Shahbaz Sharif takes over partys control on July 1, 2016ISLAMABAD: A protest by an angry group of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League N, during the budget session is the main reason now that Chief Minister Punjab mian Shahbaz Sharif has taken over the control of the party and started to listen to the complaints of elected representatives belonging to the PML-N,party, sources disclosed.Sources said […]
Shahbaz Sharif takes over partys control on July 1, 2016ISLAMABAD: A protest by an angry group of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League N, during the budget session is the main reason now that Chief Minister Punjab mian Shahbaz Sharif has taken over the control of the party and started to listen to the complaints of elected representatives belonging to the PML-N,party, sources disclosed.Sources said […]
Future of QCG in jeopardy after killing of Mullah Mansour by US on June 30, 2016ISLAMABAD: The future of quadrilateral mechanisms is in jeopardy after the killing of Afghan Taliban Ameer Mulla Akhtar Mansour as Pakistan is still not willing to resume the Afghan peace process, official sources told Daily Times. Sources revealed that the US has been requesting the Pakistan military and civil leadership to resume the Afghan peace […]
Nawaz mulls minus-Nisar formula to improve civil-military relations on June 28, 2016ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif intends to cultivate a robust relationship with top military command after his return from London, thus diminishing the efficacy of his once trusted interlocutor Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali, sources told Daily Times. The important decision was made in a meeting between the prime minister and Finance Minister Senator Ishaq […]
Divide within opposition makes parliamentary committee on ToRs future uncertain on June 25, 2016ISLAMABAD: Although the parliamentary committee on the terms of reference to investigate the Panama leaks has already completed its time frame ,but now a divide within the opposition has made this committee’s future uncertain and right now this committee is totally dysfunctional, sources say. Opposition sources say that out of six opposition parties in the […]
Maryam and Hamza meet angry parliamentarians on June 23, 2016ISLAMABAD: The protest of over 80 members of the National Assembly belonging to the ruling party has at last worked and two active leaders of the PML N arranged a meeting of the ministers and the angry MNAs and a clear message was delivered to the ministers to resolve the issues of the angry MNAs,sources […]
Govt under pressure to support bill on appointment of judges on June 23, 2016ISLAMABAD: The government appears to be under tremendous pressure to support a bill drafted by the parliamentary committee on appointment of judges to superior courts, sources told Daily Times on Wednesday. Federal Law Minister Zahid Hamid has sought 15-day time from the parliamentary committee for consultations with the party top brass. The ruling Pakistan Muslim […]
Minister threatens to resign over differences with babu on June 21, 2016ISLAMABAD: Another federal minister has threatened the government with resignation as bureaucracy of his ministry and the managing director of the Utility Stores Corporation are giving him a tough time, sources close to the federal minister told Daily Times on Tuesday. “Our Federal Minister for Industry and Production Ghulam Murtaza Jatoi wrote a letter to […]
Future of ToRs committee in doldrums on June 20, 2016ISLAMABAD: The future of parliamentary committee constituted to draft terms of reference (ToRs) for investigation into Panama leaks is in doldrums as opposition is likely to announce boycott of the body today, sources told Daily Times. The joint opposition will hold a consultation session on the future political strategy today, followed by a press conference […]
PM takes notice of reports of forward bloc within PML-N on June 19, 2016ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has taken serious notice of reports of a ‘forward bloc’ emerging within the party and directed Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to look into the matter, official sources told Daily Times. Sources said that Shahbaz Sharif has contacted Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and some other senior ministers and conveyed them […]