Category: Pakistan

KARACHI: A reference against Manzoor Qadir Kaka, Ex-DG Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and 15 others was recommended by the Executive Board Meeting and the Chairman NAB has given the approval of the reference on 10 June 2019 (today).  The reference is being filed against the accused persons on the allegations of misuse of authority […]

ISLAMABAD: Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, the youngest daughter of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, has said that arresting Asif Ali Zardari will not silence the voice of truth. Following the arrest of her father Asif AIi Zardari, Aseefa in a series of tweets said, “This cowardly selected government thinks throwing opposition into jail will legitimise it. […]

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Monday unveiled Economic Survey 2018-19. Unveiling the economic survey, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said “crucial decisions are being made to correct the course of economy and stabilize it.” He said PTI government inherited a weak economy with a total debt touching Rs 31,000 […]

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has announced to observe Tuesday, June 11 as ‘Black Day’ against the arrest of former president Asif Ali Zardari. PPP Sindh President Nisar Khuhro said party workers would wear black arm bands at the district headquarters across the province to protest against the arrest of Asif Ali Zardari. Nisar Khuhro […]

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has requested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to postpone for 20 days the first-ever provincial assembly elections which were to be held in the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) on July 2. The ECP had issued a notification on May 6 announcing the schedule for the provincial assembly elections. A June […]

Putting an end to speculation about his return, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Pakistan early Sunday morning amid strict security arrangements and was welcomed by a large gathering of PML-N workers and leaders. Shehbaz arrived at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport at 4:49am by Pakistan International Airlines flight […]

Chairperson of the Ehsas programme Dr Sania Nishtar on Saturday briefed the media about the measures that the government plans to implement in order to facilitate differently-abled people across the country. Under the Ehsas programme, which was launched in March this year, the government will provide Sehat Insaf cards to differently-abled people who are registered with […]

LAHORE: Kot Lakhpat jail authorities on Saturday allowed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz to meet her father and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. She was allegedly not allowed to meet Mr Sharif during Eid by jail authorities. The PML-N had alleged that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government in Punjab did not let Mr […]

LARKANA: The team of health experts that visited Ratodero on federal government’s request to investigate spread of HIV/AIDS in the town of Larkana district and prepare their recommendations to contain the situation, shared its preliminary findings with Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho on Saturday. Dr Oliver Morgan, Dr Karl Schenkel, Dr Water Zingg, Dr […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), an important ally of the PTI coalition government, has taken on board its lawyers wing and the like-minded asking them to stay ‘non-partisan’ in the opposition-backed lawyers’ drive regarding references against two superior court judges in the Supreme Judicial Court. “We have taken lawyers on board and everyone agreed […]