Tag: Criticism

Opp should verify claims before criticising, says Naseem

Law Minister Barrister Farogh Naseem has said that he did not send a message to any ministry pertaining to the transfer of judges and...

Attack on judges implies govt’s insecurity, says Maryam

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday lashed out at the government for filing a misconduct reference against senior judges. In a...

Mufti Muneeb feels insecure after Fawad’s criticism

Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (RHC) Chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman on Sunday asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to restrain ministers from commenting over religious matters without...

Pakistan, China reject criticism against CPEC

Pakistan and China rejected criticism against the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a mega multibillion-dollar infrastructure project under Beijing’s global Belt and Road Initiative. “It...

PTI ministers lash out at US envoy over ‘ball-tampering’ remarks

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ministers came to Prime Minister Imran Khan's defence on Thursday as they took to Twitter to respond to United States Ambassador...

Chinese envoy rubbishes NYT’s criticism of CPEC

Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan Lijian Zhao on Thursday defended the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) investment and said it...

Govt’s non-transparency is hurting economy: Sherry

ISLAMABAD: Alarmed by the volatility brought about by the rupee’s plunge against the dollar on Friday and the government’s indecision and non-transparency regarding the...

China tells US to stop criticism, says relations suffering

BEIJING: Chinese officials appealed to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday to repair relations they said have been damaged by US tariff...

PML-N leaders train guns at centre over its ‘amateur’ behaviour

--Shehbaz Sharif criticises Imran Khan-led government for increasing gas prices, says backtracking on promises shows lack of vision --Ahsan Iqbal says country can’t be run...

Congress lambasted over tweet showing Azad Kashmir as part of Pakistan

India and Pakistan have been at loggerheads for the past 71 years and any controversial statement from either side is often met with severe...

PML-N decides not to bother Punjab govt for three months

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab chapter, under the leadership of provincial opposition leader Hamza Shehbaz, has decided not to criticise the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

In a first, ‘apolitical’ PTV takes on govt ministers

Viewers across Pakistan were pleasantly surprised to see state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) reporting controversial incidents involving government ministers without the traditional bias that has...

Salman Ahmed in hot water after ‘insensitive’ tweet on Mastung massacre

Former Junoon bassist Salman Ahmed on Saturday came under serious criticism for his “insensitive” tweet on the Mastung attack. On Friday, at least 131 people,...

Turkey holds top medical association members over Syria criticism

ANKARA: Turkey on Tuesday detained all the top members of the country's main medical association, including its chief, after they criticised Ankara's offensive against...

South Korea govt refutes ‘Pyongyang Olympics’ criticism

SEOUL: Seoul’s presidential Blue House rejected criticism on Tuesday that next month’s Winter Games had been hijacked by North Korea, saying the event will...

Imran Khan draws flak for cursing parliament

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has drawn flak from all quarters after he cursed the parliament during Wednesday's joint opposition protest in...

Former senior judges join criticism of India’s chief justice

NEW DELHI: Four former senior Indian judges on Sunday released a letter in support of a group of Supreme Court (SC) judges who on...