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ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has claimed that the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would not face any difficulty in getting its candidate, Dr Arif Alvi, elected as Pakistan’s next president in the upcoming presidential polls scheduled for September 4 as it had garnered the required support. “The PTI enjoys support …

ISLAMABAD: A huddle of opposition parties called to field joint candidate in next month’s election for the office of President remained inconclusive and decided to continue deliberations. Former ruling party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had called multi-party conference at Murree hill station to discuss and agree on one name for …

As the nation was glued to their TV screens, Prime Minister Imran Khan chalked out his government’s strategy to transform Pakistan into an ‘Islamic welfare state’ in his inaugural address to the nation after assuming charge of the country’s top office. The address started with the recitation of Holy Quran …

ISLAMABAD: PM-elect Imran Khan took oath as the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan on Friday at a ceremony held at the President House. Khan, who secured an 80-vote lead over PML-N’s PM nominee Shehbaz Sharif, was administered the oath by President Mamnoon Hussain. The oath was attended by the country’s …

ISLAMABAD: The accountability hearing in the Al Azizia and Flagship reference case was adjourned till August 15 after commotion was caused by reports of shots being fired outside the court premises on Monday. Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in an armoured car for the hearing but the hearing was …

Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and crown prince Muhammad bin Salman on Sunday reached out to prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan and shared their hope to see a prosperous Pakistan during the soon to be formed government’s reign. Both leaders congratulated him on his election win and conveyed well wishes …

ISLAMABAD: Putting to rest all uncertainties surrounding the exact date when the election for the new prime minister and the oath taking will be held, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday announced that Imran Khan will take the oath as prime minister on August 18. “The PTI wanted to invite …

WASHINGTON: United States (US) President Donald Trump’s administration has quietly started cutting scores of Pakistani officers from coveted training and educational programmes that have been a hallmark of bilateral military relations for more than a decade, officials say. The move, which has not been previously reported, is one of the …

The British-Pakistani actor Armeena Khan reacted to the British foreign secretary Boris Johnson’s derogatory remarks about the women who wear the abaya. Previously on Sunday Johnson had said that women who wear burqas “look like letterboxes” and he also compared them to “bank robbers”. Khan took to Twitter and stated …

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in connection with the alleged misuse of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government’s helicopters. Khan is accused of allegedly using a Mi-17 and an Ecureuil helicopter of KP government for 74 hours which subsequently resulted in …