LAHORE: Punjab Home Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Saturday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Maqbool Gujjar’s entry in Punjab despite a ban showed that the party wanted to create chaos and hurdles in smooth election process. In a statement issued here, he said that the government had restrained the PTI leaders Ali Amin Gandapur and […]
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K-Electric’s monopoly to end in 2023: Sindh Minister
KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Sheikh on Thursday said that K Electric’s monopoly will end in 2023 while the provincial government was making all-out efforts to provide relief to people during the sweltering weather. Addressing a press conference here, he said “Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah had summoned the chief executive officer of the […]
NHA assures to reopen Ayub Bridge Havelian after restoration: Murtaza Abbassi
HAVELIAN: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbassi Sunday inspected the renovation work of Ayub Bridge Havelian and directed National Highways Authority (NHA) to complete it as soon as possible. Murtaza Javed Abbassi while speaking on the occasion said that due to the negligence of the PTI led government the most important bridge which […]
Eid enjoins teaches to remember poor segments of society: Khursheed Shah
SUKKUR: Federal Minister for Water Resources, Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah on Monday has congratulated the people on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. “On the blessed occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. According to the message, he said that “I extend my heartiest felicitations to the people of my country, Muslim world, and overseas Pakistanis. We should thank Allah Almighty […]
Hajj may cost Rs 700k to Rs1m this year: Minister
ISLAMABAD: Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Minister Mufti Abdul Shakoor on Friday, giving a tentative figure, informed that Hajj may cost Rs 700,000 to Rs 1 million this year. Addressing a press conference here in the ministry, he said due to increase in the cost of services and taxes by the Saudi government, an increment […]
Ex-PM failed to handle national matters properly: Ahsan Iqbal
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan ruled the country for more than three years but could not handle the matters of the country in a proper manner. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, he said that former prime minister was […]
Ashfaq Khan appointed as director minister railways
LAHORE: The ministry of Pakistan Railways has appointed M Ashfaq Khan as director minister railways. According to a notification issued here on Thursday, the appointment has been made under the letter of the National Assembly Secretariat. It is pertinent to mention here that Ashfaq Khan had already served in the ministry of railways and national […]
Nation trusts PM Imran Khan: KP Minister
PESHAWAR: KP Minister for Zakat, Usher, Social Welfare, and Women Empowerment, Anwar Zeb Khan has said that the whole nation was standing behind Prime Minister Imran Khan. He expressed these views while addressing a solidarity rally in favour of Prime Minister Imran Khan in his home district Bajaur on Friday. He said in the […]
Shehbaz’s statement about national govt ‘extra constitutional’: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday took exception to PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif for an “extra constitutional statement” to form a national government for five years. Fawad, in a news statement, said it was a clear violation of the oath of a parliamentarian as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, […]
Afghan defence minister says ‘war is raging’ with Taliban
Afghanistan’s Defence Minister Bismillah Mohammadi said Wednesday that the “war is raging” with the Taliban, after the insurgents carried out their first major assault on a provincial capital. “We recognize that the war is raging and we are in a very sensitive military situation,” Mohammadi said, hours after the Taliban launched their assault on the […]