Tag: Pti

Awan defends Law Ministry’s role in Nandipur case

ISLAMABAD: As the accountability court resumed hearing of the Nandipur Power Project corruption reference on Thursday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Babar Awan stressed that...

Enforced disappearances to be criminalised, claims Shireen Mazari

Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government is going to crimminalise enforced disappearances by amending the...

PM ready to form judicial commission to probe Sahiwal killings

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the government is ready to form a judicial commission to probe the Sahiwal shootout in which three of...

Opp tells PM, Punjab CM to step down over Sahiwal killings

--Imran Khan demanded my resignation over Model Town incident, recalls Opp Leader Shehbaz --Qureshi advises opposition parties to avoid politicking over human tragedy ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the...

Opp protests after govt fails to present Sahiwal JIT report in...

LAHORE: The opposition in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday staged a protest against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government for not presenting the Joint...

Buzdar claims ‘provided justice’ in Sahiwal ‘encounter’ within 72 hours

--Punjab CM says PTI set precedent in Punjab by 'quick action'   LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar claimed on Wednesday that the Punjab government has...

Chaudhrys pin hopes on PM as alliance hangs in balance

--Meeting between PML-Q leadership, Prime Minister Imran expected as ongoing tiff aggravates --PML-Q attempting to pressurise govt with ‘unacceptable’ demands; seek Punjab top-slot for Pervaiz...

Govt to change decades-old system despite obstacles, says Naeemul Haque

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Naeemul Haque on Tuesday said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is committed to changing...

PTI govt takes Rs19.5bn French loan to complete Peshawar metro project

ISLAMABAD: The French embassy in Islamabad on Tuesday announced that it was extending a Rs19.5 billion (Euro 130 million) loan to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

No, food inflation has not risen to 20% in Pakistan

An online report by a Pakistani broadcaster claims that basic food inflation has risen to 20 per cent in Pakistan resulting in “severe consequences”...

PTI files disqualification reference against Zardari in SC

--Reference filed by Khurram Sher and Usman Dar points to PPP co-chairman's dual chairmanship, non-disclosure of foreign assets --Also highlights Zardari's involvement in mega money laundering...

PTI’s Aamir Liaquat hints at being made minister soon

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Aamir Liaquat on Sunday met Prime Minister Imran Khan in the latter's Bani Gala residence and hinted at being assigned...

Tareen assures Mengal of removing all reservations of coalition partner

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Jehangir Tareen on Sunday made telephonic contact with Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) chief Akhtar Mengal. According to details, the PTI leader,...

NRO apple of discord between govt, opposition: Fawad

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Saturday the unwarranted demand of an NRO was an “apple of discord”...

Hospitals’ devolution: Sindh government to file review plea in SC

--Any effort to roll back 18th Amendment by PTI govt will be strongly resisted, warns adviser to CM --Murtaza Wahab says Sindh govt provided exemplary...

PML-Q tells PTI to honour commitment on ministries as rift widens

--Pervaiz Elahi complains to CM Buzdar that PTI's promise to give PML-Q two provincial and an equal number of federal ministries remains unfulfilled --Punjab CM...

PTI trying to take exports up to $27bn, says PM’s advisor...

KARACHI: Abdul Razak Dawood, the prime minister's advisor on commerce, textile industry and investment, said on Saturday that they are trying to increase the number...