ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Friday passed a resolution with a majority vote terming the June 25 resolution adopted by the US House of Representatives — seeking probe into the alleged irregularities in the Feb 8 elections — “an interference” in Pakistan’s internal affairs amid noisy protest by the opposition PTI members who voted against it. After passage of the resolution, the treasury members in their hard-hitting speeches lashed out at the PTI members for opposing the resolution and called them “anti-state” and “traitors”. While speaking at a news conference after the prorogation of the National Assembly’s budget session, the PTI members justified…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
ISLAMABAD: Tensions gripped the National Assembly on Friday as the House passed the budget for the next fiscal year with some amendments. The motion, introduced by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, was preceded by fiery speeches from the opposition, who described the budget as unrealistic, anti-people, anti-industry, and anti-agriculture. Opposition lawmakers, particularly from the PTI, criticised the budget, asserting that it was now an open secret that the document was dictated by the IMF. They accused the government of coming to power through electoral fraud and claimed it had no right to add to the miseries of the people. Leader of the Opposition…
ISLAMABAD: A day after Omar Ayub Khan stepped down as PTI’s secretary general, the party’s top leaders reposed confidence in him and urged him to continue in the role. A meeting of PTI’s parliamentary party on Friday “unanimously” expressed confidence in Mr Ayub, who is also the opposition leader in National Assembly. “The parliamentary party unanimously resolves that his resignation may not be accepted and he may be directed to continue as secretary general of the party,” a press release issued by PTI said. The wording of the press release is interesting because as per sources within the party, PTI founding chairman…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif rebuked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for its alleged failure to establish the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) despite receiving Rs590 billion over the past 14 years. Responding to a point raised by former National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, PM Shehbaz highlighted that under the National Finance Commission (NFC), an additional one per cent share was allocated to KP just to enhance its counterterrorism efforts. The premier reminded the assembly that the last NFC Award was agreed upon in 2010 under prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s administration, when terrorism was at its peak and KP suffered the most,…
ISLAMABAD: As the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) is meeting on July 2 to consider nomination of three judges to become the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC), six members of the Pakistan Bar Council have expressed the hope that the commission will adhere to the principle of seniority to promote credibility of the judicial system in the country. “We hope that in the case of the appointment of chief justice in the LHC, seniority principle will be adhered to promote credibility of the judiciary system in the country,” said a letter addressed to Chief Justice of Pakistan…
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday announced the appointment of Rizwan Saeed Sheikh as the new ambassador to the United States and Asim Iftikhar as Pakistan’s additional permanent representative to the United Nations in New York. “The Government of Pakistan has decided to appoint Additional Foreign Secretary (Middle East and SIFC) Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh as Pakistan’s new ambassador to Washington DC,” Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said at the weekly media briefing. The replacement of the envoy in Washington DC was long overdue. The current ambassador, Masood Khan, had already received a three-month extension after his contract ended in…
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to issue instructions to all civil and military agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau and Inter-Services Intelligence, against contacting or approaching “any judge” or member of their staff. Justice Shahid Karim issued the directions in a written order — which emerged on Saturday — on a complaint filed by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) judge in Sargodha against harassment after he allegedly refused to meet officials of an intelligence agency. Former LHC chief justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan had taken a suo motu notice on the judge’s complaint filed with the registrar…
Emily Osment is sharing all that she knows about the Young Sheldon spinoff series Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Osment, who is meant to reprise her role as Mandy alongside Montana Jordan’s Georgie, hinted that they pick up where Young Sheldon left off for the couple. “I actually have not read anything yet but we’re starting fairly soon and we’re still in the process of pre-production,” Osment told the outlet. “I assume it starts right where we left off, so there isn’t too big of a gap for our viewers in terms of, like, story or missing us too much.…
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s daughter Katherine Schwarzenegger may be expecting her third child with her husband Chris Pratt. The couple, who has been married since 2019, has been reported to be pregnant by People, but there hasn’t been a public confirmation by either of them. Schwarzenegger, 33, and Pratt, 44, are already parents to daughters Lyla Maria, 3, and Eloise Christina, 2. The Parks and Recreation star is also a father to an 11-year-old son, Jack, with his ex-wife, Anna Faris. For the past two times sharing family pictures, the Good Night, Sister author featured herself having her back turned to the camera. She posted a photo…
Florence Pugh revealed she’s been ‘tiptoeing’ towards a new career as she made an appearance at Glastonbury Festival. The Little Women actress, 28, took part in a Dune: Part Two Q&A on Friday and said she has been working towards directing and producing movies. The star is currently ‘in the process of learning’ the art. She said: Florence Pugh got candid about her new found interest in working behind the camera after a slew of movie hits. During an appearance at Dune: Part Two Q&A at Glastonbury Festival on Friday, the 28-year-old dished on her future career plans, including directing and producing a project. She…
