Opposition warns of boycott of ToRs committee on August 8, 2016ISLAMABAD: The joint opposition reiterated on Monday that it would boycott the committee discussing the terms of reference for the judicial commission on the Panama leaks if the government does not shun its doggedness. Senator Aitzaz Ahsan, opposition member of the ToRs committee, said on Monday that opposition members presented their viewpoint on the terms […]
Third division BA holder is admin officer in CDA on August 8, 2016 ISLAMABAD: The Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA), Maroof Afzal, has handed over the administration wing to a senior officer who possessed a mere (BA) graduate degree and that too in the third division, a document available with this scribe reveals. Syed Ghulam Haider Ali Shah has now been promoted to a higher degree and […]
Murad promises indiscriminate action against criminals in Karachi on August 5, 2016ISLAMABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said on Friday that action would be taken against criminals irrespective of their affiliation with any political party. Addressing a press conference after his meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Shah started off by thanking Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari […]
Senate approves inclusion of senators in PAC on July 29, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Senate of Pakistan on Thursday allowed inclusion of senators in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly. Leader of the House Raja Zafar-ul-Haq tabled a motion seeking amendment to the Senate laws and it was approved unanimously. Dar said that giving representation to senators in the PAC was more difficult than […]
Rs 10 million found missing from police and FIA secret funds on July 24, 2016ISLAMABAD: Secret service fund worth as many as Rs 10 million stood missing from the treasury of federal police and Federal Investigation Agency, FIA, according to a document submitted to the parliamentary committee. It was also noted that the parliamentary committee is likely to start an investigation into the missing amount of the secret fund […]
PPP will not reconcile with looters: Khosa on July 23, 2016ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Secretary General Latif Khosa on Saturday ruled out any meeting between Asif Ali Zardari and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in Dubai, saying that the PPP does not believe in politics of reconciliation with “looters”. “Any chance of meeting between Ishaq Dar and Asif Zardari in Dubai stands ruled out. There […]
All arrangements made for Hajj pilgrims on July 21, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Sardar Muhammad Yousaf, said that the government had accomplished all the Hajj (Holy pilgrimate to the city of Makkah) arrangements. This year a reduction of Rs 29,000 had been made in the Hajj package according to Fiqh.The remaining money would be returned to each Haji (Pilgrim). While talking […]
PML-N itself pasted coup posters: PPP on July 14, 2016ISLAMABAD: The leader of the Pakistan People’s Party Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the PML-N government had pasted the posters having portraits of General Raheel in every nook and corner of the country to malign the Army and dampening its image in the public under a pre-planned conspiracy, but it could not succeed. […]
PPP to file reference against PM in NAB two weeks after Eid on July 2, 2016ISLAMABAD: PPP Secretary General Latif Khosa has said his party will file a reference against Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif in the NAB two weeks after Eidul Fitr and if the NAB takes no action against him then the PPP will resort to courts. In his exclusive chat with Daily Times he said the meeting […]
PPP gathers evidences for reference against PM in NAB on June 30, 2016ISLAMABAD: The former deputy speaker of the National Assembly and central leader of Pakistan People’s Party Faisal Karim Kundi has said that the party has gathered all the documentary evidences to file the reference against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. While talking to Daily Times he said that after Eid, the Secretary General of PPP Latif […]