Pakistan

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 …

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 …