RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has filed a petition for contempt of court after being prevented from traveling for Umrah despite a court order allowing him to do so. The petition was submitted to the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench through his lawyer, Sardar Abdul Razzaq Khan. Sheikh Rashid was scheduled […]
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‘We’re ready to die for Pakistan’: Sheikh Rashid stands with armed forces
Awami Muslim League Chief and former minister Sheikh Rashid has said that India was acting like a bully, but Pakistan has now silenced it. Speaking to media in Rawalpindi, he praised the Pakistan Army’s bold response. He said the military’s action proved that Pakistan is a strong and living nation. Rashid declared that Pakistanis are […]
LHC confirms Sheikh Rashid’s interim bail in Masjid-e-Nabwi(PBUH) incident
RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench Monday affirmed the pre-arrest interim bail of the former Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed in a case for allegedly harassing, hurling abuses, and sloganeering against the Pakistani delegation led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Masjid-e-Nabvi(PBUH). On completing arguments from both sides, LHC Justice Muhammad […]
Buzdar, Sh Rashid discuss no-confidence move
LAHORE: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Thursday met Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and discussed matters related to political situation, law and order, and no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan. They condemned opposition’s attempts to create political unrest in the country, saying that the opposition would get a surprise on the voting […]
Last warning for India as Pakistan Navy intercepts submarine: Sheikh Rashid
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday said intercepting of an intruding Indian submarine into Pakistani waters by the Pakistan Navy was a last warning for India. The Pakistan Navy’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Unit tracked and intercepted the attempt of India’s latest Kalvari class submarine of entering the Pakistani waters on March 1. “As […]
Sheikh Rashid sees deadlock among opposition parties over issue of no-confidence motion
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday said there was a deadlock among the opposition parties over the issue of no-confidence motion. Addressing a press conference here at the ministry of Interior, he said that opposition’s plans to bring a no-confidence motion would fail as they all were interested to protect their own vested […]
Rashid rules out any possibility of presidential form of government
ISLAMABAD: On Wednesday, Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed ruled out any possibility of a presidential form of government, rejecting all rumors being spread through different modes of media about the ‘presidential system or emergency’ in the country. Addressing a press conference here, the minister said that neither there was any possibility of imposition of […]
‘Hero’ family rushes to aid Pakistan train crash victims
‘ DAHARKI: As an express train hurtled through farmland in Pakistan and smashed into the carriages of another service that had derailed minutes earlier, a family of nearby villagers was jolted awake. “The blast of the collision was so loud that we woke up in panic,” said Ali Nawaz, describing the start of a […]
Initial report says Ghotki train crash occurred after track’s welding joint broke
LAHORE: Ghotki train crash happened after track’s welding joint broke, according to initial investigation report submitted on Tuesday. The Ghotki train accident took place after a track’s welding joint broke, causing the Millat Express train to crash onto a down track. At least 63 people were killed and over 100 injured during the wee hours […]
Interior minister says authorities will uncover truth soon in Asad Toor attack
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has said that the authorities are closing in on suspects involved in the attack on journalist Asad Ali Toor. Addressing a press conference, he said that he was confident the authorities will uncover the truth soon. To a question, he said that the National Database & Registration Authority […]