ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan rebuked some federal ministers and senior leaders of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday for his statements against the recent move by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to prevent television presenters from appearing as "experts" on their own channels and on others. In chairing a meeting of […]
ISLAMABAD: The merchant community on Tuesday observed a closing strike across the country to protest against budget measures designed to document its transactions, with wide strips of urban markets attending the strike call. During the day, talks between the government and the merchant community were interrupted, ending hopes of an early end to the strike.
LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had refused to be examined by any doctor who was employed by the government when he was in the custody of the National Office of Responsibility (NAB), an official reveals. "In the 10-day custody of NAB in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case, Nawaz Sharif refused to be examined by
LONDON: Britain was heading for its first December elections in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid to break the Brexit stalemate with an early vote gained support from opposition parties on Tuesday. When the European Union agreed to a third delay for divorce that was originally supposed to take place on March
ISLAMABAD: The government said Tuesday that it was trying to absolve existing taxpayers of any additional charges as a mission of the visiting staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) planned to report a joint session of the standing committees of both houses of parliament on the Status of your $ 6 billion support package
ISLAMABAD: The government expressed concern about what states that some participants in the Azadi march of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) carry prohibited weapons and decided to maintain their order during the demonstration of opposition strength in the capital federal. . The issue of security during the Azadi march was raised Tuesday at a federal cabinet meeting
ISLAMABAD: Judge Qazi Faez Isa, who faces a presidential reference, surprised the Supreme Court on Tuesday when he volunteered to file a sworn statement highlighting the incidents that helped him to conclude that he and his relatives were guarded "I have received instructions from the petitioner who says he is prepared to present to this
ISLAMABAD: The president of the Senate, Sadiq Sanjrani, and the president of the National Assembly, Asad Qaiser, have decided to hold consultations with opposition parties to resolve the controversy over the appointment of members of the Electoral Commission of Pakistan (ECP) . The decision to involve the opposition was taken by the custodians of the
WASHINGTON: "Watching cartoons on television, playing with my friends in the street, reading books for hours; this is what I dream of now," says Asif Ahmad Sheikh, nine, a class 5 student from Anantnag. “I used to teach sewing and tailoring girls in my town, but not anymore. Because of the injuries, I couldn't write
SRINAGAR: Dozens of clashes broke out in occupied Kashmir on Tuesday, authorities said, as a delegation of mostly right-wing European lawmakers made a controversial visit to the disputed region that was stripped of its autonomy in August. With a curfew in many parts of the main city, Srinagar, police fired tear gas and shotgun pellets
