ISLAMABAD: Senior politician and former interior minister Rehman Malik died at the age of 70 on Wednesday morning. The PPP senator had been hospitalised in Islamabad because of COVID-19-related complications and his lungs had been severely affected, his spokesperson, Riaz Ahmad Turi, confirmed. He is survived by his widow and two sons. On February 1, […]
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IRR points out 30% rise in poverty, 15 to 20 people ending lives daily
ISLAMABAD: Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Chairman Senator Rehman Malik urged the government to present a people-friendly and pro-poor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. In Pakistan, “with a 14 percent inflation rate, there is a 30 percent rise in the poverty rate, 80.5 million people are standing on the edge of the poverty […]
Rehman urges UN to introduce universal laws to protect, restore ecosystem
ISLAMABAD: Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Chairman Senator A Rehman Malik, also a former interior minister, has urged the United Nations to introduce international laws for the restoration of ecosystem and asked the government of Pakistan to declare illegal cutting down of trees as a criminal offence. Delivering keynote address at a webinar on […]
Rehman urges world powers to win hearts, minds of Afghan people
ISLAMABAD: Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Chairman Senator Rehman Malik urged US President Joe Biden and world powers to play their role in bringing peace in Afghanistan to win hearts and minds of Afghans in particular and the world in general. In an open letter to US President Joe Biden, he suggested that the […]
Rehman Malik asks for public hanging of Zainab’s murderer
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee Interior, Rehman Rehman Malik requested the senate secretariat on Wednesday to pass the bill for public execution of those found guilty of child sexual assault. In a letter written to senate, Rehman asked for an amendment in Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) Section 364A so perpetrators of rape and […]
Rehman Malik to write book based on FIA documents revealing conspiracy behind Bhutto’s ‘judicial murder’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Rehman Malik has on Friday claimed to possess the documents detailing the conspiracy behind the party founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s murder. He announced to write a book soon based on the documents that he got hold of while serving as the director of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) under Benazir […]
PAT-led APC extends deadline for resignation of Shehbaz, Sanuallah till Jan 7
LAHORE: The participants of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)-led All Parties Conference have decided to extend the deadline for the resignation of Punjab Cheif Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Law Minister Rana Sanaullah till January 7. After discussing the future course of action against the government in reference to the model town incident, the participants of […]