli forces had opened fire on one of its convoys in the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza in what it called a “horrifying incident”. The agency said the convoy of three vehicles carrying eight staff members from central Gaza to […]

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UAE in talks with US, Israel about provisional government for post-war Gaza

DUBAI (Pakistan Post) – The United Arab Emirates has discussed with Israel and the United States participating in a provisional administration of post-war Gaza until a reformed Palestinian Authority is able to take charge, according to people familiar with the talks. The behind-the-scenes discussions, reported by Reuters for the first time, included the possibility of […]

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