ISLAMABAD: The leader of the Popular Party of Pakistan (PPP), Rehman Malik, urged the government to allow former President Asif Ali Zardari to receive treatment from his doctor in Dubai. In a statement issued here on Saturday, the PPP senator said that Zardari did not deserve this type of treatment and that he was bringing […]
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) challenged the government's decision on Saturday to ban its group of volunteers, Ansarul Islam, before the Islamabad High Court (IHC). On October 24, the federal government authorized the provinces to take appropriate measures against Ansarul Islam, saying it is capable of functioning as an "armed wing of the organization." The JUI-F,
ISLAMABAD: The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Information, Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, said it is unrealistic to demand an affidavit from the government by the higher court that Nawaz Sharif's life will be in danger if he remains behind bars. Addressing a press conference on Saturday night after the court granted bail to
ISLAMABAD: In a significant development, the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has declared Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader, former minister and former senator Hafiz Hamdullah a foreigner, claiming there was & # 39; fraudulently obtained & # 39; your national computerized identity card (CNIC) that has now been canceled. "He is a confirmed Afghan and
The government and the opposition, after a previous stalemate, signed an agreement Saturday night by which the terms and conditions of the anti-government "March of Azadi" were noted. The main event, which had remained at a point of conflict at the meeting held a day before between the two parties, was the agreement of a
A trial court in Lahore on Saturday denied a bail request filed by retired captain Muhammad Safdar, husband of PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif, in a case of alleged hate speech. Judge Salman Asif delivered the verdict after the arguments of both sides concluded today. Sadar's lawyer, Farhad Ali Shah, argued that the police
Pakistan's Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) ordered all television channels in the country on Saturday to refrain from inviting Hafiz Hamdullah of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) to its programs, saying that He is not a Pakistani citizen. In a statement sent to all satellite television channels, Pemra said the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) had
The Pakistan Army has killed more than 60 Indian soldiers during the firings against the Control Line (LoC) since February 27, said division general Asif Ghafoor, general director of Public Relations between Services (ISPR), said Saturday. On February 27, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) shot down two Indian planes that had violated Pakistani airspace. An
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif suffered angina on Saturday morning while receiving treatment at a Lahore hospital, DawnNewsTV He cited Dr. Mahmood Ayaz, principal director of the Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS), Dr. Mahmood Ayaz. The doctor refuted reports that the PML-N leader had suffered a heart attack. Meanwhile, in Islamabad High Court, where a
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body observed on Friday that the deployment of security forces on university campuses was not conducive, as it added to the general climate of fear. “The vice-rectors of all universities in Pakistan should review the deployment of security forces within university campuses. The VC of the University of Balochistan is directed in
