President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday “strongly” rejected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice to remove Punjab Governor Omer Sarfraz Cheema saying the head of the province cannot be removed without his approval. Referring to clause 3 of Article 101 of the Constitution, the president stated that “the Governor shall hold …
Read More »Home National Rehmani urges world bodies to thwart Modi’s designs by facilitating Kashmir settlement
Rehmani urges world bodies to thwart Modi’s designs by facilitating Kashmir settlement ISLAMABAD, May 9 : APHC-AJK Convener, Muhammad Farooq Rehmani has appealed to world organisations especially UN, EU, Shangai Cooperation Council, SARAC, OIC and Arab League to revive their active role in overcoming hurdles in the resolution of the …
Read More »Balochistan’s LG polls to be held as per schedule: ECP
ISLAMABAD, May 09 : The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday contradicted the misleading information appearing on social media on the cancellation or changing of the date of Local Government elections in Balochistan. According to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), apart from Quetta and Lasbela, the first phase …
Read More »Equestrian Usman defies odds to qualify for Asian Games 2022
ISLAMABAD, May 09 : Equestrian Usman Khan is all set to represent Pakistan in the Asian Games 2022 as he has produced a stunning show at FEI CIC 2-Star long format at Haras De Jardy in Paris to make a cut to the quadrennial sports extravaganza. According to a message …
Read More »NA unanimously condemns Imran’s malicious campaign against state institutions
NA condemns Imran for maligning state institutions in Abbottabad ISLAMABAD, May 09:The National Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution condemning malicious campaign against the state institutions by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan. The resolution, moved by Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbasi, said the national institutions were the …
Read More »Mazari’s letter, a bid to invite foreign intervention to weaken blasphemy law: Ashrafi
ISLAMABAD, May 9 : Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Asharfi on Monday said former Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen Mazari’s letter to the United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs against the misuse of blasphemy law was a bid to invite foreign intervention …
Read More »Gender gap in start-up funding quiet prominent in Pakistani ecosystem: Amin-Ul-Haque
ISLAMABAD, May 09 : Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin-Ul-Haque on Monday said that 272 start-ups have graduated from Ignite’s National Incubation centre with a total investment commitment of Rs. 8 billion and cumulative revenue of Rs. 3 billion, these nascent companies have created more than thousand …
Read More »IHC extends stay against possible arrest of Fawad
ISLAMABAD, May 09 ): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday extended its order stopping the police from possible arrest of former information minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain and adjourned the case till May 12. Chief Justice Athar Minallah, who heard the case, asked the petitioner’s lawyer to firstly get instructions …
Read More »NAB launched inquiry into Billion Trees Tsunami Programme: NA told
ISLAMABAD, May 09 :Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Monday apprised the National Assembly that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has already launched inquiry into Billion Trees Tsunami Programme of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. During a Question Hour, she said various complaints of corruption in the Billion Tree Tsunami Programme have …
Read More »Pakistan fully capable of meeting security challenges: Chinese scholar
BEIJING, May 9: Pakistani security forces are fully capable of meeting new security challenges, ensuring the safety of the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as well as the safety of Chinese personnel, institutions and projects in Pakistan, Cheng Xizhong, Visiting Professor of Southwest University of Political Science and …
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