Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani also agree to bolster bilateral ties. The Qatar Investment Authority aims to invest $3 billion in Pakistan, Qatar’s Emiri Diwan said on Wednesday, lending support to the South Asian nation’s cash-strapped economy. Pakistan is in economic turmoil and faces a balance of payments […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday granted PTI chief Imran Khan protective bail till Thursday (August 25) in a terrorism case registered against him for “threatening” a female judge and senior police officers at a public rally. Imran Khan was booked on Sunday under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act regarding his comments in […]
Incarcerated PTI leader was also brought along handcuffed during the raid at Parliament Lodges. Islamabad: The Islamabad police conducted a raid on incarcerated PTI leader Shahbaz Gill’s apartment at Parliament Lodges in the federal capital and recovered pistol, satellite phone, passport and other devices from his residence. The police searched the apartment in presence of […]
Aurangzeb says “fake” videos of Gill are being spread on media to change PTI’s narrative. “Investigation is being done, interior minister will soon present evidence,” she adds. Shares video of Gill from his hospital room where he can be seen doing fine. ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday castigated PTI chief Imran Khan and […]
LAHORE: – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday immediately suspended the collection of fixed sales tax through electricity bills and directed to devise a new mechanism in this regard. The prime minister also directed for an inquiry over the levy of increased sales tax ratio on shopkeepers/retailers, in the electricity bills other than the […]
PESHAWAR (News) – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) supremo and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday said that powerful forces think that the system should remain in their hands. Addressing a meeting, Fazl went on to say said that since 1973, not a single Islamic law has been made. Such parties were imposed, […]
Federal minister Javed Latif on Monday claimed that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif — who is in a self-imposed exile in London on medical grounds — would return to the country in September. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Latif said a “level playing field” in Pakistani politics was impossible without Nawaz’s presence. He said the […]
PM Shehbaz Sharif unveils newly re-recorded national anthem on 75th Independence Day. The national anthem has been re-recorded after 68 years, with the participation of 155 singers, 48 musicians and 6 bandmasters. PM Shehbaz Sharif has become second elected prime minister after Liaquat Ali Khan to have unique honour of unveiling anthem. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister […]
Naik Atif, Sepoy Qayyum embrace martyrdom; wreath laid at Kargil War hero’s mausoleum. HARNAI: Two soldiers of the Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom on the eve of the country’s 75th Independence Day during an exchange of fire with terrorists in Khost district, near Harnai, Balochistan. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), terrorists fire raided a security […]
Imran Khan will unveil future course of action against coalition govt, says Fawad Chaudhry The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is all set to stage a “grand power show” in Lahore’s National Hockey Stadium to celebrate Pakistan’s “haqeeqi (real) freedom” on the eve of country’s 75th Independence Day. Screens have been set-up in major cities across the country […]
