Pakistan

All opposition parties in the National Assembly have reiterated that the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairmanship should be given to the opposition leader, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the joint opposition leadership, Shehbaz said the opposition leaders had once again concluded that the opposition … [Read more...] about Opp insists on Shehbaz’s name for PAC chairman

The Federal Investigation Agency on Tuesday barred Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz from flying to London. The son of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-) President Shehbaz Sharif said, "When I reached the immigration counter, I was told that my name is on the black list." "I am not wanted in the ongoing National Accountability Bureau (NAB) inquiry," he added. … [Read more...] about FIA bars Hamza from flying to UK

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday appointed Yousaf Baig Mirza as special assistant on media affairs. Yousaf Baig Mirza Yousaf has vast experience in electronic media. He has served as the managing director of the Pakistan Television. He is also known for launching a number of private television channels in the country. Currently, he is the vice chairman of Public News. Published … [Read more...] about Yousaf Baig made special assistant to PM on media

The outgoing American ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, who is of Indian origin, has accused Pakistan of allegedly harbouring terrorists, saying the US should not give Islamabad "even a dollar" until they correct the situation. "Giving them over a billion dollars, and they continue to harbour terrorists that turn around and kill our soldiers, that's never okay," Haley, who leaves … [Read more...] about US should not give even a dollar to Pakistan: Nikki Haley

The United States said Tuesday it had added Pakistan to its blacklist of countries that violate religious freedom, ramping up pressure over its treatment of minorities. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he had designated Pakistan among "countries of particular concern" in a congressionally mandated annual report, meaning the US government is obliged to exert pressure to end freedom … [Read more...] about US adds Pakistan to blacklist over ‘religious freedom violations’

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif Tuesday said that it had become difficult for him and his family to cry, let alone smile. "What we can say about smiling… we can't even cry if we want to," Nawaz told reporters outside an accountability court in Islamabad. In October this year, Nawaz was not allowed to vote in by-election after he forgot to bring his identification … [Read more...] about I can’t even cry, leave alone smile: Nawaz