By Shamshad Mangat

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to convene a meeting of PML-N’s Central Working Committee in the first week of August for consultation on becoming president of the country and to foil strategies of the joint opposition. The PM has informed his close cohorts about the decision. It has also been decided that two […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his close aides are seriously considering that the premier should leave his office and become the president in order to counter the opposition pressure in connection with Panama leaks. Legal experts of the prime minister have suggested to him that if he quits premiership and assumes the office of […]

  ISLAMABAD: The corruption-plagued boat of the PPP eventually capsized in the AJK polls despite forceful electioneering by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in AJK. The PPP tried its best under Bilawal but accusations of corruption hold the party back. The party managed to win only two seats in the recent AJK legislative assembly polls. A cursory […]

  ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has not phoned Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif even once to enquire after his health after his return from London following his open-heart surgery and government circles are concerned about this situation. Well-placed sources in the federal capital said that Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Interior Minister […]

ISLAMABAD: The matter regarding the future of the local bodies and giving authority to the newly elected Mayor in Islamabad could not be resolved amicably A meeting of all the stake holders which was held at the Convention Centre, under the chairmanship of State Minister, Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhary, concluded without any consensus being reached. […]

ISLAMABAD: An aborted military coup in Turkey has served as political oxygen for Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif who has been facing intense political pressure for the last three months. Nawaz Sharif is living under tremendous pressure consistently following the disclosures of the Panama leaks and this pressure has led to make him a heart […]

ISLAMABAD: In the midst of a storm of corruption in each and every department, the Chairman Senate, Raza Rabbani, has created a precedent of honesty for others by purchasing the furniture for his parliament’s chamber from his own pocket. Sources told Daily Times that Mian Raza Raabani had changed the furniture of his office at […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan on Saturday evening after his one-and-a-half-month stay in London in connection with his open-heart surgery. The prime minister had gone to London on May 22 for treatment. He underwent an open-heart surgery at Harley Street Clinic on May 31. A special aircraft (Boeing 777) of the […]

ISLAMABAD: Sindh Rangers (SR) have informed in writing to the high ups of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to clean their offices of political elements. Sindh Rangers have given a guarantee to the SBP and the NBP management that if any reaction comes from political parties over […]

ISLAMABAD: The PPP has once again emerged as a game changer in the perspective of petitions filed in the Election Commission (EC) seeking disqualification of Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif. The PM’s consultation with opposition leader is mandatory for the nomination of members of the EC and the PM will not be able to nominate […]