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PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said on Sunday that his party wanted negotiations with the government — on the impasse on elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — to be successful but at the same time contended that it had a “strategy” in place if the talks failed. “PTI wants the success of negotiations [with the government], but it has formulated …

ISLAMABAD: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan could not be eliminated without the ba­­c­­king of Afghanistan government. He said the issue of terrorism cannot be solved without stable diplomatic ties with the government in Afgha­n­­istan. He made these remarks while ad­­d­­­ressing a press conference alongside other PTI leaders, including Hammad Azhar, Shahbaz Gill and Ali …

PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday questioned the summons party leaders received from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), saying they did not hold public office in 2011-12 — the period in which the party purportedly received prohibited funding. “I do not understand in what capacity FIA is issuing notices to our leaders. These people were not public officeholders in 2011-12,” …

ISLAMABAD: Retired Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam, former head of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), remained in the media spotlight on Sunday after reports surfaced that he had apparently waded into the political sphere and ‘joined’ a political party. However, Gen Islam has not commented on these reports so far. On Sunday, journalist Saleem Safi posted a picture of the former DG ISI …

Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Monday categorically said that those who kill innocent people are terrorists. In a tweet, the minister said that there was “no confusion at any level” regarding those who kill innocent people. “That is terrorism and the perpetrators are terrorists. We have suffered the pain of terrorism in our own land and can …

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Hussain Chaudhry said on Wednesday that he had resumed the process of reforms in his ministry that he had begun in 2018. The measures include the revamping and modernisation of the state-run Pakistan Television (PTV). The minister said in a series of tweets the PTV News had been given a deadline of June 1 to complete …

ISLAMABAD: The government is working on promoting manufacturing of electric vehicles in the country, said Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Husain at the 23rd Sustainable Development Conference organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here on Thursday. He said the government has three top priorities — agriculture, electronics, and manufacturing of electric vehicles. He added that the electric …

KARACHI: Infighting within the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s top leadership caused harm to the party’s reform agenda, admitted Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Monday. In an interview with Voice of America, the minister said he got to spend a lot of time with Prime Minister Imran Khan in Nathiagali recently where they discussed matters related to the governance. Referring …

ISLAMABAD: There is no need for the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee in the country as the ministry of science and technology has developed a Ruet app, announced federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Monday. Addressing a press conference, he said the summary which includes recommendations to abolish the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee and the scientific Islamic lunar calendar prepared by the ministry to …