CHARSADDA: Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM-P) and Awami national Party (ANP) on Sunday agreed to join hands for strengthening of democracy, elimination of terrorism and devolution of power to grassroots level in the country. A delegation led by MQM-P senior deputy convener Amir Khan and former Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar called on ANP central general secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain, provincial president Aimal Wali Khan, Sardar Hussian Babak, Senator Hidayatullah, Mukhtiar Khan, Shakeel Bashir Umarzai and Khadim Hussain at Wali Bagh here and held a detailed meeting to discuss a wide range of issues. In their first-ever visit to Wali Bagh, the…
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has challenged before the Supreme Court the Jan 18, 2022, restoration of Dr Tariq Javed Banuri on the post of chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC). Moved through Additional Attorney General (AAG) Chaudhry Aamir Rehman, the petition has sought to set aside the Jan 18 Islamabad High Court (IHC) short order restoring Dr Banuri on the post. Dr Banuri was appointed chairman HEC in 2018 on a four-year term and was supposed to retire in May this year but he was removed from the post in March 2021 on the basis of a set of amendments to…
HYDERABAD: Former prime minister and PML-N’s senior vice president Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is currently stalled and dismissed PTI government’s claim that the project was a debt burden. Speaking to journalists at the residence of PML-N leader Anwar Soomro on Sunday before leaving for Sanghar, Mr Abbasi said CPEC projects were planned, executed and completed during PML-N government’s term three years after PTI’s dharna of 2014. In comparison, no project was completed and funding to the ongoing ones stopped during the current government’s tenure. Mr Abbasi — accompanied by other party leaders, including Miftah…
GUJRAT: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) has vowed to continue supporting the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf governments at the Centre and in Punjab amid reports of possible no-confidence move by the opposition parties. “Prime Minister Imran Khan is an honest man and has sincere intentions to serve the country and masses,” said Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, senior PML-Q leader and Punjab Assembly Speaker. He was speaking to the participants of a gathering in his hometown here on Sunday. It was organised by local businessman Alhaj Amjad Farooq of the PML-N who announced joining the PML-Q. When sought his reaction to media reports that the joint…
DERA MURAD JAMALI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that while people have already lost trust in the government, it is high time the parliament showed the door to the ‘selected’ rulers by expressing no confidence in the government. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government was depriving the people of food, clothes and shelter, Mr Bhutto-Zardari said, adding that this was unacceptable to the PPP that had introduced the slogan of ‘Roti, Kapra aur Makan’ in the country. The PPP would launch a long march for the protection of the democratic rights of the people, said the PPP…
The Election Commission (ECP) of Pakistan on Monday disqualified Umar Amin Gandapur, brother of federal minister Ali Amin Gandapur, from contesting local body elections over repeated violations of the election code of conduct despite warnings. A three-member ECP bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja delivered the verdict, which barred Umar from running for the mayoral slot for Dera Ismail Khan in the upcoming second phase of local government polls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Ali, who is the federal minister for Kashmir affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, was also barred from addressing any gathering or taking part in any political activity…
Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were injured in an explosion on Quetta’s Sariab Road on Monday, an FC spokesperson said. The personnel were on routine patrol in a village when the bomb — fitted in a motorcycle on the side of the road — was detonated remotely as they approached the site, the spokesperson said. The injured officials have been shifted to the FC hospital, he added. A large number of security personnel along with a bomb disposal squad reached the site immediately after the explosion, he said, adding that the area was cordoned off and a search operation was…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has made history by administering over 5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in just three consecutive days. The country reported less than 5,000 Covid-19 cases after a gap of over 20 days. As many as 30 more persons succumbed to the virus. The announcement regarding inoculations in Pakistan was made by federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on social media. “Highest daily vaccination records set three days in a row. Nationwide mobile vaccination campaign designed by NCOC and being implemented with help of provinces producing outstanding results. Target is to reach all citizens to…
Cristiano has been presented an eight-seater vehicle by his sweet partner Georgina Rodriguez for his birthday. Renowned footballer Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 37th birthday with ladylove Georgina Rodriguez and three youngest children on Sunday. Spanish model took to Instagram to shower love on her life partner and shared a video with a sweet message. She wrote in a romantic message alongside the video, set to the Sade hit song ‘By Your Side’: “Happy 37 years love of my life. We love you to infinity. Best father and best companion in life that God has given us. A fighter and worthy…
Kim Kardashian initially reacted to Kanye West’s social media rants after the rapper objected to their daughter’s TikTok video but the model has now started ignoring the rapper. The reality TV star, meanwhile, is making money by promoting multiple products on her Instagram account where she is followed by more than 284 million people. Kanye West on Sunday shared three more Instagram posts and revealed that Kim accused of him stealing. He also said that the Kim Kardashian’s actions might get him locked. Kim Kardashian, however, ignored his posts and chose not to react to his allegations.
