Pakistan

Former chief of army staff (COAS) Gen (r) Mirza Aslam Beg, Lieutenant General (r) Mohammad Haroon Aslam and Major General (r) Ijaz Hussain Awan have termed audio clips attributed to them, in which statements have been given against the Pakistan Army and its leadership, “fake” and a “conspiracy against the Pakistan Army”. In an audio message, Gen (r) Beg referred …

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Wednesday congratulated newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and vowed to continue its long-standing cooperation with Pakistan’s government. Shehbaz was elected the 23rd prime minister of Pakistan on Monday after his predecessor, Imran Khan, was removed from office through a no-confidence vote last week. In a statement issued last night, Blinken expressed that …

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Babar Iftikhar said on Thursday that the word “conspiracy” was not used in the statement issued after a meeting of the National Security Committee last month. He was answering a question by a journalist after his press conference. The journalist had asked the army leadership’s stance on Imran Khan’s claim of …

ISLAMABAD: After the change of government and resignation of country’s top law officer Khalid Jawed Khan, the question being widely asked among legal circles is about who will be the next Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP). As the race to fill the vacant position is on, potential candidates include advocates Ashtar Ausaf, Zahid Hamid and Salman Akram Raja. Mr Ausaf …

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hear today (Wednesday) appeals by senior Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including former prime minister Imran Khan, and some key public office-holders against the fines imposed on them for violating the code of conduct during the recently-concluded local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Other appellants include KP Governor Shah Farman, Chief Minister Mahmood …

ISLAMABAD: Calling for general elections at the earliest, the political committee of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday decided to hold public meetings and conventions to mobilise masses. It was also decided that after the public gatherings in Peshawar and Karachi, a surprise move will be announced during the one scheduled to be held in Lahore one week later. The …

KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to arrive in Karachi on a day-long visit to pay his respect to the father of the nation, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, meet key members of the Sindh government and visit Bahadurabad headquarters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). A brief statement shared by the PM House said that the prime minister would …

PTI dissident Abdul Aleem Khan on Wednesday refuted rumours of a “heated argument and fight” with PML-N leader Hamza Shahbaz at a private hotel in Lahore. “I have a very good relationship of love and respect with Hamza. He is like my younger brother and nothing like that has or will happen,” he tweeted today afternoon. Aleem Khan’s clarification comes …

ISLAMABAD: It was a busy day for freshly-minted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif who assumed charge of his office on Tuesday with a whirlwind schedule; beginning consultations with the leaders of various political parties for the formation of the federal cabinet, abolishing the two-day weekend and revising the country’s official work timings for Ramazan. After receiving the customary guard of honour …

A judicial magistrate in Lahore on Wednesday remanded a man into the physical custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for two days for allegedly running a smear campaign against the army and its chief after former prime minister Imran Khan was ousted through a no-confidence motion. The FIA informed the court that the man initiated a campaign against the army chief …