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NAB’s remand period extended through ordinance
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has been empowered to keep an accused on physical remand for up to 40 days as acting President Yousuf Raza Gilani approved an ordinance to amend existing law. Before ordinance, person arrested by...
Perpetrators of Bishkek riots will be punished, vows Kyrgyz FM
ASTANA: Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev said that government has taken swift action to restore law and order in country, vowing to punish perpetrators of mob riots in Bishkek. He made assurance during his meeting with Pakistan&rs...
Justice should not be swayed by personal preferences: Kh Asif
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Khawaja Asif asserted that justice should not be swayed by personal preferences or judge’s mood, emphasising impartiality for judiciary to function fairly. Taking to X, Defence Minister warned that...
Chinese FinMin reaffirms continued support for financial stability
Beijing: Chinese Finance Minister Lan Fo’an met Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and reaffirmed his country’s continued support for Pakistan’s efforts to bring about financial stability. Appreciating bilateral financial and banking c...
Cabinet okays amendments to Toshakhana gifts rules
Islamabad: Cabinet has given green light to amendments in Toshakhana gifts rules. Under revised regulations, no public office holder will be permitted to retain gifts exceeding value of 300 dollars. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in chair deliberated...
‘Ayub Khan’s body should be exhumed, hanged’: Kh Asif
ISLAMABAD: Responding to NA opposition leader Omar Ayub’s points, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that body of Field Marshall Ayub Khan, who instituted first martial law in country, should also be exhumed and hanged as per Article 6 of Const...
PM Shehbaz empowers BOI to foster investor-friendly environment
Islamabad: In bid to stimulate economic growth and attract more investments, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif entrusted Board of Investment (BOI) with task of creating more conducive environment for investors. Chairing review meeting on commercial secto...
Decision on IP gas pipeline to be made in country’s interest: Dar
Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar asserted that Pakistan, as sovereign nation, is committed to making decisions in its best interests to address energy demands and meet international obligations. Speaking at press confer...
‘If Faizabad sit-in order implemented, May 9 would not have happened’
Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa voiced displeasure with report produced by an inquiry commission established to probe into 2017 Faizabad sit-in by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). He said it seemed probe body was unaware of...
FM Dar calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire, Israel’s accountability at OIC summit
Banjul: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called for declaration of an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, opening of humanitarian corridor and urged international community to hold Israel accountable for its military of...
