* Law minister says ordinance regarding the appeal of Indian spy was presented as per the verdict of ICJ * Says ordinance needed to stop India from approaching UNSC for sanctions against Pakistan * Says nowhere is it written that government needs to speak to the opposition before bringing in …
Read More »No electricity shortfall or load-shedding in Pakistan, only load management, says power minister
ISLAMABAD: There is no shortfall of electricity in Pakistan nor is there any load-shedding being carried out at present, Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan claimed on Friday, adding that the distribution companies (DISCOs) were only implementing load management. Responding to questions after addressing the Senate, Ayub said Pakistan was generating …
Read More »PM Imran appeals for caution during Eid celebrations
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday appealed to the nation to celebrate Eidul Azha later this month with simplicity and strictly observe the standard operating procedures (SOPs) against coronavirus in order to prevent any resurgence of the contagious disease. Talking to media after inaugurating the Isolation Hospital and Infectious …
Read More »CPEC to be completed at all costs, says Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed on Friday that the government would complete the ambitious China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project at any cost and pass its benefits to the nation. “The corridor is a manifestation of Pakistan-China friendship and the government will complete it at any cost and bring …
Read More »US peace envoy looks to start of talks to end Afghan war
ISLAMABAD — Washington’s peace envoy told Pakistani officials that Afghanistan’s Taliban and Kabul’s political leaders were close to starting negotiations to decide the face of a post-war Afghanistan, a crucial next step in a U.S. deal signed with the Taliban in February, according to a statement released Thursday by the …
Read More »Opposition’s dream of ‘minus one’ won’t come true: PM Pakistan Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday said opposition’s hopes of ‘minus one’ cannot succeed, declaring that no one can pull down his government unless it stands by its just stance and principles. In his address to the National Assembly, the prime minister said he lives in his own house and …
Read More »Two suspects wanted by FBI arrested in Pakistan
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Lahore police arrested two international gangsters wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), USA in a robbery case. Pakistani citizens, Waqar Ghumman and Mohsin Zameer, were arrested from Lahore when they were stealing money from the ATM of a bank in …
Read More »Pakistan Stock Exchange comes under Terrorists Attack
KARACHI: A police sub-inspector and four security guards were killed as law enforcement and security agencies successfully thwarted a brazen attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday by at least four heavily armed militants. According to Geo News, the four militants had arrived in a sedan and attempted …
Read More »Renowned religious scholar Mufti Naeem passes away in Karachi
KARACHI: Prominent religious scholar and Jamia Binoria International chancellor Mufti Muhammad Naeem passed away on Saturday due to cardiac arrest in Karachi, his close aide has confirmed. He was 62. The prominent cleric was being taken to the hospital when he succumbed to his heart ailment, Maulana Ghulam Rasool, administrator …
Read More »Islamabad police says cannot register the case against Cynthia Ritchie
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police refused to register a case against US citizen and blogger Cynthia Dawn Ritchie, who has accused the top PPP leadership of rape and harassment. A report was forwarded from the Bani Gala police station to the additional sessions judge’s court in this regard. PPP leader Waqas Abbasi …
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