Seven troops martyred in Indian firing at LoC on November 15, 2016ISLAMABAD: Seven soldiers were martyred at Line of Control (LoC) in Bhimber Sector on Monday as Indian forces opened unprovoked fire. The Pakistan Army responded in a befitting manner and killed several Indian soldiers and destroyed their posts as well. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa, Indian troops opened fire […]
NAB chairman kicks another hornets nest? on November 15, 2016ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau is in the line of fire after one of its former officials exposed the shortcomings in appointments, including that of Director General Aliya Rasheed. The Supreme Court (SC) is likely to listen to former additional director on Wednesday in this regard. Former additional director (HR) Dr Shaista Nuzhat had written […]
KP NAB and NHA lock horns over Mehsuds induction on November 14, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and National Highway Authority (NHA) have locked horns on the appointment of a ‘corrupt’ officer as NHA member administration. Daily Times broke this news a few days ago that the federal government has decided to appoint Sher Mehsud as the NHA member admin. Mehsud was allegedly involved […]
PML-N govt may not overcome load shedding in current tenure on November 13, 2016ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government suffered a severe blow after a National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) report exposed its tall claims that the existing energy crisis in the country will be overcome by the end of year 2018. Contrary to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s claims, the NEPRA report says that load […]
Newsgate probe committee gets more powers on November 13, 2016ISLAMABAD: The federal government has made newsgate scandal investigation committee more powerful, and it will now function under the Pakistan Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1956. According to the Interior Ministry’s notification on Saturday, it has been stated that the newsgate investigation committee shall conduct the inquiry in terms of Section 4 of the Pakistan Commission […]
Army chief lays foundation stone of Swat Cantonment on November 12, 2016ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has said that the world acknowledged Pakistan’s army for uniquely competing the entire cycle of fighting terrorism from operations to reconstruction and resettling displaced people in their areas. During his visit of Mangora, Kanju and Khwazakhela in Swat on Friday, the COAS, along with the CM and […]
Committee formally launches probe into newsgate scandal on November 10, 2016ISLAMABAD: A high profile committee has started an investigation of the ‘Newsgate’ scandal on Thursday and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar shared some information with committee members and provided them important documents to see. Sources told Daily Times that a meeting was held at Punjab House under the chair of Justice Amir Raza Khan and attended […]
Nawaz summons Jhagra to capital to discuss options on November 1, 2016ISLAMABAD: Although the federal government has made it clear that Governor rule was not an option in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, KPK Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhugra has been summoned to the capital and discussed various options with his bosses. Sources told Daily Times that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his cabinet members discussed in detail the whole […]
PM to dole out billions for community development on October 31, 2016ISLAMABAD: The federal government is all set to provide Rs 102.6 billion to MNAs, both from the treasury and opposition benches, under its Community Development Programme. Sources said that this “political bribe” had been offered at a time when the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was on the roads against the government. “The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) […]
First casualty on October 30, 2016ISLAMABAD: A meeting of senior leaders of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif over the issue of “newsgate” produced well-expected results, as federal minister for information and broadcasting Senator Pervaiz Rasheed on Saturday stepped down from his post. This followed formation of a high-level committee to investigate […]