Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has said national institutions are wholeheartedly backing democracy in Pakistan, declaring that the nation and all institutions want stability of democracy and rule of law, as they believe in it “This [approach of the institutions] is the path to stability and development,” said President Alvi at the Joint Services Parade, the highlight of the ceremonies held …

ISLAMABAD: Beaming with confidence, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday predicted he would prevail over the opposition’s no-confidence move and definitely would have the last laugh, announcing that he still held a ‘trump card’ that would be revealed at the right time. “Let me predict in clear terms that we will succeed in the no-confidence motion because the entire party …

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday observed that not counting a vote that has been cast during the no-trust proceedings against the prime minister would be “contemptuous”, adding that the real question was how long a dissident MNA could be disqualified for. Article 63-A laid out the procedure for the disqualification of a parliamentarian over defection, …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday invited the nation to participate in the PTI’s March 27 power show at Islamabad’s Parade Ground, calling on the people to join him in “standing against evil”. In the recorded message, the prime minister began by quoting a verse from the Holy Quran. He noted that Muslims had been told to “stand with good …

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday told members of the ruling PTI that “switching parties won’t do them any good”, saying that “turncoats must keep in mind that early elections can also be called in the country”. He made these remarks during a press conference in Islamabad during which he talked about the upcoming no-trust vote against Prime Minister …

LAHORE: PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz has demanded accountability of Prime Minister Imran Khan for spending £65 million from the national kitty for the ‘witch-hunt’ of Nawaz Sharif. “Imran Khan will have to answer who authorised him to spend the people’s money to settle his personal vendetta against Nawaz Sharif. He spent £65 million but could not prove Rs65 corruption against …

ISLAMABAD: Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the waste sector in Pakistan are expected to increase substantially in the coming years, coupled with rapid population growth and urbanisation, while no mitigation actions have been suggested for the sector in the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) submitted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which the country signed in …

ISLAMABAD: The Special Technology Zone Authority (STZA) is all set to start work for setting up the Islamabad Technopolis near Chak Shahzad. Sources in STZA said that National Engineering Services Pakistan (Nespak) is the consultant of the project. Its land use and layout plan has been prepared jointly by the consultant and the authority, they said, adding that the Capital …

ISLAMABAD: Voicing concern about India’s missile incident, experts on Tuesday said New Delhi’s irresponsible attitude could lead to nuclear escalation in the already fraught security environment in South Asia. Speaking at a seminar at the Centre for International Strategic Studies (CISS) Islamabad, nuclear expert Dr Naeem Salik contended that the March 9 incident of an Indian missile landing in Mian Channu …

ISLAMABAD: President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry on Tuesday urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries to impose economic sanctions on India and boycott its products. Addressing a special meeting of the Kashmir Contact Group of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at Parliament House here he asked the OIC to help stop oppression and barbarism …