Tag: Khwaja asif

Political leaders mock PM Imran’s ‘U-turn’ remarks

--Khawaja Asif, Khursheed Shah criticise PM Imran while President Arif Alvi comes forward in Imran's support   LAHORE: Politicians from different political parties have criticised Prime...

Foreign Minister Asif to reach Beijing on Sunday for SCO meeting

BEIJING: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif is due to reach Beijing on Sunday for participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting on 24 April. Khawaja...

LHC moved to put MQM members name on ECL

A writ petition filed in the Lahore High Court requests that names of three Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) laders Dr Farooq Sattar, Khalid Maqbool...

Pakistan to establish land link with Tajikistan through Kashghar, boost ties

Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif has said that for establishing land link with Tajikistan three options are under consideration, two links pass...

Asif gives in-camera briefing to Senate on Indian spy’s arrest

Defence Minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif on Wednesday gave an in-camera briefing to the Upper House of parliament about the arrest of Research and Analysis...

Govt making all-out efforts for promotion of medical education: minister

Federal Minister for Defence, Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif Saturday said that the promotion of quality medical education was the top priority of...

Aitzaz calls for criminal investigation of Nandipur scandal

Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and PPP senior leader Senator Aitzaz Ahsan on Wednesday called for a criminal trial and an investigation...

“In terror war India stands with our foe”: Khawaja Asif

Defence Minister, Khawaja Mohammad Asif has said that in the ongoing war against terrorism India stands with Pakistan’s enemy. In an interview, Khawaja Asif pointed out that...

Asif asks MQM chief to remember armed forces’ sacrifices

Taking Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief to task for his alleged defamatory statements against the country’s armed forces, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif asked Altaf Hussain on Sunday to remember the sacrifices of Pakistan Army that helped secure the citizens of the country.

NA plays blame game over Karachi deaths, outages

Perturbed over the rising number of heat-related deaths in Karachi amidst persistent power outages, the parliamentarians in National Assembly (NA) resorted to each other’s bashing with the opposition “shaming” the government for “lacking honour”.

Louder the noise, louder the scream: KP govt negotiates with Centre...

Granting Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif a week to ensure compliance, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government and the opposition parties ended their protest Tuesday outside the Parliament against alleged change in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and electricity load shedding in KP.

Kingdom not threatened, Pak in no hurry

Dispelling the notion that Pakistan has committed its troops to Saudi Arabia for fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Tuesday that there was no immediate threat to Saudi Arabia’s territorial integrity and Pakistan is “not in a hurry” to decide on joining the Saudi-led coalition.

India duplicitous in bid for peace

India's Coast Guard deputy inspector general (DIG) Wednesday denied reports which said that he had admitted to have ordered for a Pakistani boat to be blown up in the Arabian Sea on New Year's eve, a report published on the Times of India website said.

Khwaja Asif points at India for supporting terrorism

Defence minister says lack of economic opportunities breeds extremism German Economic Forum president says will establish an economic zone in Pakistan exclusively dedicated to German...

Axe to fall on ‘invisible hand’

Despite a massive embarrassment in wake of the country’s worst petroleum crisis, three top cabinet ministers – Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Water and Power Minister Khwaja Asif and Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, managed to escape the “wrath” of the “angry” Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Monday during a meeting held to fix responsibility for the unprecedented petrol shortage in Punjab and other parts of the country. However, a low-level probe committee was formed by the premier to probe the matter.

We have shown restraint but we won’t bend: Asif

Addressing the house, the defence minister reiterated that government in no way will give up a “single inch” on “unconstitutional” demands of protesting parties.

Civil disobedience pits Centre against KP govt

Federal power minister warns masses of disconnection of utilities if they won’t pay bills and taxes KP’s info minister threatens to disconnect Punjab’s power supply...