French President Emmanuel Macron has called the beheading of a teacher in a north-western suburb of Paris an “Islamist terrorist attack”. The victim is said to have shown controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) to his pupils. The attacker was shot dead by police. Mr Macron said the as yet unnamed teacher was murdered […]
KARACHI: For the first time, the Sharif family has taken substantial measures to beef up the security of former prime minister and PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif. The move comes weeks after Mr. Sharif’s fiery speech against the government and his criticism of the military establishment’s alleged interference in political matters. It also coincides with […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that he is pleased with Pakistan’s re-election to UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for another 3 year term. He said Pakistan would continue to combat bigotry while “guided by principles of universality, impartiality, dialogue and cooperation. He posted a series of tweets on his official twitter account: I […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday ruled out any chances of reconciliation with the opposition parties. No matter what opposition stages sit-ins or protests, I’ll never give National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) to anyone, PM Khan said while talking to Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Information Senator Faisal Javed Khan and Senator Zeeshan Khanzada who called […]
In the first interview by a senior Pakistani official to an Indian news outlet since India’s unilateral and illegal actions on August 5 2019, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Security Dr. Moeed Yusuf spoke with India’s renowned journalist Karan Thapar, saying that Pakistan stands firmly for peace in the region through dialogue […]
The government has decided to allow opposition parties to stage protest rallies anywhere in the country as long as they do not create chaos. Prime Minister Imran Khan revealed the decision in a meeting with his top advisers on the changing political conditions in the country. Particular reference was the upcoming protests of Pakistan Democratic […]
SC issues notice to PM Khan attending lawyers’ seminar. Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Monday issued notice to Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan for attending a lawyers seminar at the Convention Centre in Islamabad.SC issues notice to PM Khan attending lawyers’ seminar. The notice was issued by Justice Qazi Faez Isa. In his remarks, […]
Retired Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa announced on Monday that he is stepping down as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting. After more than a month, Prime Minister has accepted his request. He will continue to work as chairman of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority. I requested the honourable Prime […]
ISLAMABAD: The government has slapped a ban on foreign currency accounts where foreign exchange is credited through purchasing foreign currency from any un-authorized dealer, exchange company or money changer except as allowed by the State Bank through general or special permission under any law. The government has estimated that this move would help bring millions […]
PM Imran Khan says his government will use ‘all resources at the state’s disposal’ to control food inflation starting Monday. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said the government would use all resources at the disposal of the state to bring down food prices from the coming week. Amid a 1.24 per cent jump in […]
