Tag: Pti

Hamza denies discord in Sharif family

LAHORE: Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz on Monday rejected reports that serious differences had surfaced in the Sharif family over the party's affairs. While...

PML-N MPA files reference against Zartaj Gul in NA

ISLAMABAD: A reference has been submitted by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) in Punjab Hina Pervez Butt against State Minister for Climate Change...

Pakistan, UK sign MoU over Ishaq Dar’s extradition

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Kingdom signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the extradition of former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday, media reported. As...

Amnesty scheme has failed to deliver desired results, Khaqan tells NA

--Former premier asks how NAB, ISI and IB could question parliament and budgets passed by the House --Calls govt's decision to include people earning more...

Ruckus in parliament disappoints CJP Khosa

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khosa on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the prolonged commotion in the National Assembly on the issue of...

Iranian parliamentarians also present during Shehbaz’s speech

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentarians of the Islamic Republic of Iran visited the National Assembly of Pakistan and also attended today's session, a media outlet reported. The speaker told...

Giving more time to ‘selected PM’ can be disastrous, Fazl says

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday said that allowing more time to the "selected prime minister" to govern Pakistan could prove...

UK refuses to sign ‘politically-motivated’ extradition treaty with Pakistan

--Qureshi tells British counterpart Pakistan does not intend to use extradition for political victimisation  --Hunt lauds Pakistan's 'strong commitment of tackling corruption, progress made on...

Ishaq Dar applies for political asylum in UK: report

Former finance minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ishaq Dar has reportedly once again approached the British Home Office in London to apply...

PM Imran assigns tasks to Buzdar

LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to personally monitor the working of institutions responsible for law and order...

Economy in this shape due to criminal negligence of PPP, PML-N,...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Division Umar Ayub Khan said on Wednesday while addressing the session of National Assembly of Pakistan that the only reason...

PM condoles death of Ali Mohammad Mahar in Ghotki

GHOTKI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday reached Ghotki to condole the untimely death of federal minister for narcotics control Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar with...

Court allows Zardari to meet children

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Wednesday allowed former president and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari to meet with his children. Zardari’s counsel Farooq...

$40bn sent abroad in last 40 years, FBR chairman says

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi on Tuesday told the Senate's Standing Committee on Finance that around $40 billion have been sent abroad...

Hafeez Sheikh to chair ECC meeting tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet will hold a meeting with the Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on...

Previous govts to blame for country’s poor economic conditions, says Buzdar

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is determined to materialise the dream of Naya Pakistan. In a...

NAB arrests three more in mines case after PTI minister Sibtain...

LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday arrested three more accused in Chiniot mines and minerals case. On Friday, NAB arrested Pakistan Teheek-e-Insaf (PTI) member provincial assembly...