Kang visiting Pakistan today to garner support on February 10, 2022Former Foreign Minister of South Korea Kang Kyung-Wha, who is vying for the seat of Director General of International Labor Organization (ILO), is visiting Pakistan today (Thursday) for a two day trip in order to garner the country’s support for her candidacy. Kang during her stay will hold meetings with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi […]
Zardari ready to become PM if no-trust against Imran succeeds on February 8, 2022Former president and Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Chairman Asif Zardari may become a consensus candidate of the opposition for the office of prime minister if a no-confidence motion is tabled against Prime Minister Imran Khan. Sources claimed that there were feelers out there that the no-confidence motion will be against the speaker, but the […]
PM to visit Russia by month-end on February 6, 2022Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to embark upon a landmark visit to Russia in the last week of this month to discuss the strengthening of bilateral relations in diverse fields, sources in Foreign Office told Daily Times. Accompanied by a high-level delegation, the Prime Minister during his visit will hold a meeting with Russian […]
Creation of new seats, promotions in PEMRA irks info ministry on January 30, 2022The creation of five top level seats in Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) including one post of senior director general in BPS 21 and four posts of director generals in BPS 20 has irritated the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which contended that the media watchdog cannot do the same without approval from the […]
Govt on the move for presidential system in country? on January 20, 2022The debate on switching over to the presidential form of government keeps popping up every now and then. After the passage of the electoral reforms bill from the parliament – authorizing the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the elections – the PTI is now campaigning for presidential form of governance under which the […]
Plan underway to outshine PPP in Sindh LG elections on January 16, 2022Whilst the opposition parties in Sindh Assembly are jointly taking to the streets against Sindh Local Government Amendment Act, 2021, dubbing it black law for not delegating the powers to the grassroots level, preparations are also underway to outclass the PPP in its stronghold in the upcoming local government elections. According to sources, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf […]
Proposed bill ensures greater accountability of State Bank on January 11, 2022The proposed State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Amendment Bill 2021 ensures greater accountability of the Central Bank, with Prime Minister having power to remove the Governor SBP if required after his/her performance is found unsatisfactory. Muzamil Aslam, Finance Ministry Spokesman while talking to Daily Times said that the present government will never give SBP under […]
PPP trying to woo PML-N for no-trust motion against PM on December 21, 2021Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) continues to convince Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz to move a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan in early February or late next month. Sources close to PML-N disclosed that PPP South Punjab President and former governor Punjab Makhdoom Ahmad Mehmood, who met former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in London about a […]
PPP’s ‘trick’ against govt stands exposed on December 18, 2021The political parties in Pakistan, unfortunately, may go to any extent and even never refrain from playing double games in political animosity and to secure their vested interests. After ditching the PDM earlier this year, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) most recently also tried to hoodwink and create a stir in the ranks of PTI […]
Shahbaz becoming PM after fresh polls not more than a rumour? on December 17, 2021Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is spreading rumors in the power corridors and drawing rooms that a deal has been stuck with the “powers that be” which would take Shehbaz Sharif to the Prime Minister’s Office after fresh elections in next five to six months time. Dispelling the impression of any “deal” with the PML-N, sources […]