ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday termed statements of Pakistan Muslim League-N President Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto regarding IMF programme ‘shocking’ and ‘hypocritical.’ In a statement, he said that 82 percent loan payable to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) till date was borrowed by […]
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Five AJK legislators call on Imran Khan in Islamabad, join PTI
ISLAMABAD: Five members of Azad Jammu Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Saturday met Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad and announced to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), showing full confidence in his policies and leadership. Former Legislative Assembly speaker Anwarul Haq, former minister Shahzad Chaudhry, Ali Shan Soni, Ali Raza Bukhari, and Sagheer Chughtai are the […]
Minister invites Google, Facebook, global tech firms to open offices in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has invited Google, Facebook, and other technology companies to come to Pakistan to open their offices. Speaking in a BBC’s ‘Hard Talk’ programme, he said that he had huge respect for Google, Facebook, and other technology companies. “I want them to come to Pakistan to […]
Fawad asks BBC’s ‘Hard Talk’ host to not undermine Pakistan’s elected govt
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is the most popular leader in Pakistan as the people, who voted him to power, are still his ardent fans. Speaking in a BBC’s ‘Hard Talk’ programme, he said that even in the next general elections, Imran Khan […]
Fawad demands deployment of global protection force in Palestine
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday said that an international protection force should be deployed in Palestine to ensure lasting peace in the Middle East region and protect innocent people from Israel’s atrocities. “If international peacekeeping troops can be deployed in Africa, Asia, Europe and Far East, then why Palestine […]
Asad defends GDP growth, says IMF, WB projections not always true
ISLAMABAD: Putting up a fierce defence to the estimated GDP growth rate, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Tuesday said that the growth rate of 3.94 percent predicted by the National Accounts Committee (NAC) for the outgoing fiscal year was based on real figures and data. The figure was not fudged […]
Fawad believes Nawaz Sharif keeps ‘mum’ on Israel ‘due to properties abroad’
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Sunday said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif made no statement on Israeli aggression against Palestine as he [Nawaz] had billions of rupees properties abroad. “The reason for this silence is his [Nawaz] assets worth billions of rupees abroad,” he said in a tweet. The […]
All Pakistanis stand by people of Palestine: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Friday said each and every Pakistani was standing by the people of Palestine, reiterating Pakistan’s fullest support to the just cause of Palestine. “Every Pakistani is with you, we are all Palestine,” he said in a tweet while expressing solidarity with the innocent and oppressed […]
Govt gives media practical demonstration on EVMs
ISLAMABAD: A week after empowering the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to use the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the government on Wednesday gave the media a practical demonstration of the gadget at the Parliament House. The demonstration was led by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Adviser to the Prime Minister on […]
Minister says govt to stand by expatriates, labour class
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that the government and the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would always stand by overseas Pakistanis, especially the labour class. In a tweet, he said that he was surprised at the letter written by some former bureaucrats to the prime minister. He said that attitudes needed […]