No direct role in Panamagate probe on July 19, 2017ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army on Sunday said it had no ‘direct’ involvement in the ongoing investigation by a Supreme Court-sanctioned joint investigation team (JIT) into business dealings of the ruling Sharif family through offshore concerns. “JIT was constituted by the Supreme Court. Only two of its six members belong to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the […]
Cabinet pledges allegiance to PM on July 14, 2017ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Thursday gave a fresh ‘vote of confidence’ to the embattled but still defiant prime minister, endorsing his decision to not step down despite mounting pressure by political opponents following a joint investigation team (JIT) report found Sharif family guilty of living beyond means, concealment of facts and being beneficial owners […]
Nawaz decides to hold ground on July 13, 2017 ISLAMABAD: The embattled chief of the ruling party has decided to hold his ground and fight an all-out legal battle in the Supreme Court as pressure by political rivals calling for the prime minister to quit grew on Wednesday following the joint investigation team (JIT) report submitted in the Supreme Court earlier this week […]
No one can ask us about our private accounts: Maryam on July 5, 2017ISLAMABAD: The daughter of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, on Wednesday said the Sharif family could be asked about use of public money only and nobody has the right to look into private accounts of the Sharif family. “If public money is involved, we are answerable … but it is not the case regarding […]
Defiant Nawaz warns democracy at stake on June 16, 2017ISLAMABAD: Following his maiden appearance before a joint investigation team (JIT) constituted by the Supreme Court to probe Sharif family’s business dealings abroad, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif warned that the country had already paid a heavy price of ‘conspiracies’ and that both national security as well as democracy in the country will be jeopardised if […]
With longtime loyalists defecting to PTI, PPP ranks likely to shrink further in Punjab on June 15, 2017Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party’s ranks in the Punjab are likely to shrink further with more party stalwarts set to defect to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the coming days, Daily Times has learnt. Party insiders say that there are serious divisions within the organisation at the moment. “Most party loyalists are united on the point […]
Panamagate: Sharifs in thick soup on June 13, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Sharif family looks to be in the soup after a joint investigation team (JIT) appointed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to investigate their business dealings abroad has ‘charged’ the PML-N-led government with tampering relevant records in a bid to save the skin of their masters. Days after a ‘character assassination campaign’ by […]
In the dock on June 12, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court-appointed joint investigation team (JIT) probing Sharif family’s overseas business dealings disclosed by the Panama Papers has summoned Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to appear before it on Thursday, June 15. A letter dated June 8 and issued with the signatures of JIT head Wajid Zia has asked the prime minister to appear […]
Hydroponics only answer to growing food needs: AAUR VC on June 7, 2017ISLAMABAD: The hydroponic system of growing is the only answer to country’s ever-increasing food requirements in the wake of massive population growth in the last few years, said Dr Rai Niaz Ahmad, Vice Chancellor of Pir Mehr Ali Shah-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR). Hydroponics is a new technology in agriculture sector which will open more […]
Time for Pakistan, Afghanistan to move beyond blame game on June 3, 2017ISLAMABAD: Defence analyst Lt Gen (r) Amjad Shoaib on Friday told Kabul to realise that peace and stability in Afghanistan was paramount for peace in the entire region. “Rather than blaming Pakistan for its own failures, Afghan government must understand that peace and stability in both the countries are interconnected,” he told Daily Times in […]