Tag: Opposes

TEHRAN: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called for a ceasefire in the rebel-held region of Idlib in northwest Syria on Friday and said an anticipated...

A sub-committee of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has opposed the privatization of state owned fertilizer entity by the government and directed that this entity...

Pakistan has reaffirmed its opposition to create new permanent seats in the UN Security Council, saying a more inclusive structure was needed to reflect...

  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday vehemently opposed a military operation in Karachi, saying peace should be restored in the country's commercial...

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Wednesday opposed military operation and the proposed governor’s rule in Karachi and Sindh. Addressing a press conference...

The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has opposed calls for an army action in Karachi to control the law and order situation wrought...

Indian-occupied Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has opposed the execution of Muhammad Afzal Guru’s death sentence. Guru was found guilty for carrying out the...

National Assembly Standing Committee on Minority Affairs on Monday passed a resolution asking Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to review the decision to devolve...

Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Sunday opposed any commission to probe the Abbottabad incident. Addressing a press conference after a three-day meeting of the...

The Swiss govt Wednesday recommended to parliament that the country’s five nuclear power plants should not be replaced as they age, leaving them to...

The legal fraternity has expressed serious reservations over the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led government’s protests against the Lahore High Court (LHC)’s verdict in PPP...

KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Tuesday strongly opposed removal of three Deputy District Officers (DDO), three days before completion of house count.
According to a private TV, the MQM expressed its reservations regarding the issue, saying the action seems to be taken for getting favorite results of the house count.
The party stressed to restore the removed DDIOs to obtain authentic results.

LAHORE - The Ministry of Textile has proposed rationalisation of textile chain and opposed a decline in all tariffs to 10 percent, Pakistan Today has learnt. The Ministry believed that anomalies in the textile and clothing tariff structure exist, which point to the fact that government must understand the importance of greater tariff protection.
Documents reveal that the government will aim to bring all tariffs down to a maximum rate of 10 percent.
Contrarily, even

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Likeminded, the breakaway faction of the PML-Quaid (PML-Q), has opposed the PML-Q's decision to boycott the presidential address to the joint session of parliament.
PML Likeminded President Senator Salim Saifullah called the PML-Q's decision "inappropriate". "If the opposition parties are really sincere in steering the country out of crises, they should develop mutual understanding and it will be their unity that can force the government

NEW DELHI - India is opposed to a no-fly zone or the use of force in Libya, and other major developing nations have "reservations", a top Indian foreign ministry official said in remarks published on Friday. "As of now we are not in favour of a no-fly zone. We are opposed to use of force," foreign secretary Nirupama Rao told The Hindu newspaper. "Among BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) countries, questions have been raised and reservations expressed," she said. India is a temporary

ISLAMABAD - With the passage of time not only the legislators individually but also the parliamentary committees are questioning the sagacity behind the devolution of certain ministries to the provinces. It was the education ministry as well as the national assembly standing committee concerned that opposed its devolution to the provinces and wrote to Implementation Commission chairman Raza Rabbani in this regard.
The National Assembly body on culture strongly opposed the

LAHORE - The ICC has objected to Salman Butt being employed as a pundit during the Cricket World Cup. Butt is set to work for Pakistan's Channel 5 during the competition. ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat was quoted by BBC: "We are not satisfied with this appointment. The [ICC] board expressed disappointment at the decision."
The board has written to Michael Beloff QC, chair of the tribunal that banned Butt, to ask whether the player could be breaching the terms of his sentence.