By Siddique Sajid

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday said that failure was not an option in the war against terrorism. At a reception hosted by National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq after the joint session of parliament, Gen Raheel briefed President Mamnoon Hussain on progress in Operation Zarb-e-Azb and the return of temporarily […]

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday remained mysteriously missing from the most important meeting of the federal cabinet summoned to approve the federal budget for 2016-17. The notice for special cabinet meeting was sent by the Cabinet Division to all the federal ministers, ministers of state, advisors and special assistants well in […]

ISLAMABAD: Backdoor channels are again active to break the deadlock between government and opposition members of the parliamentary committee constituted to draft consensus terms of reference (ToRs) for investigation into Panama leaks, sources said on Saturday. Both National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah are in […]

ISLAMABAD: The Annual Planning Coordination Committee (APCC) on Friday witnessed some unpleasant scenes as Balochistan Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri walked out in protest against non-release of development funds for his province. Zehri and Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal also exchanged words during the meeting. The meeting, which was held at the […]

ISLAMABAD: The proceedings of the parliamentary committee constituted to draft terms of reference (ToRs) to investigate Panama leaks have been marred by mistrust between government and the opposition sides. Sources close to the committee told Daily Times that both the government and opposition have made hardly any breakthrough so far. “The committee has met twice […]

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee is facing difficulties and unbearable pressure from the Ministry of Housing and Works and the estate office to get the list of 500 retired bureaucrats who had not vacated the government accommodations despite many notices, parliamentary sources disclosed to the Daily Times. “We are asking time and again to the housing […]

ISLAMABAD: Despite the interference and hurdles of some government departments, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is committed to continue the nation-wide drive against corrupt elements and Chairman NAB Qamar Zaman took some important initiatives regarding the volunteer return and reward money, NAB sources told Daily Times. Chairman NAB has finished the 25 percent share of the […]

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering various options to increase the salary and pension in the financial year 2016-17, official sources told Daily Times. Sources said two options are under consideration. First is to merge all ad hoc allowances of last years into basic salary and boost the wages by 7 to 8 per cent, […]

ISLAMABAD: The 12-member parliamentary committee proposed to draft terms of reference for Panama leaks investigation could not be notified after Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani expressed serious reservations over the consultation process in this regard. Sources said the Senate chairman is extremely upset over the way his office was ignored in the consultation process to constitute […]

ISLAMABAD: The backchannel negotiations of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Awami National Party (ANP) have made it difficult for the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to keep the opposition united on the issue of the Panama leaks. A meeting of the parliamentary committee, which would prepare new […]