Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that he hopes that the report will be sent to the chairman NAB to end this fake case. Talking to media outside the accountability court in Islamabad, former prime minister, PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that as usual, the demand is the same today, to install […]
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Public will decide PML-N’s fate on Election day: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday said that PML-N will contest elections with their fate in the hands of the public. Abbasi while talking to the media outside Lahore High Court (LHC) said that the party leadership was conducting a powerful election campaign. Former premier, after hearing LHC’s verdict dismissing […]
Abbasi good to go, LHC dismisses tribunal’s lifetime disqualification verdict
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday dismissed appellate tribunal’s verdict to disqualify former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for life. During the hearing, LHC cleared Abbasi to contest polls from his home constituency NA-57 Murree on July 25, dismissing election commission’s appellate tribunal’s verdict. LHC also granted permission to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad […]
Appellate tribunal reserves verdict over Abbasi’s NA-57 Murree candidacy
RAWALPINDI: Appellate tribunal of the election commission on Monday reserved its verdict over former Prime minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s appeal against rejection of NA-57 Murree constituency. Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Abdul Rehman Lodhi conducted the proceedings. Lodhi, during the hearing questioned the petitioner if there was any proof against Abbasi. He questioned “the […]
Self-regulating mechanism necessary to ensure objectivity in media: PM Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Addressing an awards ceremony of the All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS) in Islamabad, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi claimed that the present government had vowed to guarantee freedom of expression, and said that the media needed to regulate itself to ensure proper fact checking and objectivity. PM Abbasi stressed the need for media outlets […]
PM orders SSGC to restore gas supply to KE
KARACHI: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday after presiding over a special meeting on power crisis, directed Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) to supply the required amount of gas to K-Electric so that electricity could be restored. The special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) was called to resolve the prolonged […]
PM, army chief in Saudi Arabia to observe military exercises
RIYADH: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to inspect the second stage of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition’s (IMCTC) military exercise, Joint Gulf Shield. The PM and army chief are accompanied by a high-level delegation that includes Defence Minister […]
Govt’s revenue base might increase if tax-amnesty scheme proves successful: Moody’s
Moody’s on Thursday said that government’s revenue base will increase if Pakistan’s tax-amnesty scheme proves successful. Moody’s International assessed that the new scheme launched by Prime Minister (PM) Abbasi could lessen fiscal pressure on the government for low revenue generation and also help increase capital expenditures for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The statement said that […]
PM Abbasi to visit Afghanistan on Friday
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will make a daylong visit to Kabul tomorrow on the invitation of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. The visit to Kabul is taking place following Ghani’s recent offer of peace talks with the Taliban for lasting peace and stability in the country and strengthening bilateral engagement. Abbasi will meet Ghani to […]
Pakistan defeated terrorists that none else could: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has on Thursday said that Pakistan is a leader in winning the war against terrorism. The rest of the world failed, he added, saying that we can’t name another country which sent 20,000 soldiers to counter terrorists. While addressing the closing ceremony of International Counter-Terrorism Forum in Islamabad, the prime minister […]