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Former chairman Senate Raza Rabbani, citing diplomatic norms of protocol, said on Monday that the prime minister should not meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his upcoming visit to Pakistan and the country’s foreign minister should instead meet the envoy. The senator added that the recent cut in …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs $9 billion to run the country’s economic affairs, Finance Minister Asad Umar told the Senate on Friday He said Pakistan was facing an adverse economic situation because of flawed policies of previous governments. “We are deliberating on (various) options. We will map out a plan over the …

RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Thursday visited General Headquarters (GHQ), Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor informed via Tweet. Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa received PM Imran at GHQ. Khan was briefed on defence, internal security and other professional matters, DG …

LAHORE: The district police officer (DPO) of Pakpattan who had pulled over Khawar Maneka – former husband of first lady Bushra Maneka – for overspeeding four days ago has been transferred, sources said. On August 23, a police team led by DPO Rizwan Omar Gondal briefly intercepted Khawar’s car after …

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 …