Newsgate probe commission gets another month on December 18, 2016ISLAMABAD: The government has given another month to the commission probing the news leak scandal. Sources said the interior minister has extended the time until January 10. Earlier, the commission was given a month which completed on December 10. Sources said that the inquiry commission had recorded statements of people concerned, including Dawn reporter Cyril […]
Khawaja Asif, Sardar Yousaf clash on illegal request on December 16, 2016ISLAMABAD: Two senior federal ministers exchanged harsh words and threatened each other in Parliament House while other ministers present on the occasion seemed to enjoy this and did not interfere. On Thursday during prayer break, some ministers were sitting in the lobby adjacent to the National Assembly Hall. During small talk, defense minister Khawaja Asif […]
Govt to raise pension of deceased judges on December 13, 2016ISLAMABAD: To increase the pension of the deceased judges, the government would introduce the 25th constitutional amendment in the National Assembly (NA) tomorrow (Wednesday). The NA would meet at 4pm. The session would continue for two weeks and the schedule would be finalised in a meeting of House Business Advisory Committee. “The widow of a […]
Nawaz-led govt to clip wings of regulatory authorities on December 11, 2016ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to take over the regulatory bodies to end their independence, monitoring and regulation role and transfer them to relevant ministries. According to sources in the Inter- provincial Coordination Ministry, the issue would be discussed in the 30th meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) which will meet on […]
Please dont protest: PM to PPP on December 11, 2016ISLAMABAD: In spite of criticism by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif wants to lure the PPP into avoiding any future protest. The government sources told Daily Times that Nawaz has given the task to his close confidante Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to contact PPP leadership and invite them […]
Counter-terrorism cooperation with China to continue: COAS on December 9, 2016ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday said that Pakistan would continue its cooperation with China to eliminate terrorism from the region. He said this during his visit to National Counter Terrorism Training Centre (NCTC), Pabbi and spent his day witnessing concluding sessions of high profile training events. He saw […]
Opposition walks out of NA body against curbs on media on December 9, 2016ISLAMABAD: Opposition on Thursday staged a walkout from the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information against putting curbs on media. PML-N lawmaker Talal Chaudhry and PTI legislator Murad Saeed also exchanged harsh words. The committee met under the Aslam Bodla. The body discussed a talk show in which journalist Rauf Klasra leveled allegation on NA […]
Opposition walks out from NA body against curbs on media on December 8, 2016ISLAMABAD: Opposition on Thursday staged a walkout from the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information against putting curbs on media. PML-N lawmaker Talal Chaudhry and PTI legislator Murad Saeed also exchanged harsh words. The committee met under the Aslam Bodla. The body discussed a talk show in which journalist Rauf Klasra leveled allegation on NA […]
Slumbering FIA tasked against money laundering on December 4, 2016ISLAMABAD: The National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has handed over 2,000 money laundering cases to the Federal Investigation Agency, sources disclosed. They told Daily Times that under the National Action Plan various intelligence agencies had submitted information to NACTA regarding the companies and people that are operating in various parts of the country specially Lahore […]
Slumbering FIA tasked against money laundering on December 4, 2016ISLAMABAD: The National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has handed over 2,000 money laundering cases to the Federal Investigation Agency, sources disclosed. They told Daily Times that under the National Action Plan various intelligence agencies had submitted information to NACTA regarding the companies and people that are operating in various parts of the country specially Lahore […]