Tag: Fawad Chaudhry

Will not give NRO to opposition, says Fawad Chaudhry

Fawad Ch says will side with Usman Buzdar if Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and Buzdar have disagreements Information minister criticises opposition for uncooperative attitude...

Rs1.5tr transferred to Balochistan in 10 years, Fawad claims

--Info minister says previous govts should explain where this huge amount of money was spent Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said on...

PTI ministers buckle up as PM begins 100-day evaluation

--PM’s Office flooded with performance reports after premier directs cabinet to elaborate progress thus far   ISLAMABAD: With the first 100-day deadline of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

PM Khan calls Sanjrani, expresses concerns over Fawad’s entry ban

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday held a telephonic conversation with Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani wherein he expressed concerns over ban on Information...

One-sided accountability will not work, says Raza Rabbani

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani on Friday said that one-sided accountability would not work. Calling for across-the-board accountability while speaking on the...

Sanjrani-Fawad Tiff: Experts say Senate chairman enjoys powers to bar ministers...

--Crisis averted as PM sends olive branch to Senate chairman --Raza Rabbani, Wasim Sajjad say chairman acted under rules ISLAMABAD: Although experts say that the Senate chairman...

‘Sarmaya Pakistan Co’ established to revive 193 public sector entities: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said that the federal cabinet has decided to constitute Sarmaya Pakistan Company to revive...

PM throws weight behind Fawad in Sanjrani row

--No one can be allowed to humiliate federal ministers, says Fawad while quoting PM --Infighting escalates as Fawad refuses to apologise to Sanjrani after being...

Info Minister Fawad Ch barred from Senate session

--Senate chairman bars info minister after latter refuses to apologise for disrupting House ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, who has a habit of raising...

Elections committee to decide whether parliament can probe rigging

ISLAMABAD: The first meeting of the sub-committee of the Parliamentary Committee on General Elections 2018 was held here on Wednesday for looking into the terms...

Fawad for strengthening cultural cooperation with Iran

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday stressed the need for strengthening cultural cooperation with Iran. While talking to the Iranian...

PM directs clearance of media houses’ dues

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry Monday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had issued directives for the immediate release of outstanding...

Fawad asks clerics, civil society to counter ‘extremist’ tendencies

Info minister terms TLP protests 'political stunt which has nothing to do with religion' Country facing ideological crisis, not administrative one, says Fawad ...

Cabinet approves extradition treaties with UK, Ireland

--Fawad says balance of payments no longer an issue after China visit ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Thursday approved an agreement pertaining to the exchange of...

Zardari claims PPP will form next govt

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday claimed that his party will form the next government after winning the elections. Arriving in...

Fawad Chaudhry wishes to pilot ‘spaceship’ himself, says Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday lashed out at Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry over his recents remarks,...

Info minister asks WhatsApp, YouTube to combat hate speech

Two days after Twitter suspended Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi's account over a complaint, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday urged YouTube...