The administration would not confer with the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Shahbaz Sharif, on the nomination of the next chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), said Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday. Speaking to the media in Jhelum, the information minister saidContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – During a phone chat on Thursday, Prime Minister Imran Khan and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi expressed a willingness to deepen bilateral cooperation between the two nations in a variety of sectors, including commerce, investment, infrastructure development, and religious tourism. The Prime Minister wished the Iraqi governmentContinue Reading

Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, emphasised on Thursday the importance of increasing security for Chinese-backed projects in Pakistan as the nation’s investment in the country grows. “The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is attracting more investment. Aside from special economic zones, Chinese companies are investing inContinue Reading

Dera Ghazi Khan: Prime Minister Imran Khan emphasised the significance of making Pakistan self-sufficient in food crops on Thursday, saying it was vital to feed the country’s massive population. The prime minister was speaking at a Kissan Card ceremony in Dera Ghazi Khan, when he claimed Pakistan’s already enormous populationContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: Fawad Chaudhry, the Federal Minister for Information, addressed a news conference on New Zealand’s withdrawal from the recent ODI series in Pakistan, claiming that the Black Caps had received a threatening email from India.The information minister, flanked by Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed, spoke about the stringent security measures inContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan says individuals opposed to the electronic voting machine (EVM) system, which he thinks would solve a major problem in Pakistan’s electoral process, are people who profit from corrupt systems.PM Imran Khan said the PTI government’s three years in power had been “extremely tough” while speakingContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Monday commented on New Zealand Cricket’s decision to pull out of Pakistan at the eleventh hour and said that Pakistan tasked more security personnel to ensure the foreign team’s safety than their forces combined. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the minister raisedContinue Reading

Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati on Monday lashed out at the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and asked how many notices had the body sent to Opposition leaders Maryam Nawaz and Maulana Fazlur Rehman. “How many notices has the ECP sent to Maryam Nawaz and Fazlur Rehman thatContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will virtually address the United Nations General Assembly’s 76th session on September 24 in which he would focus on the evolving situation in Afghanistan and Kashmir issue. This year’s theme is “Building resilience through hope – to recover from COVID-19, rebuild sustainability, respond to theContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – Imran Khan, Pakistan’s prime minister, has cautioned the international community that leaving Afghanistan risks returning the country to an unstable state. The prime minister urged the international community to face the new reality in Afghanistan with a new perspective based on a realistic assessment and pragmatic approach, speakingContinue Reading