The Honourable Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister, Defence Minister, Minister for Planning and Development, Information Minister, visited Pasrur Cantonment, Sialkot, today to commend the exceptional bravery and professionalism of the troops during Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, part of The Marqa-e-Haq. Chief of Army Staff General […]
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PTI considers ‘governor rule’ a non-democratic, extra-constitutional step, says Fawad
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Sunday ruled out possibility of imposing governor rule in Sindh, saying the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government considered it a non-democratic and extra-constitutional step. However, the federal government was in favour of the implementation of Article 140-A of the constitution, which required the provinces to […]
Fawad says modern technology inevitable for transparency in elections
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday said that the use of modern technology is a need of the hour to ensure transparency in the elections. Talking to a delegation of the Insaf Lawyers Forum, he said that Rawalpindi, Multan and Punjab bar councils have already expressed their desire to […]
Traders in Karachi agree to put off decision to keep shops open till 8pm after successful talks
KARACHI: Tajir Action Committee of traders on Saturday said it had agreed to put off their decision till Monday of keeping shops open till 8pm, after having a discussion with Sindh Minister for Information Nasir Hussain Shah, a private TV channel reported. Speaking to journalists, the provincial minister said that the committee had been invited […]
Fawad points out neglect, severe damages to Pakistan’s ecosystem
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Friday said that it was a great honour for Pakistan to host the World Environment Day with the theme of ecosystem restoration on Saturday. Speaking at an inauguration ceremony of two-day photographic exhibition in Pak-China Friendship Centre, he said that it was a recognition of […]
Fawad says modern technology to ensure transparency in elections
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said that modern technology would play key role to ensure transparency in elections. Taking to a delegation of the High Court Bar Association of Islamabad and the District Bar Association of Islamabad, he apprised them about use of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) […]
Fawad says 82% loan from IMF borrowed by PPP, PMLN
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 […]
PM’s adviser Shahzad Akbar lodges FIR against Punjab lawmaker Nazir Chohan
LAHORE/LODHRAN: Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior and Accountability Shahzad Akbar on Saturday lodged a first information report (FIR) against Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) of Punjab Nazir Chohan, one of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf members who is considered as party’s ‘dissident,’ for levelling ‘baseless allegations’ against him. In the FIR lodged with the Racecourse Police […]
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 […]
Chaudhry says that incidents of Makran, Peshawar and Hazarganji are closely linked
“There appears to be an organised pattern in the recent events,” said the Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday. He said that there is a similarity between the today’s shooting on passengers of a bus on Makran Coastal Highway, operation in Hayatabad and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) attack in Quetta. The minister took on Twitter highlighted […]