By Shamshad Mangat

ISLAMABAD: Maryam Nawaz Sharif is busy nowadays in the preparation of according a warm welcome to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Khawaja Hasaan has been assigned the task of giving a historical welcome to Nawaz Sharif. The arrival of the prime minister is expected at the Lahore airport on July 12. The sources said that the […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar has reached London on a two-day emergency visit in order to take Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif into confidence regarding the current situation of government-opposition talks on terms of reference (ToRs) for investigation into revelations made by the Panama Papers. The minister will also brief the prime minister on […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Thursday that the Panama leaks issue would have fizzled out long ago if his party had not taken a stand on it because the major political parties had kept silent on this issue. Speaking to editors of the print and electronic media at his residence in […]

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the Rs 4.4 trillion budget for the year 2016-17. Ailing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday presided over the meeting through video link from Pakistan’s High Commission in London. Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar will table the finance bill in the Parliament on June 3. In the upcoming […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday discussed the upcoming budget via video link. Dar briefed the ailing prime minister on different aspects of the budget for year 2016-17. The prime minister reportedly expressed his satisfaction over the budget and hoped that cabinet and the NEC will approve it on […]

RAWALPINDI: The 18th Youm-e-Takbeer has passed on Saturday silently during the era of PML-N which made tall claims to make country’s defense unconquerable through atomic blasts. According to details, the activities of this historical day were limited to photo session, statements and social media. About nine parliamentarians of ruling PML-N including two Senators, five lady […]

ISLAMABAD: Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s series of meetings with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and former President Asif Ali Zardari is going on in London. The move is aimed at isolating Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI). On Tuesday, JUI(F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman called on PPP’s Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari at his apartment and tried to convince him to […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) has committed robbery on the pockets of more than 4,000 hapless government employees by depriving them from their hard earned money through Bhara Kahu Housing Scheme. Billions of rupees were demanded from 26,000 employees till May 30, on account of first instalment against plots of diverse categories. Director […]

ISLAMABAD: The ruling party PML-N has accomplished the plan to make hue and cry and to create atmosphere of pandemonium in the Parliament during the speech of PTI’s chief Imran Khan today (Wednesday). Whereas, on the other hand the trick played by Pakistan People’s Party on the floor of house during Nawaz Sharif’s speech has […]

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Sunday arrested Agha Hazoor Shah, an executive engineer, on the basis of the information provided by arrested Balochistan Finance Secretary Mushtaq Raisani and seized cash amounting to billions of rupees from his house. Shah had hidden the money in the water tank of his house. The NAB Balochistan […]