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Raja Muhammad Abbas has assumed charge as the new Sindh Chief Secretary. An announcement to this effect was made in a statement released on...

Federal government has decided to appoint Housing Secretary Raja Abbas as Sindh chief secretary in place of Abdul Subhan Memon. A formal notification in this...

LAHORE - An accountability court has ordered the Punjab chapter of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to confiscate three vehicles including a BMW and Mercedes owned by Raja Riaz, owner of Raja Centre Main Market Gulberg, who had been declared a proclaimed offender (P/O) by the court.
A reference had been filed against Raja Riaz in the accountability court on charges of financial irregularities in the funds of a co-operative institution. During the hearing, the court

LONDON - Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Raja Farooq Haider Khan called on PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif at his London residence. United Kingdom (UK) PML-N President Zubair Gull Nasir Butt, senior vice president and other PML-N workers were also present on the occasion. During the meeting, the issues related to upcoming elections in Azad Kashmir were also discussed. PML-N UK Women Wing President Begum Nawadar Khan also met

FAISALABAD - Uninterrupted gas and electricity supply to Faisalabad region is essential for the running of local industrial, commercial and agriculture sector which are a primary source of livelihood for millions of workers in the city, said Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) senior leader and leader of the opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Raja Riaz. He was speaking at a meeting of Faisalabad Electric Supply Company Limited (FESCO)'s Load Management Committee held at a local hotel. "I

LAHORE - The PPP shall advocate for the Siraiki province in its party manifesto, Punjab Assembly Opposition leader Raja Riaz announced on a point of order during the 23rd ongoing session of the Punjab Assembly on Monday. Continuing his speech he expressed full support for the demand raised by the people of Southern Punjab and vowed to fulfill the demand.
On another point of order, Raja Riaz drew the attention of the house on the episode of the concocted murder plot of former

LAHORE - Provincial Food Minister Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor on Sunday accused opposition leader Raja Riaz of being the voice of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. In a press release, Ghafoor asked Riaz to visit his native city Faisalabad and try to appease people's anger against the federal government instead of raising a hue and cry in Lahore. He said, "One who has bunged Punjab's gas and electricity cannot hoodwink the people through his tactics."
He said it was known to the nation that the

LAHORE - Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on Saturday extended a conditional support to Shahbaz Sharif in the case of a 'no-confidence motion' against him in the provincial assembly. Under the 'revised reconciliation policy', Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Raja Riaz announced that they would not vote against the chief minister if the turncoats were not embraced.
Talking to the media men outside the Punjab Assembly, Riaz said they were ready to let the PML-N rule in the

LAHORE - PPP Punjab senior leader Raja Riaz was named the leader of the opposition in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday after PML-Q's Chaudhry Zaheeruddin resigned from the post, saying his party always respected other parties' mandate.
Early in the day, outgoing opposition leader Chaudhry Zaheer submitted his resignation with the PA speaker. Soon after that, Raja Riaz and several other PPP-backed MPAs called on Speaker Rana Iqbal and submitted two applications. The PPP's two

LAHORE - The Pakistan People's Party (PPP)'s parliamentary leader in the Punjab Assembly Raja Riaz announced on Monday that the PPP would expose all the malpractices of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government, though it would still continue its policy of reconciliation and not destabilize the provincial government.
Riaz told reporters at Data Darbar that the PPP had documentary evidence against the so-called good governance of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and

LAHORE - The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Punjab has decided against taking the PML-N head on, as Senior Minister Raja Riaz hinted on Thursday that a no-confidence motion against Shahbaz Sharif would not be tabled even if the PPP was ousted from the Punjab coalition government.
Talking to reporters, Riaz said the PPP wanted to continue with its policy of reconciliation and the PPP would not move a no-confidence motion against the Punjab chief minister in any case. "We will sit

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif must implement the 19-point agenda of PPP in compliance with his commitments with their coalition partner, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) parliamentary leader Raja Riaz Ahmad said talking to journalists at his office on Friday.
Raja Riaz stressed that the committee's earlier constitution must be implemented as was suggested. He continued to urge Shahbaz Sharif to form a committee to implement as per his assurance to him during a

LAHORE - Aamir Memorial Club defeated Raja Club by 56 runs in the initial round of East Zone Cricket Championship played at Wahdat Colony Ground. Fine batting performance by Akbar Hussain, Wasi Abbas and Bilal Hussain were the main feature of the match.
Scores: Aamir Memorial Club 263 all out in 39 overs. Akbar Hussain 51, Bilal Haneef 56, Sonan Azhar 25, M Asif 15, Zeshan 15, Hamza 18, Imran Khatak 15, Imran 12. Jabran 2/55, Zain 2/42, Uman Malik 1/28, Aqib 1/32, Wasi Abas 1/46,

LAHORE - The war of words between the troika in Punjab Assembly Rana Sana ullah, Raja Riaz and Ch Zaheer continued even outside the assembly on Friday.
Both Punjab Assembly opposition leader Chaudhry Zaheer and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) parliamentary leader Raja Riaz targeted the Punjab law minister and Rana Sana responded with the same coin while they were talking to the media after assembly session. Opposition leader and PML-Q parliamentary leader Chaudhry Zaheer pointing

LAHORE - The Punjab Assembly witnessed a pandemonium on Wednesday when the lawmakers used harsh words while debating the role of turncoats. Most vocal on the issue were the provincial law minister and the opposition leader in the assembly.
The house proceedings were in progress as per routine until a senior minister Raja Riaz on a point-of-order said that PML-N should say goodbye to the PML-Q unification bloc and desist the temptation of encouraging turncoats. The suggestion

LAHORE - An accountability court on Thursday issued orders to confiscate the property of Raja Riaz, owner of Raja Centre Main Market Gulberg Lahore. A reference had been filed against Raja Riaz in an accountability court with regard to a co-operative scam. He had been declared a proclaimed offender (P/O) owing to his non-appearance in court during the reference's hearing. Earlier the court had attached Riaz's properties located at 71-D-1 Gulberg-III and office no 147-F Raja Centre

ISLAMABAD: The district courts granted three-day physical remand of Ministry of Religious Affairs Joint Secretary Raja Aftab-ul-Islam to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for his alleged involvement in corruption while hiring buildings for Haj pilgrims in Saudia Arabia.
Raja Aftab who was heading a committee responsible for hiring buildings in Saudi Arabia for pilgrims was arrested the other day by the FIA. The FIA team on Friday produced the accused before the court of