Pakistan

Federal Minister for Communications and Postal Services Murad Saeed Tuesday said under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Pakistan Post had increased its revenue by Rs 6 billion from Rs 8 billion to Rs 14 billion within a year ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – APP –  ) :Federal Minister for Communications and Postal Services Murad Saeed …

The ministry of religious affairs and interfaith harmony has directed the private Hajj Group Organisers (HGOs) to submit their particulars in the ministry by May 20 ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – APP –  ) :The ministry of religious affairs and interfaith harmony has directed the private Hajj Group Organisers (HGOs) to submit their particulars in the ministry by May 20. A …

Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Tuesday said the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was working independently in the country ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – APP –  ):Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Tuesday said the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was working independently in the country. Talking to a private news channel, she said the …

PESHAWAR: The Federal Investigation Agency’s anti-corruption wing has arrested son of Pakistan Muslim League-N’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa president Amir Muqam and four contractors on charges of causing huge losses to the government kitty during construction of Alpuri-Bisham Road in Shangla district. Officials in the FIA said that Ishtiaq Ahmed, son of PML-N leader and director of his father’s company, and other …

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday informed an anti-terrorism court that the United Kingdom has in principle agreed to share with them evidence related to the murder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Dr Imran Farooq. FIA’s special prosecutor Khawaja Imtiaz told the ATC that the UK Central Authority had emailed to Pakistan’s attorney general office expressing willingness to …

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet was informed on Tuesday that the country had paid over $100 million in international litigation during the last three years of the government led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). “For pleading these cases, the country requires another $10 million,” said Firdous Ashiq Awan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, in a …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday took parliamentarians of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and its allies into confidence on the $6 billion bailout package finalised with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and overall economic policies of the government. On the other hand, the opposition demanded that the government apprise parliament of the agreement made with the IMF. During …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday granted bail to Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan chief Khadim Rizvi and former TLP patron-in-chief Pir Afzal Qadri in a case lodged against them for launching a violent protest against the acquittal of Aasia Bibi from blasphemy charge. The two firebrand religious leaders have been granted bail against surety bonds worth Rs5 million each. Qadri, who …

PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will appear before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on May 17, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, the spokesperson for the PPP chief, rubbished rumours that Bilawal had not responded to NAB’s queries, saying that such reports were unfounded. The spokesperson advised the media to “uphold its reputation and report verified news instead of …

ISLAMABAD: A day after the government prorogued the National Assembly for an indefinite period, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) requisitioned its session to discuss the prevailing security situation in the country in the wake of recent terror attacks in Balochistan. This was announced by recently-appointed senior vice-president of the PML-N and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi at a news …