ISLAMABAD: According to Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif is “more corrupt” than his elder brother and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, citing papers. Rashid took a shot at the Sharif family during a press conference in Islamabad on Friday, asserting they no longer had any role in the country’s affairs and […]
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No colours on sky as ban on Basant continues
LAHORE: No colours on sky as ban on Basant continues. Traders in Lahore have urged authorities to revive Basant, the annual kite-flying festival celebrated with the advent of spring. Before the 2007 ban on Basant in the province of Punjab, the walled city of Lahore was known for the festival, due in early February. People […]
PM launches Pakistan’s first-ever National Security Policy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan introduced the public version of Pakistan’s first National Security Policy (NSP) 2022-2026 on Friday. “Inclusive growth was unavoidable for national security,” Prime Minister Imran Khan said at the NSP inauguration in Islamabad. The launching event was attended by federal ministers, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, all […]
Any “option” that guarantees ouster of government must be exercised: Maryam
LAHORE: Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Maryam Nawaz, has stated unequivocally that any “option” that assures the departure of the existing administration must be pursued. The PML-N VP told a group of journalists at the home of her party’s MPA Bilal Yasin, who was injured in an attack a few days ago, […]
Death toll from liquor rises to 23
HYDERABAD: The unconfirmed death toll from moonshine consumption in Hyderabad’s Tandojam and Tando Allahyar districts has risen to 23, with four further deaths in Hyderabad and two in Tando Allahyar. Only five deaths have been confirmed by the police in each of the two areas. Moonshine is said to have killed 16 people in Hyderabad […]
Karachi Eat faces criticism on organizing event amid rise in corona virus cases
KARACHI: It’s that time of year once more! Due to the increase of Covid-19 cases around the country, now is the time to mask up and strictly follow the SOPs. Despite the fact that Karachi’s optimism rate has risen to 20% in the previous 36 hours, Karachi Eat, the port city’s largest food festival, is […]
LHC dismisses petition filed by PML-N Shehbaz, Hamza over insufficient grounds
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court dismissed as withdrawn a petition filed by PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza on Thursday, citing insufficient evidence to determine whether the case fell under the jurisdiction of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) or the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). From 2008 to 2018, a division bench led by […]
Shehbaz, Fazl all set to start no-confidence movement against PM
ISLAMABAD: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif visited JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman at his residence in the federal capital on Wednesday, and the two opposition leaders discussed bringing a resolution of no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to sources, they also discussed the success of the opposition alliance’s long march, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), […]