News about Happenings in Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has accused India of providing material and logistical support to the Taliban government in Afghanistan to facilitate terrorist attacks against Pakistan, saying Islamabad remains fully aware of the cost of what it described as India-sponsored terrorism. Muhammad Jawad Ajmal, counsellor at Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the United […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bahrain on Thursday agreed to establish a joint working group on trade and investment and push for the early finalisation of the GCC-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement as the two countries signed the agreed minutes of the third session of their Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC). Deputy Prime Minister […]
RAWALPINDI: A high-level delegation from Belarus, led by Lieutenant General Aleksandr Volfovich, State Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus, called on Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces (COAS & CDF), at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. During the […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday stepped up pressure on the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, with Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warning that “important decisions” had become necessary, while Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said the provincial government’s conduct was paving the way for the imposition of an emergency. In a […]
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said the government’s doors remained open for negotiations but warned that no demands could be accepted by holding the state hostage or creating political instability. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Sanaullah urged political parties not to place […]
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) parliamentary leader in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Ahmad Karim Kundi on Wednesday criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government, accusing it of failing to take ownership of the war on terror and saying its confrontation with the federal government was pushing the province towards further […]
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday dismissed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s petition challenging an Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) notice issued over his remarks during the NA-18 Haripur by-election campaign last year. A two-member bench comprising Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Mohammad Faheem Wali announced […]
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday framed charges against lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha in a case related to the alleged disruption of an international cricket team’s security route. ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra overruled objections raised by the defence and summoned prosecution witnesses […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said rising terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa must be stopped at all costs, as the province continues to face attacks targeting security and law enforcement personnel. He made the remarks during a meeting with Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Engineer Amir Muqam, […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday met International Labour Organization (ILO) Director General Gilbert F. Houngbo and discussed cooperation between Pakistan and the UN labour body, particularly measures to create productive employment opportunities for skilled workers and youth. The ILO director general, accompanied by a delegation, paid a […]