Sartaj Aziz calls for govt, civil society joint cooperation for development on February 21, 2018ISLAMABAD: Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Sartaj Aziz on Wednesday said that the government and civil society needs to work together to achieve Sustainable Development Goals in the country. Speaking to International Human Rights conference 2018, Sartaj said that the government and the civil society needs to join hands to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and that Pakistan […]
AJK President terms Modi ‘South-Asia’s biggest terrorist’ on February 20, 2018ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan on Tuesday said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP’s para-military arm RSS are committing atrocious acts of terrorism in Indian Occupied Kashmir. While addressing the 2nd Inter-Universities Speech Competition on the title “Human Right Violations in IOK and the role of the International Community […]
Nawaz’s political wisdom helped counter terrorism: Marriyum Aurangzeb on February 19, 2018ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday credited former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s vision and political insight for helping in elimination of terrorism from across the country. Speaking to the media, Marriyum said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz, through his political wisdom, helped the authorities to implement policies which lead to […]
Garbage, leaking walls at Liaquat Gymnasium shame Pakistan on February 19, 2018ISLAMABAD: Heaps of garbage on the stands and leaking walls put Pakistan to shame during International Futsal Cup 2018, a tournament which is being played between two national and three foreign teams at Liaquat Gymnasium. According to details, Director General (DG) Pakistan Sports Board did not visit the gymnasium to ensure provision of necessary facilities to […]
PPP leaders oppose PIA, PSM privatisation on February 18, 2018KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) General Secretary Nayyar Hussain Bukhari and party Information Secretary Nafeesa Shah on Sunday opposed privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). Speaking to a press conference, Nayar Hussain said that PPP rejects the federal government’s decision to privatise PIA. He added that there are certain ‘hidden motives’ behind the one-sided and […]
Rao Anwar a no-show in SC, Court issues contempt notice on February 16, 2018Islamabad: Rao Anwar failed to show up in the Supreme Court today despite being issued a protective bail in the extrajudicial murder of Naqeebullah Mehsud. A three-member bench headed by the Chief Justice Saqib Nisar presided over the case, Naqeebullah’s father was also present in the Court. Rao Anwar called me on Whatsapp after the last […]
Abid Sher Ali rejects Imran’s ‘bribery’ claim in Lodhran by-election on February 15, 2018ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Power Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali has on Thursday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s claim that the opponents had used ‘bribery’ for winning the by-election in Lodhran’s NA-154. Talking to media at Judicial Complex, Abid Sher Ali said that the people had only displayed their anger towards the chaos […]
Bilawal convincingly presented Pakistan’s case at global forum, lauds Nilofar Bakhtiar on February 14, 2018ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Nilofar Bakhtiar has on Wednesday lauded party co-chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for convincingly presenting Pakistan’s case at World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting. Speaking to the media, Nilofar said that not only has Bilawal ‘won hearts’ of the people of Pakistan by presenting the country’s rhetoric at WEF, […]
NAB requests to place Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar on ECL on February 14, 2018ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday requested the Interior Ministry to place names of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif, daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law captain (retd) Safdar on the Exit Control List (ECL). Two separate letters from the bureau were dispatched to the ministry asking names of Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar to […]
AJK dignitaries laud federal government in meeting with PM on February 13, 2018ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider Khan and his team including Chief Secretary AJK and other senior functionaries at the PM office on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by Minister for Kashmir Affairs Muhammad Barjees Tahir, Minister for Law Mahmood Bashir Virk, Secretary to PM, […]