Former prime minister Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi on Friday approached the Islamabad High Court seeking early fixation of their appeals in the Toshakhana I case and the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case, citing “inordinate delays” in proceedings. The couple filed petitions under Section 561-A of the Criminal Procedure Code, requesting the court to expedite…
Lahore, April 3 — The Government of Punjab has initiated large-scale implementation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s comprehensive national savings and austerity program, marking a significant step toward economic relief amid a worsening global financial crisis. In a major announcement, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif unveiled an extensive relief package aimed at easing the…
The NA standing committees that elected chairpersons at the Parliament House are Privatisation, Information Technology (IT), Commerce and Industries and Production. Dr Farooq Sattar has been appointed as the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Privatisation, while Aminul Haq will head the Standing Committee on Information Technology. Javed Hanif has been named Chairman of the…
The NADRA and KE have come to an agreement to offer identity verification services. In order to expedite a number of services, NADRA will help K Electric validate customer information. The services provided by NADRA will streamline the procedure for clients by facilitating the acquisition of new connections and the transfer of meter names. Registered…
Maulana Fazlur Rehman emphasized to the media in Peshawar that following the previous operation, people in FATA went home to find their homes damaged by the armed operations. He denounced the administration for always placing the blame for terrorist incidents in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Afghanistan. “They said the fence had been…
Maulana Fazalur Rehman stated during the budget debate on the National Assembly floor that although the government wants taxes from the people, it is not prepared to grant them rights. He predicted that after the “interference” in politics stops, everything will be OK. According to Maulana Fazalur Rehman, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led federal…
The prime minister directed Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal to preside over a high-level meeting in advance of this visit. In order to optimize the advantages of the experts’ visit, Ahsan Iqbal gave the ministries instructions to create a thorough plan of action. Read more: Government Tries to Pacify PPP Amid…
Speaking at the federal cabinet meeting, where he was asked to reassure the members about the widespread “misunderstanding and speculations” regarding the Azm-e-Istehkam, the prime minister announced that the already-running kinetic operations based on intelligence would be strengthened rather than any large-scale operation. The Azm-e-Istehkam, according to PM Shehbaz, is a multi-domain, comprehensive national vision…
Barrister Saif announced that the APC would extend invitations to all political parties; the specific day and time will be announced shortly. The purpose of the conference is to inform political parties about the state of affairs and win their trust and cooperation. Additionally, tomorrow at 3 p.m., tribal chiefs and leaders of the Pakistan…
Nawaz Sharif requested leave from the assembly secretariat for the NA budget session. The assembly secretariat granted the plea. Recall that when Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb unveiled the Budget 2024–25, previous prime minister Nawaz Sharif likewise did not attend the NA session. The Parliament’s lower and upper houses are currently debating the 2024–25 budget. It…