Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) finally made up its mind on Monday, instituting a petition to challenge the filing of presidential references against two superior court judges which the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) is seized with. “You will see that a petition under Article 184(3) of the Constitution will be filed before the Supreme […]

HYDERABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has advised opposition parties to open their eyes after suffering shock defeat in voting for no trust-motion against incumbent Senate chairman as it has set in motion their own downfall. He told journalists at Kotri railway station on Thursday that Pak­istan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz […]

The Zilhaj moon has been sighted in Pakistan, announced Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman on Friday evening. “Eidul Azha will be celebrated in Pakistan on Aug 12,” he said. The chairman made the announcement in Karachi before the media after receiving moon sighting testimonies. The chairman said that the committee had received 72 […]

• Move against Mandviwala also fails as most opposition senators abstain from voting• Shahbaz, Bilawal vow to identify those who stabbed their parties in the back• Shibli says opposition members voted for Senate chairman on call of conscience ISLAMABAD: Senate Chair­man Sadiq Sanjrani survived a crucial no-trust vote on Thursday with as many as 14 […]

PML-N Senator Mushahidullah Khan, referring to the unexpected defeat of the opposition in the no-confidence vote against Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani a day earlier, on Friday said some people have turned democracy into a “marketplace”. The opposition had been dealt a startling blow despite having the support of 64 senators when the no-confidence resolution was tabled. The […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan during a telephonic conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stressed that developing relations with Saudi Arabia was a top priority for Pakistan, Radio Pakistan reported on Thursday. Prime Minister Imran telephoned the Saudi crown prince on Wednesday evening and offered his condolences on the demise of King Salman’s elder brother, Prince Bandar bin Abdulaziz […]

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday concluded hearing a petition seeking the removal of Maryam Nawaz as PML-N vice president on the basis of it “conflicting with the law and the Constitution.” A verdict on the petition will be given on August 27. The petition was submitted by MNAs Farrukh Habib, Maleeka Ali Bokhari, Kanwal […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday the mega project of construction of five million houses would kick-start from Gwadar to benefit the poor fishermen and later commence in Peshawar and other parts of the country to provide affordable housing units to low-income groups. He was speaking at the signing ceremony of a memorandum […]

ISLAMABAD: The executive board of the National Accountability Bureau, at a meeting on Wednesday, approved conduct of nine inquiries against different personalities, including PPP MNA Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah and former governor of Khyber Paktunkhwa Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan and four investigations against different government departments and ordered closure of some inquiries owing to lack […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul said polythene bags will completely be banned Islamabad from Aug 14. Ms Gul was addressing an event for the ‘Plastic Bags Se Azadi’ campaign at NHA headquarters. MNA Sumera Khan, Climate Change Senior Joint Secretary Hammad Shamimi, NHA Member (Admin) retired Capt Mushtaq Ahmed and senior […]