Too very tough and rough an ask and so very difficult and daunting a task it is to even think of or ponder over the so very dire need of the hour calling ” Down with ego, rise over self “. What a horrendous and magnanimous challenge to the grace and dignity of our leaders […]
Author: Parvez Jamil
Eight get govt jobs after the involvement of the ombudsman of Punjab
LAHORE, Nov 22: On the orders of Ombudsman Punjab Maj (R) Azam Suleman Khan, different applicants have been provided with jobs in provincial government departments under Rule 17-A of the Punjab Civil Servants (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1974. In a statement released on Tuesday, the spokesman of the Office of the Ombudsman Punjab […]
‘I am back,’ says journalist Anas Mallick after disappearance in Kabul
Anas Mallick, a Pakistani journalist, announced his return on Friday after going missing for about 12 hours in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. “I am back,” Anas, who works for the international news organisation WION, tweeted shortly after Pakistan Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan confirmed the journalist’s safety. Following Mallick’s disappearance, journalists and activists raised their […]
Pakistani rupee deals another heavy blow to US dollar
The rupee continues its steady ascent against the US dollar, with the local currency knocking down the greenback by Rs2.15 in interbank trading. According to statistics provided by currency dealers on Friday, the rupee rose by Rs2.15 in early trade while the US dollar fell to Rs224 by 10 am in interbank dealing. The dollar […]
US ambassador meets KP CM in Peshawar
The US Ambassador to Pakistan, Donald Blome, met with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in Peshawar on Friday and discussed issues of common interest between the two governments. The KP chief minister greeted the US ambassador on his first visit to the province and praised the US government for its cooperation and collaboration […]
I will not let down the people of Punjab, said Hamza
Hamza Shehbaz, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and son of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, was shocked by the way the election for the position of Punjab chief minister (CM) was conducted. In an interview with the media in London, Hamza Shehbaz stated that he had never heard the terms “interim chief minister” or […]
By-elections on nine NA seats to be held on Sept 25
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) published a schedule for by-elections on seats that became vacant after National Assembly (NA) Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf accepted the resignations of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs. According to the ECP’s schedule, by-elections for nine National Assembly seats will be held on September 25. Candidates will be eligible to submit […]
ECP orders restoring Ch Shujaat Hussain as PML-Q president
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ordered the retention of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain as PML-Q president and has also deferred the timeline for holding intraparty elections. Earlier on Friday, the Election Commission of Pakistan scheduled Ch Shujaat Hussain’s plea for an immediate hearing, in which he sought the commission’s decision to postpone intraparty elections […]