Tag: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

PM Sharif calls new Afghan leaders, ensures support and cooperation

ISLAMABAD- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday telephoned the newly elected Afghan leaders President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and congratulated them on...

PM Sharif invites Afghanistan’s Ghani to visit Pakistan

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Monday invited Afghanistan’s president-elect Dr Ashraf Ghani to visit Pakistan. "Close cooperative bilateral ties serve the interests of our two peoples...

Rizwan Akhtar is the new spymaster

PM approves promotion of six major generals to rank of lieutenant general on COAS’s recommendation Gen Akhtar led Karachi operation against criminal gangs and Taliban...

Foreign assets case: LHC to start ex-parte proceedings against PM, Zardari,...

LAHORE- The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday decided to start ex-parte proceedings against 61 politicians, including Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and former president Asif...

Sharifs acquitted in money laundering case

RAWALPINDI- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and other members of Sharif family on Friday were acquitted of all charges pertaining to a...

The humbling of the Sharifs!

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz bumped up her maid to Business Class on London-bound PIA flight but aircraft’s captain sends her back to Economy Class PIA official suspended for three days for facilitating maid’s seat upgrade.

Opp jirga says PM should step down if rigging proved

As per the proposal, the jirga has advised protesting parties to end their sit-ins, adding that the prime minister should announce in the Parliament that he would resign if rigging in last year’s general elections was proved.

Govt wants NA speaker to keep Sharif’s ‘blunder’ to himself

The petitioner said that during the National Assembly session, the premier informed the House that he had not requested the COAS for help/assistance to act as arbitrator or guarantor – a fact later contradicted by the army’s media wing, ISPR.

PM says ‘few thousand’ chanting ‘Go Nawaz Go’ can’t make him...

*Nawaz Sharif says not difficult to clear protesters from roads but govt is exhibiting patience and tolerance, urges protesting parties to reciprocate *Says protesting parties...

PM Sharif threatens to clear protesters camped in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, weakened by weeks of demonstrations calling for him to resign, threatened on Wednesday to clear a protest camp established...

Red Zone casualties: Sharif brothers, cabinet ministers, IGs booked for murder,...

ISLAMABAD- On the orders of  Islamabad District and Sessions court issued on Monday, a case has been registered on Wednesday against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Chief...

Red Zone casualties: Court orders to book Sharif brothers, Nisar, IG...

ISLAMABAD- A local court on Monday accepted Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) petition and ordered police to register  a case against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Chief...

PM visits flood-hit AJK, announces to set up university, train service

MUZAFARABAD- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday visited flood-hit areas of Azad Kashmir and announced compensation for affectees of natural calamity, a private news...

PM holds consultative meeting with aides on PTI, PAT situation

ISLAMABAD- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held an important consultative meeting today with his close aides to discuss ongoing dialogue process with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)  and...

PM says sit-ins can’t block Pakistan’s progress

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday vowed to continue the journey towards economic progress and development despite impediments being created by dharnas (sit-ins) in...

Khan in ‘battle of nerves’ with PM Sharif

ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan says he will not be the first to blink in his "battle of nerves" with Prime Minister Nawaz...

Parliament joint session begins

ISLAMABAD- The Parliament joint session resumed on Tuesday to debate on the prevailing political situation in the country in the presence of Prime Minister...