Tag: Prime Minister

Lebanon’s PM holds off resignation

Saad al-Hariri has deferred his resignation as Lebanon’s prime minister and has vowed to work with the country’s president Michel Aoun to “protect” the...

PM Abbasi seeks meeting with Zardari, Bilawal, as Nawaz criticises PPP

 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday urged Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah to help pass laws related to making constituencies...

Modi still very popular in India, says Pew poll

NEW DELHI: Nearly nine out of 10 Indians hold a favourable opinion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and more than two-thirds are satisfied with the...

40 Conservative MPs looking to oust British PM Theresa May

Forty members of the British Parliament from Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party have agreed to sign a letter of no-confidence in her, the...

Lebanese prime minister resigns, says fears for his life

BEIRUT: Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri resigned on Saturday, saying in a televised broadcast he sensed a plot to target his life and criticising...

Abbasi, Shehbaz discuss country’s political situation in London meeting

LONDON: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met with Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and held discussions on important political matters in London on Saturday. According...

Shameful how Nawaz Sharif was given protocol at taxpayer expense: Imran...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said that it was "absolutely shameful as to how a discredited prime minister was given...

Japan’s Abe re-elected as prime minister

TOKYO: Japan’s Shinzo Abe was re-elected prime minister on Wednesday after his ruling bloc’s big election win last month and days ahead of a visit...

PM calls for global cooperation to mitigate maritime challenges

Abbasi says maritime safety, security vital ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is fully committed to maintaining good order at sea and is always ready to cooperate on...

PM Abbasi considers Nawaz as real prime minister: Imran Khan

SEHWAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday said that it is a sad state of affairs since the "elected prime minister (Shahid...

PM leaves for home after four-day Turkey visit

Abbasi lauds Turkey's achievements in defence production ISTANBUL: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi left Sunday for home at the conclusion of his four-day visit...

Karachi confronts rising flood risk after August rains

Authorities creating the city’s first flood management plan KARACHI: In late August, a month’s worth of rain fell on Karachi in two days, leaving...

Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification has ‘damaged Pakistan’: AJK PM

LONDON: Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider has said that the Kashmiris have outrightly rejected Nawaz’s disqualification since they know that his disqualification has...

Pakistan no longer dependent on US: PM Abbasi

Prime minister reiterates no safe sanctuaries for terrorists in Pakistan PM says meeting with US diplomats ‘very constructive’ ISLAMABAD: The days of Pakistan depending...

Masses will never accept SC’s verdict against Nawaz Sharif: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday said that masses have not accepted the Supreme Court’s July 28 verdict, while referring to disqualification of...

Pakistan urges OIC to become ‘voice of conscience’ for Rohingya

PM holds meetings with the Turkish president, King Abdullah of Jordan, Sri Lankan president NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has urged the Organisation...

PM Abbasi supports FM Asif’s stance against banned groups in Pakistan

LONDON: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Monday that he agrees with the point of view of Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif that Pakistan...