CDA helpless before influential ‘land grabbers’ on March 14, 2018ISLAMABAD: Powerful elite has encroached upon the state land worth billions of rupees in the federal capital under the garb of beautification policy’, while the Capital Development Authority (CDA) seems helpless before them due to their influential positions. According to documents available with Daily Times, large numbers of people have been using the state land […]
ECP blocks notifications of five newly elected senators on March 10, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued notifications of 47 newly elected senators, however blocked the notification of five members of the Upper House because of their alleged dual nationality. Nuzhat Sadiq, Haroon Akhter, Chaudhry Sarwar and Sadia Abbasi from Punjab and independent candidate Khuda Babar from Balochistan did not receive the […]
ECP issues code of conduct for election on March 3, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued a code of conduct to ensure free and fair elections for the Upper House of parliament, violation of which will lead to a fine of up to Rs 100,000 and imprisonment term of up to two years. A meeting to review the preparations presided over […]
Imran in hot water over ‘fake’ Bani Gala NOC on March 1, 2018ISLAMABAD: A former secretary of a union council in Bara Kahu Wednesday declared a no-objection certificate (NOC) submitted by Imran Khan in the Supreme Court for the construction of his Bani Gala residence as fake, almost a year after Daily Times pointed out lack of approval for the construction of the sprawling structure of the […]
NA body approves PSDP budgetary allocation for 2018-19 on February 27, 2018ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Interior Monday approved PSDP budgetary allocations for the financial year 2018-19 whereas the committee also recommended that on-going projects should be given priority. During the meeting, the interior secretary told lawmakers that budgetary proposals relating to PSDP were estimated at Rs 20,286.411 billion for which Rs 13,123.482 billion […]
Senate elections to go as per schedule on February 23, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday decided that the upcoming Senate elections will be held as per the announced schedule, while the PML-N ticket-holders will be allowed to run as independent candidates in the Senate elections as well as other bye-polls in the country. The decision was taken in the wake of […]
Retired judge to approach top judicial body against ECP chief on February 22, 2018ISLAMABAD: Following a heated exchange of words over the Chief Election Commissioner’s decision to postpone a hearing in connection with Justice (retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed’s political party, the latter announced on Wednesday that he would approach the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to seek the CEC’s disqualification. Earlier, the CEC decided to postpone the hearing over the […]
Parliament urged to debate constitutional domains of institutions on February 20, 2018ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Monday said that the Parliament represented the will of 207 million citizens of the country, adding that state institutions should stick to the limits defined for them in the constitution. Criticising the ongoing wave of judicial activism while speaking on a point of order in the National Assembly, Abbasi […]
Are Islamabad’s Katchi Abadis a safe haven for drug mafia and criminals? on February 17, 2018ISLAMABAD: Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) Opposition Leader Ali Awan on Friday alleged that the environment wing of the civic body was preparing to release a heavy outstanding amount of a blue eyed contractor without finalisation of a project in F-9 Park. During the 20th session of MCI, Ali Awan alleged that a contractor, who was […]
NA urges against downgrading automatic weapons on February 15, 2018ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on Wednesday recommended the Ministry of Interior to stop implementation of a policy regarding conversion of automatic weapons with semi-automatic firearms. The said policy was a brain child of incumbent Premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who had announced in his very first speech in National Assembly that the government would seize all […]