Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan lan­ded in an awkward position on Tuesday when some legislators belonging to the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) vehemently complained about non-provision of development funds and low-grade government jobs in their respective constituencies. The legislators during a meeting of the party’s parliamentary committee held at the Parliament House urged the prime […]

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Tuesday Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved a Rs7 billion package for providing relief to the poor through the Utility Stores Corporation (USC). Speaking at a press conference here along with USC Chairman Zulqarnain Ali Khan and Managing Director Umar […]

The Senate on Wednesday bulldozed the three bills concerning the tenure of the three services chiefs — chief of army staff, chief of air staff and chief of naval staff — and the chairman of the joint chief of staff committee, a day after the National Assembly passed these bills. With the two major opposition […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday visited a utility store in Islamabad’s G-9 sector where he launched a Rs7 billion package meant to provide relief to the poor through the Utility Stores Corporation (USC). The package, which was approved by the premier earlier, includes lowering the prices of essential edible items, including flour, cooking oil, […]

KARACHI: The opening ceremony of the sixth bilateral “Exercise Sea Guardians 2020” between Pakistan Navy and China’s People’s Liberation Army (Navy) was held at the Pakistan Navy Dockyard here on Monday, said a statement issued by the navy’s media wing. The Deputy Commander of Southern Theatre Command PLA (Navy) Vice Admiral Dong Jun graced the […]

Schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab have decided to extend winter vacations in the face of a cold wave that is likely to grip most parts of the country from Wednesday onward with a sharp drop in temperatures during the night. The increase in cold is a direct affect of a rain spell ending tomorrow, […]

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan was all praise for the opposition on Tuesday after the National Assembly passed three bills regarding the tenure of the services chiefs — chief of army staff, chief of air staff and chief of naval staff — and the chairman of the joint […]

Former chief election commissioner Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim passed away in Karachi on Tuesday, his family confirmed. He was 91. The former judge was under treatment at home when he passed away. His funeral prayers will be offered in the evening today and he will be laid to rest at the Mewa Shah graveyard. Ebrahim, who […]

The Senate Standing Committee on Defence gave its nod on Tuesday to three bills regarding the tenure of the services chiefs — chief of army staff, chief of air staff and chief of naval staff and the chairman of the joint chief of staff committee. Before the Senate body green-lit the bills in a meeting […]

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday briefed the Senate on tensions in the Middle East that arose after the killing of top Iran commander Qasem Soleimani in a US air strike, making it clear that Pakistan will not become party to the regional conflict. The minister began his speech by recounting how the crisis-like […]