Tag: Zahid Hamid
Zahid Hamid appointed as Shehbaz Sharif’s legal advisor
ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday appointed former law minister Zahid Hamid as his legal advisor.
In a statement released...
If you can’t beat ’em, ignore ’em
Anti-terror court shelves three cases against TLP chief Khadim Rizvi, aides for indefinite period
Rizvi has been declared proclaimed offender in 14 cases yet Punjab Police...
JUI-F fiercely opposes blasphemy law amendment
ISLAMABAD: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Friday said it would fiercely resist any move to amend the blasphemy laws of the country.
During a meeting of...
Zahid Hamid’s resignation letter shows ‘pain, anguish’ over allegations
ISLAMABAD: Former law minister Zahid Hamid, in his resignation letter addressed to the President of Pakistan, said that the Tehreek Labaik Ya Rasool Allah...
Fate of National Accountability Commission uncertain after Zahid Hamid’s resignation: report
Future of the National Accountability Commission is still undecided after the resignation of Law Minister Zahid Hamid on Monday, who was also chairing the...
Nawaz Sharif annoyed over Zahid Hamid’s resignation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed his reservations on the resignation of former federal law minister...
Law Minister Zahid Hamid’s resignation accepted by PM Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi accepted the resignation of Federal Law Minister Zahid Hamid on Monday, reports confirmed.
After the prime minister's approval, the...
State surrenders to zealots
--TLYR chief Khadim Rizvi tells supporters to end countrywide sit-ins after PML-N govt succumbs to demands for Law Minister Zahid Hamid’s resignation, dropping all...
Zahid Hamid threatens to ‘spill the beans’: reports
ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Zahid Hamid has made it clear to party head Nawaz Sharif that if he is pressurised to tender resignation, he will...
Govt extends deadline for Faizabad protesters till 23rd
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Monday announced an extension in the deadline granted by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to the protesters for ending...
Sit-in at Faizabad Interchange: Govt bends over backwards as clerics refuse...
Protest leaders want govt to sack Law Minister Zahid Hamid as Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal gives another day to end blockade
Protesters say...
Delimitation bill to be presented after consultation, says Zahid Hamid
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law Zahid Hamid has said that the government is in close consultations with the mainstream political parties to present a...
Amendment to Khatam-e-Nabuwwat clause was unintentional: Zahid Hamid
ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Zahid Hamid on Thursday denied allegations pertaining to deliberately amending the Khatam-e-Nabuwwat clause in election nomination papers.
The minister reiterated that the...
Parliamentary body split over accountability of judges, generals
The Parliamentary Committee on National Accountability Law could not reach a consensus Wednesday on the formation of National Accountability Commission over the clauses pertaining...
Govt fails to win political consensus on military courts again
The federal government failed to evolve a consensus between the political parties on the establishment of military courts for dealing with terrorists as another...