ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the provincial governments to ensure stability of prices of roti (bread) and wheat flour in the provinces so that these essential items are provided to people at affordable rates. The directive was issued at a meeting of the federal cabinet presided over by PM Khan here on Tuesday. […]
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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday witnessed introduction of 41 private member’s bills amid opposition’s protest when Speaker Asad Qaiser, in an unprecedented move, allowed a mover to introduce 32 bills ‘in one go’. Led by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MNA Dr Nafeesa Shah, the opposition members staged a walkout from the house, leaving behind […]
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WASHINGTON: The president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is hopeful that India’s clampdown in occupied Kashmir has reached a turning point — bringing US pressure. Sardar Masood Khan was visiting Washington to meet lawmakers, media and experts after India on Aug 5 rescinded autonomy of the occupied territory and sharply curtailed ordinary people’s communications. “There […]
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In a joint press conference held in Islamabad with the PML-N, the PPP announced on Tuesday that it seeks to ensure “there is no unilateral action on a long march to Islamabad” — a reference to JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s call to rally against the government. PPP stalwart Sherry Rehman, flanked by PML-N leaders […]
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A girl has a name…and it’s Shaniera Akram (Tell us you get our Game of Thrones reference). One of the panels at the 6th Islamabad Literature Festival featured Fasi Zaka, Ali Aftab Saeed, George Fulton and Nadeem F. Paracha, where Paracha repeatedly referred to Shaniera as ‘Wasim Akram’s wife’ rather than by her name. That’s […]
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The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday reserved its verdict on four applications by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) seeking secrecy in the scrutiny of its foreign funding case. Former PTI member and petitioner Akbar S. Babar had filed the foreign funding case before the ECP in 2014, alleging that nearly $3 million in illegal foreign funds were […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to train Saudi troops. The commitment was renewed during a meeting between Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and Commander of the Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) Lt Gen Fahad bin Abdullah Mohammad Al-Motair during a meeting at the General Headquarters. “The COAS affirmed Pakistan […]
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The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has placed a ban on analyst Hafeezullah Niazi from appearing on any TV channel for 30 days over his alleged “defamatory” remarks against senator Azam Swati, it emerged on Tuesday. The decision was taken based on recommendations provided to Pemra by the authority’s Council of Complaints, a press […]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday hinted at some changes in the federal cabinet after some leaders, during a meeting of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) parliamentary party, complained about “non-cooperation” of some ministers in addressing people’s grievances. The meeting, co-chaired by the prime minister and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at the Parliament House, […]
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Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Mirpur city on Monday to express solidarity with the victims of a recent earthquake that wreaked havoc in the region. During a meeting with the AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider, Prime Minister Imran was briefed on the losses as well as rescue, relief and rehabilitation […]
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