Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will open avenues for mutual prosperity and development of the two nations. Speaking to the inauguration ceremony of the CPEC Cultural Caravan, Marriyum said that the strong relationship between Pakistan and China is not …

LAHORE: The details of recently arrested Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Director General (DG) Ahad Cheema’s properties in Pakistan and abroad have on Sunday surfaced. According to sources, Cheema owns 21 properties inside and outside the country. During last one year, he has loaned Rs 21.6 million to one of his …

ISLAMABAD: The statement and cross examination of British forensic ‘expert’ Robert William Radley during the proceedings of the accountability court in references against the Sharifs has endorsed News investigations that all the four major achievements of the Panama JIT were baseless and were given under extreme pressure. Radley is one …

ISLAMABAD: Despite multiple reports in international media to the contrary and pressure from the US, Pakistan has not been included in a list of countries with ‘strategic deficiencies’ in countering money laundering and combating financing for terrorism. The decision was made in a three-day plenary meeting by the Financial Action …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi addressed on Friday the inaugural ceremony of Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) project in Serhatabad, Turkmenistan. During his address, the premier appreciated President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamadov for converting a mere gas pipeline project into an energy and communication corridor. “This is a momentous occasion, we are …

Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Friday said that those in favour of the ‘minus-Nawaz’ formula are bound to fail in the upcoming general elections of 2018. While addressing the media, Sanaullah said Nawaz Sharif is “a plus”, and will always remain so. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker further …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is maintaining a delicate balance in its ties with Saudi Arabia and Iran, and is cautious of being drawn into Middle East’s sectarian power struggles, said the defence minister on Thursday. Khurram Dastgir explained the principles driving Pakistan’s Middle East policy after inaugurating an international seminar on ‘Contemporary …

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said late Thursday that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was still the president of Pakistan Mulsim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Speaking to media in Lahore, the PML-N leader accused National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of causing chaos and disunity among government departments, asserting that Nawaz is still the chairperson …

The Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) formed on Friday a committee to elect party head following Supreme Court’s February 21 verdict disqualifying former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as president of the ruling party. According to News, a four-member committee will decide the date for PML-N central executive committee meeting …

ISLAMABAD: Deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif responded to the Supreme Court’s verdict barring him from heading the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) after disqualifying him as prime minister last year, by suggesting the top court to take away his identity. Addressing media outside an accountability court in Islamabad where …