Hafiz Saeeds detention policy decision: ISPR on January 31, 2017ISLAMABAD: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor on Tuesday said Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed’s house arrest is a state decision in the best national interest. He was addressing his first press conference at ISPR after assuming the charge of the ISPR DG. Sending a clear message to India, he […]
Speaker tells PML-N ministers to behave on January 30, 2017ISLAMABAD: In the wake of the opposition parties’ pressure National Assembly (NA) Speaker Ayaz Sadiq is trying hard to run the House proceedings smoothly. Sources told Daily Times that Leader of the Opposition in NA Khursheed Shah and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Deputy Parliamentary Leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi have conveyed to the speaker that if ministers would […]
Speaker to keep hawkish ministers at bay on January 29, 2017 ISLAMABAD: In the wake of the opposition parties’ pressure National Assembly (NA) Speaker Ayaz Sadiq is trying hard to run the House proceedings smoothly. Sources told Daily Times that Leader of the Opposition in NA Khursheed Shah and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Deputy Parliamentary Leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi have conveyed to the speaker that if ministers […]
COAS approves troop deployment for census on January 28, 2017ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has approved the plan to assist the federal government in holding the sixth population and housing census, and for this purpose 200,000 army troops will take part in the process, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor said in a statement on […]
COAS approves deployment of 200,000 troops for census on January 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has approved the plan to assist the federal government in holding the sixth population and housing census, and for this purpose 200,000 army troops will take part in the process, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor said in a statement on […]
Speaker bars opposition from speaking against PM on January 26, 2017ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Thursday said he would not allow the opposition members to speak on privilege motion against Nawaz Sharif. However, he offered the opposition to speak on a point of order against the prime minister. On this, the opposition staged a walked out from the business advisory committee. The speaker […]
Speaker bars opposition from speaking against PM on January 26, 2017ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Thursday said he would not allow the opposition members to speak on privilege motion against Nawaz Sharif. He, however, offered the opposition to speak on point of order against the prime minister. On this, the opposition staged a walked out from the business advisory committee. The speaker hinted […]
Turkey and Pakistan agree to enhance defence cooperation on January 26, 2017 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey on Thursday agreed to enhance defence cooperation covering training, exchange visits, and the co-production of defence equipment while the armed forces of the two countries will also cement their bonds with high level visits. This agreement was made during the 12th round of Pakistan-Turkey High Level Military Dialogue Group (HLMDG) […]
Govt drafts bill to replace NAB with NAC on January 25, 2017ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday presented draft of a bill in the parliamentary committee to form national accountability commission (NAC) in place of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The committee meeting was chaired by Law Minister Zahid Hamid at the Parliament House. The meeting was attended by parliamentary leaders of various parties. The law minister […]
Flight test of Ababeel missile conducted on January 25, 2017ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday conducted its first successful test of a surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ababeel with a maximum range of 2,200km, read an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. The missile is capable of delivering multiple warheads, using multiple independent re-entry vehicle (MIRV) technology. The test flight was aimed at validating various design and technical parameters […]