Category: Pakistan

Newly appointed Attorney General of Pakistan Khalid Jawed Khan on Monday refused to represent the government in the presidential reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa, citing a “conflict of interest”. Jawed then asked the court to accept the government’s application for Additional Attorney General Amir Rehman to argue the case. “Additional Attorney General Amir Rehman […]

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Thursday that the opposition was weighing different options, including an in-house change, to “rid” the country of “inefficient” Imran Khan-led government. “All opposition parties are on the same page to get rid of the ‘inept’ and ‘selected’ Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government. Whichever way is adopted […]

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said he had written to National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser regarding the prolonged absence of the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif. In a post shared on Twitter, the PTI minister said that his letter to Qaiser, he urged the speaker […]

Anwar Mansoor Khan, who resigned as the Attorney General for Pakistan on Thursday, said the government knew about the remarks he was going to make in the Supreme Court that eventually cost him his job as the country’s top law officer. “Everyone knew what I was talking about and everyone knew what statements I would […]

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday questioned the PTI government’s decision to involve the country’s intelligence agencies in the crackdown against smuggling of food items and other goods. Speaking to the media in Lahore, the PPP chairman said: “Are they [intelligence agencies] supposed to fight terrorism, or are they supposed to investigate the fallout from […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday launched the Rs15 billion Ehsaas Amdan Programme in Layyah, which according to his government will increase the livelihoods of the weakest sector of society. Addressing the audience on the occasion, the premier thanked his aide Sania Nishtar for her efforts in making this project a reality. Referring to the […]

The government has decided not to repatriate Pakistani citizens stranded in China in accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organisation, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza announced on Thursday. “We believe that right now, it is in the interest of our loved ones in China [to stay there]. It […]

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Wednesday emphasised the need for legislative changes in the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) as well as improved training modules of NAB officials to curb misuse of power by the anti-graft watchdog. “The dignity and credibility of an institution which is responsible for accountability in the country should […]

BATTAGRAM/SHANGLA: The administrations of Battagram and Shangla districts have established isolation wards in hospitals as a precautionary measure against the possible spread of coronavirus, which has originated in the city of Wuhan in the central Chinese province of Hubei. The precautionary steps were taken on the directives of provincial health department in the two districts, […]

Two Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred on Thursday during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) on a terrorist hideout in Dattakhel, North Waziristan, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). “Five terrorists were killed during the exchange of fire,” the statement added. The martyred soldiers were identified as Sepoys Muhammad Shamim and Asad […]