Tag: Government

PML-N wants Fazl to postpone ‘Azadi March’ till Nov

--Ahsan Iqbal says CEC thinks protests should be postponed to ‘fully mobilise people’ --Says govt’s Kashmir policy has failed as it lacks practical action   ISLAMABAD: The...

Aseefa thinks PM Imran has had more failures than successes

Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari, daughter of former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, has said that there are a lot of similarities...

Government seeks to justify GIDC waiver

--Omar Ayub says there won’t be free lunch for anyone as govt aims to collect Rs210bn --Nadeem Babar says presidential ordinance would enable the govt...

Opp preparing to give govt ‘tough time’ in upcoming parliamentary sittings

--PML-N’s Ahsan Iqbal, Mushahid Hussain Syed lash out at govt for cancelling joint session ahead of schedule --PPP’s Naz Baloch thinks govt’s Kashmir strategy has...

JI lends support to government for Kashmir cause

ISLAMABAD: A Jamat-e-Islami (JI) delegation on Wednesday called on Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and assured full support over the government's Kashmir policy. The JI delegation...

Crisis looms as CEC refuses to administer oath to new ECP...

--Justice (r) Raza terms appointment of new ECP members from Sindh, Balochistan ‘unconstitutional’ --ECP informs Parliamentary Affairs Ministry about rejection of new members   ISLAMABAD: The federal...

Punjab govt to hold Sikh conventions

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to hold Sikh conventions as part of the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Sikkhism’s founder, Guru Nanak. Sikhs from...

No mega project identification in PTI’s first year

--CPEC appears as major casualty as focus shifted from infrastructure projects to new sectors ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government failed to identify even a...

Economic uncertainty mars PTI’s first year in power

--Firdous says govt has undertaken reforms to strengthen institutions, support vulnerable sections of society  --Says Kashmir is govt's top priority, urges all stakeholders to put...

PTI govt’s first year is a series of miserable failures, says...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s first year was a series of miserable...

PML-N to take govt to task over ‘failed’ foreign policy

--Ahsan Iqbal urges joint strategy on Kashmir issue ISLAMABAD: A joint parliamentary party of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday instructed its members to "actively...

Govt calls for ‘political unity’ over Kashmir cause

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday called for unity among political parties over the Kashmir cause, saying that Kashmiris are looking towards Pakistanis in the...

Govt dismisses Shehbaz’s claim of legal action against Daily Mail

--Shahzad Akbar says PML-N president merely filed a complaint, didn’t refute report’s contents --SAPM challenges Shehbaz to sue him in British court, reiterates offer to...

Govt to probe Mamnoon, ex-PMs’ foreign tour spendings

ISLAMABAD: After examining the details of the expenses of former president Asif Ali Zardari and former premier Nawaz Sharif, the government has decided to...

PTI survives budget scare

--Opp fails to stop budget as PTI bulldozes bill through parliament --PML-N rejects ‘anti-people’ budget, demands a ‘pro-people’ budget --Hammad says govt has reduced current account...

Qatari emir reportedly brokering deal for Nawaz’s release: Arif Nizami

--Veteran journalist says Nawaz, Maryam may be allowed to live in London whereas Shehbaz, Hamza would stay in Pakistan   Veteran journalist and Pakistan Today Editor...

Zardari warns of catastrophe if economy worsened further

--Former president says if people took to streets against incumbent system, no one will able to stop them --Former finance minister Asad Umar criticises budget,...