Opp to take to the streets over Panama scam on September 20, 2016ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties have decided to take to the streets in October to give tough time to the government on Panama leaks issue. On the other hand, the Pakistan People’s Party has made it clear that it would not move the Supreme Court against the Panama scandal. This has been decided in a meeting between […]
Any misadventure will get befitting response on September 20, 2016ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has said that the armed forces of Pakistan are fully equipped and prepared to respond to the entire spectrum of direct and indirect threats. He was chairing the Corps Commanders’ Conference held in Rawalpindi on Monday. The forum had an in-depth review of external and internal security […]
Powerful backers trying to save real culprits on September 19, 2016ISLAMABAD: Powerful backers are trying to save the real culprits who burnt the Nandipur power plant’s record, Daily Times learnt from sources on Sunday. The Water and Power Ministry sources said that inquiry committee would likely present its report to the federal water and power secretary on Monday (today). The report has held the Nandipur’s […]
Senate body seeks report on custodial deaths on 22nd on September 17, 2016ISLAMABAD: After poor response from various government departments, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Human Rights has taken notice of missing persons and directed the Ministry of Human Rights to present a detailed report on “custodial deaths” on September 22. Parliamentary sources told Daily Times that Senator Nasreen Jalil – the committee’s chairperson who […]
PM, COAS urge world to do more for Pakistan on September 17, 2016ISLAMABAD: Civil and military leadership on Friday reiterated their commitment to take the war on terror to its logical end and urged the international community to recognise the role and sacrifices of Pakistan instead of saying “do more”. Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s […]
NAP meeting delayed until PMs return on September 15, 2016ISLAMABAD: The federal government is going to take important decisions in consultation with the provincial governments and army for getting around the bottlenecks in the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP), sources told Daily Times. Sources said that a meeting would be held in this regard soon after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns from […]
Intelligence agencies raids snare dozens of wanted persons on September 12, 2016ISLAMABAD: Intelligence agencies are all set to pick up some wanted persons from Punjab as they got reliable leads during intelligence and combing operations in various parts of the province, sources disclosed. The main target of intelligence and security agencies would be the facilitators and supporters of terrorist organizations and banned groups, sources disclosed. During […]
PTI lacks support on no-confidence move against PM on September 11, 2016ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is facing strong opposition from political parties, especially Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), on the issue of no-confidence move against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, sources told Daily Times on Sunday. PTI sources disclosed that the NA speaker sent references against PTI chief Imran Khan and […]
Operation in Punjab intensified; 8 killed on September 10, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army and intelligence agencies have intensified their combing and intelligence-based operations in various parts of Punjab – including Faisalabad and Lahore – and foiled attempts of possible terror attacks during Eidul Azha, security forces claimed on Saturday. Spokesman for the Pakistan Army Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa said in a statement that […]
Nawaz angry with ministers over lacklustre response to IK’s speech on September 10, 2016ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed his anger with some senior ministers over not defending him in the National Assembly during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s speech, sources disclosed on Saturday. Sources said that the ruling Pakistan Muslim league-Nawaz (PML-N) ministers were not ready to give any response on their own, as they […]