Tag: Nawaz

Drone attacks unwelcome under any situation: PM

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has reiterated that drone attacks are unacceptable under any circumstances. In an interview with Turkish Radio and Television in Istanbul, Nawaz...

When US leaves, regional peace must prevail, says Nawaz

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has described 2014 as a defining year in Afghanistan’s history and has emphasised the need for preserving regional peace and security as NATO/ISAF troops draw down from Afghanistan before the end of this year.

PM Nawaz arrives in Turkey

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif arrived on Wednesday on a three-day official visit to Turkey. Idris Güllüce, Turkish Minsiter for Environment and Urban Planning, Burhan...

CCI approves transfer of GENCOs to provinces

The Council of Common Interests (CCI) on Monday approved the phase-wise transfer of power producers to provinces, and kept the issue of carrying out...

Nation taken into confidence for talks with Taliban: Nawaz

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said the nation has been taken into confidence for holding talks with the Taliban. Talking to media...

PM, army chief discuss security situation

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif and discussed the overall security situation in the country. Media...

No more excuses for Taliban violence, Bilawal tells Nawaz, Imran

The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Patron-in-Chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has launched a scathing attack on his political opponents who he said must stop "making...

Nawaz, Zardari launch Thar coal power project

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and former president Asif Zardari on Friday jointly performed the groundbreaking ceremony of $1.6 billion Thar Coal power project. The project...

Faith in peace talks diminishing

Despite the prime minister’s objectives and lip service by stakeholders, the faith in talks with the Taliban to bring an end to terrorism as...

PM directs body to start dialogue with Taliban immediately

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday instructed the four-member committee formed to hold talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants to start the peace talks...

Imran urges Nawaz not to let US drone Taliban talks

Khan wants talks under constitutional ambits, demands timeline once talks commence   Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to...

Country to be purged of terrorism at all costs: PM

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday showed determination that terrorism would be eliminated from the country at all costs. Addressing elected representatives of Balochistan in...

Turning tables on fables: A Sharif after all!

Adopting a more pacifist approach amidst the Taliban induced bloodshed which has painted the country red, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday announced to constitute a four-member committee to hold talks with the banned terror outfit, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

TTP kill more to make their point

A few hours before Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said his government was ready to give another chance to peace talks with the Taliban, three bombing including a suicide attack targeting security personnel in Karachi killed at least four people on Wednesday. The dead include three Rangers personnel and a private security guard, while 10 others were wounded. While the prime minister was engrossed in announcing the establishment of a four-member committee to facilitate the dialogue process, a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson was busy claiming the responsibility for the attacks.

Opposition voices support for talks with TTP

The Opposition in the National Assembly voiced its support for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s initiatives to start talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terrorists. In his...

Pakistan for building ties with India‚ Australia

President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have expressed their desire to build friendly and cooperative relations with India for the progress and...

Senators worried over fresh wave of terrorism in KP

As the Senate prayed for those killed in Thursday’s bombing in a Peshawar seminary on Friday, lawmakers in the Upper House of Parliament expressed...