Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wrote another letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial requesting the formation of a judicial commission to probe the attempted assassination of PTI Chairman Imran Khan. The prime minister, in his letter, said that the federal government would be indebted to the Supreme Court for consideration of its request […]
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Arshad Sharif’s murder: PM writes to CJP for judicial inquiry
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday penned a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial seeking the formation of a judicial commission to probe the death of slain journalist Arshad Sharif. The letter suggested that the commission may focus on five questions related to the circumstances surrounding the killing: What procedure Arshad Sharif […]
PM gets red carpet welcome, guard of honor on arrival for two-day China visit
BEIJING:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday landed in Beijing on a two-day official visit to meet Chinese leadership and review All-Weather Strategic Cooperation Partnership and discuss regional and global developments. On his arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport, the prime minister was given a red carpet welcome as the smartly turned-out contingents of the Chinese forces […]
PM Shehbaz Sharif announces relief package for farmers
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced Rs1,800 billion relief package for farmers for the revival of the agriculture sector and to restore the livelihoods of farmers in the flood-affected areas. Addressing a press conference alongside other federal ministers, PM Shehbaz Sharif said the government would provide loans worth Rs1800 billion to the farmers for […]
Calls for UK to probe reported hacking of Liz Truss’s phone
UK opposition politicians called for an investigation Saturday after a newspaper reported that suspected Kremlin agents had hacked ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss’s cell phone when she was foreign minister. In an unconfirmed report, The Mail on Sunday cited unnamed security sources as saying that Truss’s personal mobile phone had been hacked “by agents suspected of […]
UK PM Sunak gathers cabinet to begin ‘hard work’ of fixing economy
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will gather his newly appointed cabinet for the first time on Wednesday, a day after taking power with a promise to fix the mistakes of his predecessor and stabilise the economy. At the top of Sunak’s agenda will be preparation for a fiscal statement, keenly anticipated by financial markets, which […]
UK PM faces fresh political woes after difficult MPs meeting
Embattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss faced fresh woes on Thursday after a prominent Conservative party insider said some of her own MPs were considering a push to replace her with two former rivals. “All sorts of different people are talking about all sorts of different things because the Conservative backbenchers are casting around for […]
Lahore court acquits PM Shehbaz, Hamza in Rs16bn money laundering case
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz have been acquitted in money laundering case. The court announced its judgment in the mega money laundering case against the Shehbaz family after the FIA prosecutor informed the court that no money was directly deposited in the accounts of both son and father. The court had […]
FIA case: Court directs lawyers to complete arguments on acquittal pleas of PM, Hamza
LAHORE: A special court directed lawyers on Tuesday to complete their arguments on acquittal applications of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son, Hamza Shehbaz, in a case registered by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). Special Judge (Central-1) Ijaz Hassan Awan conducted the case proceedings, wherein Hamza Shehbaz appeared and got his attendance marked. However, […]
PTI seeks JIT to determine agency behind ‘bugging’ of PM House: Imran Khan
Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has announced to move court against the recent audio leaks from Prime Minister House. “Audio leaks are a serious breach of national security as they call into question the entire security of the Prime Minister’s Office and PM House,” the former prime minister wrote on […]