Tag: Khawaja Asif

Khan’s Rs 10b defamation case against Khawaja Asif

Additional Sessions Judge Islamabad, Zeba Chaudhry will hear the case of Rs 10 billion damages filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan against...

India’s war hysteria behind raise in its defence budget: Asif

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif Sunday said that it is India's "war hysteria" which is behind raise in its defence budget. Talking to newsmen in Sialkot,...

No load shedding after 2017: Asif

Year 2017 will be the year of saying goodbye to power load shedding said Federal Minister for Water and Power and Defence Khawaja Asif. The...

Khawaja critical of US, hopes of resolve with India through talks

ISLAMABAD- Federal Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday criticized United States for having failed to restore peace in the region with its policies, a...

SC reverses former CJ’s ruling on public appointments

Apex court rules that federal govt is empowered by legislature to make high-level appointments according to specified criteria Says govt’s policy open to judicial review...

Karachi naval base attack is blowback of Zarb-e-Azb: Asif

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif confirmed Wednesday that three terrorists were killed while seven were arrested in Saturday’s militant attack on Karachi Naval Dockyard, saying...

Ready to nominate PM in FIR: Defence Minister

ISLAMABAD- Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif on Thursday said that the government is ready to nominate Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in an First Information...

Govt working to curb electricity shortage: Asif

The minister said the government was optimizing the available resource base for upcoming power generation projects while at the same time it was making the existing power generation and distribution facilities efficient and also controlling line losses.

Federal ministers lash out at PTI chief

Federal ministers and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders lashed out on Tuesday against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s statements, saying that the PTI...

There’s no such thing as a good Taliban!

With Washington and Kabul repeatedly accusing Pakistan of supporting Haqqani Network, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif insists Pakistan has changed its policy and government will...

No load-shedding during iftar, sehr, tarawih

Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif has directed chief executive officers (CEOs) of power distribution companies to ensure smooth power supply at iftar,...

Qadri should not put people’s lives at risk: defence minister

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that at a time when the armed forces are engaged in an operation against terrorists in North Waziristan,...

Operation not launched under foreign pressure: Asif

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told the National Assembly on Monday that the decision to launch a military operation in North Waziristan was purely domestic...

Taliban will be given befitting response: Asif

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Monday that Tehreek-e-Taliban terrorists involved in the attack on Quaid-e-Azam International Airport, Karachi would be given a befitting...

Khawaja Asif takes U-turn, calls Pakistan Army an asset

Calling his past statements on the Pakistan Army a mistake, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif in a statement said that a strong and respected army...

Top Nawaz aides say all institutions accountable to parliament

Khawaja Asif says parliament supreme organ of state Saad Rafiq says Musharraf brought disrepute to armed forces   While Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has reiterated the...

Govt making every effort for relief, rehab of flood affected:Asif

Minister for water and power calls for ensuring monthly cleaning of nullahs to prevent future floods in Sialkot Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif...