Rally a referendum against verdict by a few: Nawaz on August 10, 2017ISLAMABAD: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif has termed a “sea of people” that had come out on the roads to participate in his ‘homecoming’ rally a referendum against the Supreme Court’s July 28 verdict in Panama Papers case, saying the decision by a few ‘noble people’ was in fact the insult of millions of voters […]
Cabinet takes oath: Abbasi creates seven new ministries on August 5, 2017ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday administered oath to 43-member new federal cabinet as Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbbasi directed creation of seven new ministries, apparently to accommodate a number of new faces taken in from previously neglected constituencies keeping in view the next general elections that are around 10 months away. Constituted under the […]
Federal cabinet swears in today on August 4, 2017ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday finally succeeded in agreeing to names for the federal cabinet, which was dissolved after disqualification of Nawaz Sharif by Supreme Court in Panama Papers case. The back-to-back consultative meetings of the ruling party on Thursday reached consensus on members of the team of Prime Minister Shahid […]
45-day PM takes the reins today on August 1, 2017ISLAMABAD: Five days after the Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified Nawaz Sharif in Panamagate case, the parliament is all set to elect Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) backed Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as interim prime minister for about 45 days, until Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif rises to the Lower House through bye-election on the seat vacated […]
Military-to-military collaboration pillar of ties with Pakistan: China on August 1, 2017ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador in Islamabad Sun Weidong on Monday said that Pak-China military-to-military collaboration was the pillar of the bilateral relationship. “China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic cooperative partners. No matter what was happening in the world and the region, our relationship has withstood the test of time. Military-to-military cooperation between Pakistan and China is […]
Toppled on July 29, 2017ISLAMABAD: In what is being dubbed the final nail in Nawaz Sharif’s political coffin, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday disqualified the prime minister from holding the public office, after months of hearings in a case instigated by Panama Papers leaks. “It is hereby declared that having failed to disclose his un-withdrawn receivables constituting […]
The next PM? on July 29, 2017 ISLAMABAD: Soon after the Supreme Court disqualified the sitting prime minister in Panama Papers case and ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to de-notify him as member of the National Assembly, a consultative session chaired by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif was held at the PM House to mull over names […]
PML-N cracks? on July 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: Serious differences within the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) came to fore on Wednesday as estranged party stalwart and Minister for Interior Ch Nisar Ali Khan publically warned the party leadership over his ‘exclusion’ from the consultation process and even sought a clarification. Hours after a prolonged meeting between Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif […]
PML-N cracks? on July 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: Serious differences within the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) came to fore on Wednesday as estranged party stalwart and Minister for Interior Ch Nisar Ali Khan publically warned the party leadership over his ‘exclusion’ from the consultation process and even sought a clarification. Hours after a prolonged meeting between Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif […]
PML-N to respect SC verdict even if it goes against Sharifs on July 22, 2017ISLAMABAD: Hours after Supreme Court reserved its verdict in the Panama case on Friday, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, agreed to respect ruling of the apex court even if it goes against the Sharif family. The high-level meeting attended by prime minister’s close political and legal […]