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Rana Sanaullah says ‘elections won’t be held on May 14 at any cost’

FAISALABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that elections will not be held on May 14 at any cost and opposition cannot pressurise government. Talking to media, Rana Sanaullah said that opposition’s tactics to pressurise government will b...

Kh Asif warns rulers of ‘surgical strikes on terrorist hideouts inside Afghanistan’

Islamabad: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warned Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers that Islamabad will strike terrorist hideouts inside neighbouring country if latter were unable to rein in anti-Pakistan militants. He made remarks in an inclusive int...

Cycle of debt repayments to break soon: Imran Khan

Lahore: Pakistan will struggle to break out of cycle of ongoing debt repayments without reform, PTI Chairman Imran Khan told Financial Times in an interview. Imran told publication that government needed to break out of borrowing cycles that have hel...

Parliament enjoys absolute constitutional authority to run state affairs: Amin

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin-ul- Hauq vowed that no one would be allowed to compromise supremacy of Parliament it was only forum having absolute constitutional authority and powers to run state affair...

Empowering electoral watchdog to announce polls date

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) asked Parliament to pass legislation empowering it to announce date for general elections. Demand was put forward by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja in separate letters he sent t...

Dialogue only way to steer country out of crises: Bilawal Bhutto

Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan Peoples’ Party, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in his address at National Assembly said that today is historical day for nation. On this very day in 1973, foundation of Pakistan’s federal, democratic...

PM Shehbaz greets Christian community on Easter

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif felicitated Christian community around world, particularly Pakistani Christian brothers and sisters on celebrating Easter. On his Twitter handle, he wished very happy Easter to Christian community. “Let...

PDM govt, Nawaz ask CJP Bandial to step down

Islamabad: Pakistan Democratic Movement-led government demanded Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial step down as top judge after Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah’s hard-hitting note that noted suo motu on delay in holding polls in Khyber Pakhtun...

Shazia Marri urges world to take notice of growing violence against Indian Muslims

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Security, Shazia Marri, called on international community to take notice of growing violence against Muslims in India and Palestine during session of National Assembly. Speaking out against bruta...

ECP after SC’s verdict, announces polls in Punjab on May 14

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued an updated schedule for elections after it had decided to comply with Supreme Court’s (SC) order to hold elections in Punjab on May 14. Schedule delineated that nomination papers for elect...

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Govt plans to cut electricity prices by up to Rs10 per unit

ISLAMABAD: Government has unveiled a revised plan to reduce the baseline power tariff by Rs 8 to Rs 10 per unit, quoting sources. The plan aims to address the issue of circular debt, which will be reduced through the reduction of the debt amount. Un...

Govt rejects proposal to exchange Dr. Aafia Siddiqui for Shakil Afridi

ISLAMABAD: Government told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) its position on the proposal to exchange Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s release for Shakil Afridi’s handover. According to reports, the government of Pakistan turned down the possibility of...

Mustafa Amir’s remains exhumed for DNA samples

KARACHI: Following the court orders, Sindh health department’s medical team exhumed body of Mustafa Amir for DNA samples. Mustafa Amir was kidnapped and allegedly murdered by his friends in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Jan...

Pakistan releases 22 Indian fishermen, begins repatriation process

KARACHI: Pakistani authorities have released 22 Indian fishermen from Karachi’s Malir Jail, beginning their repatriation process on Friday, as confirmed by a police official.   Arshad Shah, the superintendent of Malir Jail, confirmed that...
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