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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met outgoing Opposition Leader in the National Assembly (NA) Raja Riaz on Thursday in what was their first meeting to reach a consensus on the name for the caretaker premier, according to Radio Pakistan. Confirming the anticipated meeting, Riaz said: “With a consensus, we have decided that there will be another meeting tomorrow (Friday).” The sun set …

MAND-PISHIN (Pakistan-Iran Border): Top leaders of Pakistan and Iran inaugurated the first border market and an electricity transmission line on Thursday as relations warm between the two countries. Located in the remote village of Balochistan’s Mand town, the marketplace is the first of six to be constructed along the Pakistan-Iran border under a 2012 agreement signed by the two sides. …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi will jointly inaugurate Mand-Pishin border sustenance marketplace and Polan-Gabd electricity transmission line at the Mand-Pishin border crossing point on Thursday (today). “One of the six border markets to be constructed along the Pak-Iran common border, the Mand-Pishin border sustenance marketplace will provide a thriving platform for increasing cross-border trade, …

KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has agreed to a proposal of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) that sought a committee comprising its members as well those from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to look into the execution and progress on the terms agreed between the two sides before coming into power. “A proposal about committee is principally agreed and it …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday visited Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain at the latter’s residence in Islamabad, apparently to discuss the forthcoming by-elections on 20 vacant seats of Punjab Assembly and the fiscal budget 2022-23 to be announced on Friday (June 10). According to the Prime Minister Office, PM Sharif, along with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz …

The indictment of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, in a Rs16 billion money laundering case was delayed again on Saturday after the premier submitted an application to be exempted from the hearing. A special court in Lahore had, last month, directed Shehbaz and Hamza to ensure their presence at the next date of hearing (May 14) for …

LAHORE: A special court on Thursday granted pre-arrest bail to Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza in an inquiry into the money laundering and sugar scams initiated by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). Hamza appeared before the Central-I court along with his legal team, while Shehbaz remained in his vehicle outside the premises …

As Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar began his speech in the National Assembly on Friday in response to the opposition’s severe criticism of the budget, Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif began making his way out of the assembly, prompting the minister to challenge him to stay and hear him out. Azhar was speaking after Bilawal delivered a stinging speech …

As Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar began his speech in the National Assembly on Friday in response to the opposition’s severe criticism of the budget, Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif began making his way out of the assembly, prompting the minister to challenge him to stay and hear him out. Azhar was speaking after Bilawal delivered a stinging speech …

LAHORE: The Punjab government would not allow any extension in parole period of Shehbaz Sharif, the leader of opposition in the National Assembly, and his son Hamza Shehbaz, who holds the same portfolio in the Punjab Assembly, as requested by both. Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan said here on Tuesday “extending release on parole is …