Islamabad mayor seeks explanation from latecomers on September 8, 2016ISAMABAD: The Mayor of Islamabad has sought explanation from 65 officers of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for reaching the office late. He has issued directives to all the officers and the subordinate staff to ensure that they are present in the offices at 8.30 a.m. daily. The Chairman CDA and Mayor Islamabad, Sheikh Ansar […]
Farooq Sattar treads the Benazir Bhutto path to salvage party on August 25, 2016ISLAMABAD: MQM has pursued the Benazir Bhutto formula of 2002 to salvage the party. Benazir Bhutto was finding it hard to return to Pakistan as she faced grave charges in 2002. She kept the vote bank of the party intact by establishing Peoples Party Parliamentarians under Makhdoom Amin Fahim and while remaining centre stage. MQM […]
Corpses washing up ashore spread panic on August 17, 2016 KALABAGH: The recovery of decomposing dead bodies from Jinnah Barrage could not be achieved as the number of corpses recovered from the reservoir has reached 53 in one year. Police, instead of searching for heirs, began to bury these bodies by declaring them unclaimed at a piece of land, which police had reserved for […]
New force set up to monitor NAP on August 16, 2016ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to form a new task force for the monitoring and implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP), which will be headed by National Security Adviser Lt Gen (r) Nasir Janjua. The new task force – which consists of 29 wings of the civil armed forces – was reportedly […]
Ex-CJPs reference against PM sets alarm bells ringing on August 12, 2016ISLAMABAD: A reference prepared by former chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry for the disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has set the alarm bells ringing for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government which is already under pressure in the wake of revelations made by the Panama Papers. The reference to be filed by former CJP is being […]
Task force to be set up to monitor NAP on August 12, 2016ISLAMABAD: The political and military leadership has agreed to set up a task force to review the pace of implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP). A meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the chair continued discussions on implementation of the NAP in a befitting manner on the third consecutive day on Thursday. Ongoing […]
Civil-military huddle agrees to give teeth to apex committees on August 11, 2016ISLAMABAD: The political and military leadership on Wednesday decided to give more powers to the provincial apex committees to root out terrorists. An important meeting was held, with Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif in the chair, to review the pace of implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP). Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, ISI […]
Govt targeting its own people but not blaming RAW for the Quetta blast on August 9, 2016ISLAMABAD: After the Quetta carnage , the government has started attacking its own establishment through its allies and not even pointed a finger of accusation at the Indian intelligence agency, RAW. The Prime Minster has not directly blamed RAW for the Quetta blast so far, but on Monday Maulana Shernai from JUI(F) condemned the establishment […]
RAW has access to Interior Ministry, sources reveal on August 7, 2016 ISLAMABAD: It has been revealed that the Indian secret agency, RAW (Research and Analysis Wing), has access to Pakistan’s interior ministry. In a key housing society of Islamabad, Swan Garden, an Indian Mamta Kumari, is living on a visa from for the last many years and an officer of the interior ministry, Shehbaz Tanoli […]
HRC mulls steps to control violence against women on August 2, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission has decided to take serious measures as a result of increasing cases of sexual harassment and burning incidents against women. The Prime Minister’s Action Plan for Human Rights has been implemented for which the premier has earmarked Rs 750 million. The documents of Human Rights Ministry revealed that out of […]