A day after a major reshuffle in the federal cabinet, President Arif Alvi, on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Friday accepted the resignation tendered by Asad Umar from the office of the federal minister for finance, revenue and economic affairs. Moreover, another notification was issued regarding appointment of Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan
Please be patient, Imran tells the nation
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that beneficiaries of the system, including a few members of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) were resisting change, and advised the nation to be patient. “Even in the FBR there are people who are resisting change for their personal interest,” the premier said at the inauguration of […]
The ‘high-risk low-gain’ politics of the Kashmir issue
Over the last few days, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan seems to have come under tremendous fire for his recent statements regarding a possible future settlement with India over Kashmir. Speaking to a group of foreign journalists, Mr. Khan had stated that he might have a better chance of reaching an agreement with Mr. Modi […]
PM again takes a dig at ‘money launderers’
Prime Minister Imran Khan while citing a quote of French economist Frédéric Bastiat Sunday said the money launderers behave with indignation when they are questioned. The prime minister in a tweet shared the saying of the renowned economist, who had said, “When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a […]
Development of Balochistan top priority: PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said the federal government will extend full cooperation for the resolution of problems being faced by the people of Balochistan. He expressed these views during a meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Balochistan President and Special Assistant to Prime Minister Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind. During the meeting, matters relating to Balochistan, […]
NAB hires services of PTI’s Naeem Bukhari
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has named Naeem Bukhari, a prominent lawyer who represented the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in several high-profile cases, as lead counsel to oversee all sub-judice matters against Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif in the Supreme Court. According to a statement issued by the anti-corruption watchdog on Friday, Bukhari […]
Going beyond the photographs of stunted brain cells
The first speech of Prime Minister Imran Khan took many unexpected turns, and one of them was when he showed the photographs of stunted brain cells. Since then stunting has become a buzz word, and a lot of people are quoting the rate of stunting in the country to shame a political opponent. Many people […]
Shehbaz suggests 3 names each for two ECP positions
Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has responded to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s letter regarding key appointments of two members of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). In the letter, Sharif mentioned the alleged violation of some articles of the Constitution in the PM’s letter again. The opposition leader suggested three names each for […]
Time to reform the civil services
Why are the youth today generally pessimistic about their future? Is all this talk about merit being the sole consideration a hollow political slogan? Why is the governance at what appears to be the lowest ebb? Why do the youth doubt that Pakistan can ever become a great nation? In a public speech, Prime Minister […]
NAB is itself involved in money laundering, claims Bilawal
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday lashed out at Prime Minister Imran Khan, claiming ‘the selected PM’ would suffer the same fate as that of former military ruler General (r) Pervez Musharraf, a private TV channel reported. “Does he [Imran] think that he can send all the opposition leaders behind bars […]