Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar suggested on Tuesday that many leaders of the Muslim world did not have the moral courage to fight for the rights of Muslims, but Prime Minister Imran Khan was different. He said that being a truthful, faithful, brave and confident leader, Mr Khan pleaded the Muslims’ case on Islamophobia at the …

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has emphasised that while elevating judges to high courts, the presence of a “particular expertise” among them, coupled with needs of the courts to which they are to be appointed should be kept in mind. He made the observation during a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s Rules Committee which was …

PESHAWAR: The Elec­tion Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday served a second notice on Prime Minister Imran Khan to explain his position on the allegation of violating the code of conduct for the second phase of local body elections in 18 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The notice was issued by District Monitoring Officer of Malakand Ziaur Rehman through the prime minister’s …

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) constituted a five-judge apex court bench on Tuesday to hear the Supreme Court Bar Association’s (SCBA) petition over the no-confidence motion, together with the presidential reference seeking interpretation of Article 63-A of the Constitution. The hearing will commence on Thursday (tomorrow). The bench consists of CJP Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Justice …

As the country celebrates Pakistan Day on Wednesday, the armed forces displayed their might in the annual military parade in Islamabad while dignitaries participating in the 48th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) watched as guests of honour. Pakistan Day commemorates the passing of the Lahore Resolution on March 23, 1940, when …

ISLAMABAD: Emboldened by the support of Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed’s nephew, the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) has asked the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to allow it to install tubewells in the federal capital’s jurisdiction for the citizens of Rawalpindi. The garrison city’s civic agency has the support of member of National Assembly (MNA) Sheikh Rashid Shafique who wrote …

LONDON: The CEO of asset recovery firm Broadsheet, which years ago was contracted by General Musharraf to probe political opponents including the Sharifs, has issued an apology to the PML-N supreme leader through a video interview with GEO News for allegations of corruption. “We found a lot of plundered wealth [linked to others], but I can categorically state after virtually 21 years …

KARACHI: The arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf workers and registration of a case against its lawmakers for lodging a protest outside the house of disgruntled MNA Dr Ramesh Kumar a day before triggered a serious reaction from the opposition party that staged a sit-in outside the Central Police Office (CPO) on Monday. The PTI demanded that the inspector general of police (IGP) tender …

LAHORE: Leader of the Opposi­tion in the National Assembly Sheh­baz Sharif has termed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement on India’s foreign policy the ‘most bizarre’. “Imran Khan’s praise for the so-called ‘independent’ Indian foreign policy is the most bizarre statement to date. India, particularly under [Narendra] Modi, has accused Pakistan of terrorism, opposed CPEC & hurt our interests globally. It …

ISLAMABAD: Claiming that his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government has put the country on the track to sustainable growth, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday remarked that the heads of state institutions should be appointed on the basis of “merit” and not “seniority”. “If a senior is not eligible to become a chief executive, the second-best should be made the head …