Govt starts groundwork to foil PTIs Islamabad shutdown plan on October 10, 2016ISLAMABAD: The government has started consultations after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan announced to lockdown the federal capital on 30 October. Sources told Daily Times that the government is considering the deployment of the Pakistan Army troops outside the Red Zone to maintain law and order during the protest. They added that troops are already […]
Govt spends Rs 242bn above budget allocations on October 9, 2016ISLAMABAD: In yet another shocking revelation, the Auditor General of Pakistan said in its annual report for the year 2015-16 that the federal government spent more than Rs 242.445 billion in excess of the budgetary allocations, and the Finance Ministry made payments without authorisation, which was against the constitution. According to the report regarding the […]
Aitzaz Ahsan, Nawaz Sharif and the Rs 50,000 challenge on October 8, 2016ISLAMABAD: Leader of the opposition in the Senate Aitzaz Ahsan on Friday made an interesting offer to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. He said that if the prime minister merely named RAW agent captured in Pakistan Kalboshan Yadav publicly, he would donate Rs 50,000 to a charity organization. Taking the floor moments before prorogation of the […]
Any aggression will not go unpunished, COAS to India on October 7, 2016RISALPUR: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Thursday made it clear that any aggression will not go unpunished and will be met with the most befitting response. “Any aggression, born out of deliberate intent or even a strategic miscalculation, will not be allowed to go unpunished and will be met with the […]
ISI wins praise of Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on October 6, 2016ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Thursday praised the country’s top intelligence agency for foiling the nefarious designs of the enemy. He was talking to Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar who called on the chairman to give a briefing on the country’s security situation in the wake of recent geo-strategic developments. […]
Pakistan, India exchange fire on October 6, 2016ISLAMABAD: India continued to violate the ceasefire agreement, as its forces resorted to unprovoked firing on different sectors from across the Line of Control on Wednesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Pakistani troops befittingly responded to Indian firing in Iftikharabad, Kotli and Kel sectors. A heavy exchange of fire – that started in […]
Rs 852 billion corruption in public sector entities exposed on October 5, 2016ISLAMABAD: The auditor general of Pakistan (AGP) has shamed the government by revealing massive corruption and irregularities worth Rs 852 billion in public sector enterprises. The audit report for the year 2015-16 has been presented in the National Assembly. Later, the speaker sent the report to the Public Accounts Committee. The report consists of 13 […]
At APC, Bilawal tells Nawaz to investigate Panama scandal on October 3, 2016ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday raised the Panama leaks issue at the All-Parties Conference on Kashmir. The PPP chairman demanded that the government accept opposition’s bill to investigate the mega scandal. The PPP had moved the bill in the Senate last month seeking formation of a commission to probe into […]
Government takes Etisalat under its wings on October 3, 2016ISLAMABAD: The government has barred the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from investigating the PTCL privatisation deal and non-payment of $800 million by Etisalat, Daily Times has learnt. Sources disclosed that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar sent a clear message to the NAB chairman not to probe against Etisalat. They said the […]
Army again rubbishes surgical strike claims on October 2, 2016LINE OF CONTROL: Unlike the Indians, the Pakistan Army on Saturday came up with solid proof and evidence to counter the Modi-led Indian government’s claim of a so-called surgical strike inside Pakistan’s territory. The army took the international and national media to the Line of Control (LoC) to expose India’s propaganda. The media was allowed […]