Govt won’t let Shehbaz Sharif flee abroad: Shahzad Akbar
ISLAMABAD – Shahzad Akbar, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Accountability and Interior, stated on Monday that the government will not allow Shehbaz Sharif, the former Punjab Chief Minister and vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), to leave overseas.On Monday, Shahzad Akbar, flanked by Minister for Information and BroadcastingContinue Reading
Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Lahore for a day today .
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Lahore for a day today (Monday), where he would launch a number of development projects, During his visit, the premier will meet one-on-one with Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to obtain an update on the province’s political and administrative condition. The chief ministerContinue Reading
SJC will determine over jurisdictional issue after complaints against NAB chief.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) will meet today to discuss the jurisdictional problem of pursuing criminal charges against National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairperson Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal. The SJC will investigate the allegations submitted by Barrister Zafrullah Khan and others in 2019, according to a source. According to theContinue Reading
Monsoon 2021: With the first drop of rain, Karachi has a massive power failure.
KARACHI: After a brief scorching period, Karachi was greeted with its first monsoon shower on Monday. Earlier, Karachi Met Director Sardar Sarfaraz informed Geo News that the city’s first monsoon rains will arrive between July 15 and 17. The director of the Met Office had predicted moderate rain in theContinue Reading
The renowned Urdu poet and lyricist Qateel Shifai’s death anniversary is being observed.
On Sunday, the 20th anniversary of the death of famous Urdu poet and lyricist Qateel Shifai will be commemorated in Lahore.Qateel Shifai was born in Haripur on December 24, 1919.His true name was Muhammad Aurangzeb, but he went under the pen name Qateel Shifai. Over 20 volumes of poetry andContinue Reading
A summary of a proposal for a 15% special allowance for military personnel has been forwarded to the cabinet.
The Federal Ministry of Finance has issued a report to the Federal Cabinet recommending a special stipend for officers and youngsters in the armed services of 15% of their basic pay.The ministry had requested Prime Minister Imran Khan’s approval for the special stipend, but the premier told it to discussContinue Reading
Pakistan would stick to its decision not to provide US bases: Sheikh Rasheed
Sheikh Rasheed, Pakistan’s interior minister, said on Sunday that Pakistan will stick to its resolve not to offer air bases to the US, as the region’s politics shifts with the withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan. “Pakistan strives for peace in Afghanistan,” the interior minister said during a news conferenceContinue Reading
Following the Prime Minister’s instructions, Additional security pulled from federal ministers.
The Cabinet Division and Islamabad police have pulled additional security provided to federal ministers, sources informed Geo News Sunday, days after Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed to reduce security detail off ministers. Security personnel have been pulled back from the security details of National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, NA Deputy Speaker QasimContinue Reading
Since May 30, Pakistan has had the highest COVID-19 infection rate.
According to statistics from the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), Pakistan had the highest coronavirus positive ratio in the past 24 hours, at 4.09 percent, up from 4.05 percent on May 30. On Sunday, the NCOC released daily figures, stating that 1,980 coronavirus infections were discovered in 48,382 testsContinue Reading
In AJK, Bilawal and Maryam are waging the ‘Abbu Bachao’ campaign. Fawad Chaudary
During their Azad Jammu and Kashmir election campaigns, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz are waging “Abbu Bachao” campaigns, according to Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry. The heads of the PML-N and the PPP are heading their respective parties’ campaigns for the 11th AJKContinue Reading