Pakistan

LAHORE: Hours after the PML-Nawaz-led opposition submitted a no-confidence motion in the provincial assembly against Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, the ruling PTI unleashed what appeared to be the long-promised ‘trump card’ by nominating PML-Q leader Parvez Elahi as its candidate for the provincial chief executive’s slot. Sources say PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz is being blamed for the party losing out on the …

PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Tuesday denied reports of a rift within the Chaudhry family and the party, saying all decisions taken had his “complete backing”. His statement comes a day after the PML-Q finally put its weight behind embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan as he faces a no-trust motion by the opposition in the National Assembly in exchange …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday attempted to clarify his remarks regarding PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif wooing the judiciary, stating that they were made in the context of the 1997 attack on the apex court. The premier’s response came during the hearing of a presidential reference seeking interpretation of Article 63-A of the Constitution, which is currently under way. During …

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said on Tuesday that he wants “fair and transparent” elections to be called immediately after Haj 2022 and has advised Prime Minister Imran Khan to present a good federal budget for the fiscal year 2022-23. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he expressed three of his wishes — National Assembly members to vote in favour of …

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Tuesday said he would leave office once his resignation is accepted by Prime Minister Imran Khan, vowing to stand by the premier for the greater good of the country. The chief minister made these remarks in a series of tweets a day after submitting his resignation to PM Imran as the ruling PTI announced …

Prime Minister Imran Khan is ready to share a letter — that he claimed during the PTI’s March 27 rally contained evidence of a “foreign-funded conspiracy” to topple his government — with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, federal minister Asad Umar said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad alongside Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, Minister for Planning and …

KARACHI: Seated on some chairs placed for them on the footpath outside the Edhi Foundation’s centre at Kharadar, the family members of the six Pakistani fishermen reaching Karachi after being handed over to authorities at Wagah last month, had their eyes fixed on the road on Sunday. Many of them carried plastic bags full of rose petals, many carried garlands. …

ISLAMABAD: The capital administration issued another show-cause notice to the organisers of the JUI-F public gathering, informing them that a case would be registered against them over violation of terms and conditions of the NOC. However, the capital administration issued a conditional NOC to the PML-N for a public gathering on March 28 in H-9 in response to a request …

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday marked two years of its establishment and celebrated its achievements to control the spread of Covid-19 in the country. The NCOC used social media to make this announcement. Earlier this month, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said that the government had started deliberations …

ISLAMABAD: The capital has been divided into A, B, C and D sectors for security purposes for the opposition parties’ public meeting and the National Assembly session on Monday. Officials of the capital police told Dawn that areas along both sides of Srinagar Highway, where the public gathering was scheduled to be held, had been placed in A, B, C sectors while …