Bilawal Bhutto wants to contest elections from Lahore on December 23, 2023Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed his desire to contest the upcoming general election from Lahore, a private TV channel reported on Thursday. Sources said that the former foreign minister has acquired nomination papers for NA-128 constituency in Lahore, which will be submitted after an approval from PPP’s parliamentary board. Sources […]
SIFC for resolving key impediments to investment environment on September 27, 2023The Executive Committee of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) on Tuesday devised a practical option, by drawing consensus among stakeholders, to resolve key impediments to the investment environment in the country. The plans were also finalized to resolve issues related to four key sectors (agriculture, IT, minerals, and energy) besides adding new projects to […]
Sultan inaugurates dual carriageway in Mirpur on January 8, 2023Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry on Saturday inaugurated 14 km long three important Dual Carriageways in lake view city of Mirpur costing 1.1 billion rupees. Addressing the inauguration ceremony, the President said that the federal government was requested to provide funds to Azad Kashmir so that the work could be […]
AJK president inaugurates new campus of Kotli University on January 3, 2023President Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Chancellor University of Kotli Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry on Monday inaugurated the new campus of University of Kotli. Addressing the inauguration ceremony, he said, “The University of Kotli has made significant progress, starting its journey from one faculty to four faculties and now more than two dozen departments are […]
Prove how you got money to buy gifts: govt to Imran on April 22, 2022Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb Thursday said PTI Chairman and former premier Imran Khan must provide the “money trail” for Rs30 million he paid to retrain state gifts from Toshakhana because he did not declare the source of income to pay that much money. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, she said that the tax returns […]
Shehbaz wants Diamer-Bhasha dam completed by 2026 on April 18, 2022Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Sunday directed the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and Frontier Works Organization (FWO) to complete Diamer-Bhasha Dam project by 2026 instead of 2029. “Nothing in this world is impossible; therefore, efforts to complete the project by 2026 instead of 2029 should be made,” came the directive during the premier’s […]
KP Assembly reposes confidence in CM on April 12, 2022Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan Monday won the vote of no-confidence in the provincial assembly session. After winning the vote, Mehmood Khan said, “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will always stand by the captain.” He claimed that the PTI MPAs had received “many offers” from the opposition ahead of the no-confidence vote, but they turned them […]
Fawad presser boycotted after journalist insulted on April 7, 2022PTI leader and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry had a tiff with a journalist on Wednesday after he was asked to comment on the corruption allegations against Farah Khan, a close friend of former first lady Bushra Bibi. During a press conference at Islamabad, a journalist sought Fawad’s comments on reports alleging that Farah Khan […]
Imran urges people to come out to protest US ‘meddling’ on April 7, 2022Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday urged the people to come out and defend against the ‘latest and the biggest assault’ on Pakistan’s sovereignty and democracy by a foreign power. “It is the people who must come out & defend against this latest & biggest assault on Pakistan’s sovereignty & democracy by a foreign power through […]
SC forms larger bench to interpret Article 63-A on March 22, 2022The Supreme Court Monday constituted a five-member larger bench on a presidential reference seeking its opinion on Article 63-A of the Constitution, which deals with disqualification of parliamentarians over defection. Names of the judges who will constitute the bench are yet to be finalised. The reference was submitted by Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Khalid […]