Posts in category: Pakistan

KARACHI, Apr 23 (NNI): A meeting has been fixed between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Sindh’s Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to discuss the contentious issue of canals on the Indus River. Sindh’s CM Murad Ali Shah, accompanied with Irrigation ...

RAWALPINDI, Apr 24, Awami Muslim League chief and former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has condemned India's move to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, calling it an act of "water terrorism." In a statement posted on social media, Sheikh R ...

ISLAMABAD, Apr 24, Terming the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty by India a declaration of war by the latter against Pakistan, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and PTI stalwart Omar Ayub Khan said on Thursday that the statement ...

KARACHI, Apr 22, Provincial minister Saeed Ghani has said, “We want to talk on canals, they want to lead us to the wheat issue”. “What can I say when a minister considers wheat’s issue as more crucial than canals project”, he said. He said Sindh ...

LAHORE, Apr 22 The Lahore High Court has canceled the cause list for hearings on former prime minister Imran Khan’s bail petitions in eight May 9-related cases due to the unavailability of a two-member bench. The bench, headed by Justice Shahba ...

ISLAMABAD, Apr 22 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday departed here for a two-day visit to Turkiye, at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed Isha ...

PESHAWAR, Apr 20, The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has given a clean chit to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati regarding unlawful appointments. PTI's internal accountability committee has cleared KP Assembly Speaker Babar Salee ...

KARACHI, Apr 20 The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Port Control Unit has successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle drugs worth over Rs2 billion concealed within spice packets at the Karachi Gateway Terminal Limited. According to an ANF spokespers ...

ISLAMABAD, Apr 20 The federal capital Islamabad has been put on high alert on Sunday as Jamaat-e-Islami prepares to stage a ‘Palestine Solidarity March’ in support of Palestinians. Security measures have been ramped up, with roads leading to the ...

KARACHI, Apr 20 (NNI): Expressing concern over changed weather pattern in the country, particularly early heat wave in Karachi, Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor here Sunday warned that more intense heat waves are ahead if an ag ...

KARACHI, Apr 21 (NNI): Justice (Retd) Sarmad Jalal Osmany - former judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan - passed away on Monday after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was under treatment at a local hospital in Karachi, the Supreme Court’s K ...

ISLAMABAD, Apr 21, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is expected to meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the canals issue. The canals issue has emerged as a bone of contention between the PPP and the PML-N, of which ...

PESHAWAR, Apr 21, The repatriation of undocumented foreign nationals and Afghan Citizen Card holders from Pakistan continues at a steady pace following the expiration of the government's deadline for voluntary departure. On April 20 alone, auth ...

ISLAMABAD, Apr 21 Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leaders ‘opposed’ political alliance with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for anti-government movement. Maulana Fazlur Rehman chaired JUI-F Central General Council meeting in which party leader ...

ISLAMABAD, Apr 21,  Justice Mansoor Ali Shah took oath as the acting Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) on Monday. He was sworn in by Justice Munib Akhtar, the senior judge of the apex court. The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Supreme Cour ...

LAHORE, Apr 20,Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has launched flight operations from Lahore to Baku. In this regard, a ceremony was held at Lahore Airport, which was attended by Federal Minister for Aviation Khawaja Asif as the chief guest. ...

ISLAMABAD, Apr 20, Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday announced that Saudi citizens now face no restrictions entering Pakistan, reaffirming friendly ties during a detailed meeting with Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Mal ...

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/KARACHI, Apr 20, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif have instructed their party personnel to get involved in discussions with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and address the ...

KARACHI: In a significant development aimed at easing tensions, the federal government has expressed readiness to engage in dialogue with the Sindh government to address concerns over the disputed canal projects. The breakthrough came during a telep ...

Islamabad – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the country’s accelerating economic growth is causing unease among Pakistan’s enemies, who are bent on derailing the progress through propaganda and destabilisation tactics. Chairing a ...

The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) on Wednesday announced the end of its 20-day sit-in protest at Lak Pass, Mastung, which had been staged against the arrests of Baloch rights activists including Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Dr M ...

Muhammad Ayub Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has stated that his struggle is not for any particular individual but aimed at delivering justice to the people and strengthening the institutions. According to a press rele ...