Shireen Mazari leaves PTI after condemning May 9 violence
ISLAMABAD:Shireen Mazari on Tuesday announced to leave Imran Khanled Pakistan TehreekeInsaf (PTI) and condemned the May 9 violence. Addressing a press conference here in Islamabad, Shireen Mazari, who is the former federal minister and close aide of Im…
President calls for revisiting national priorities
ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi has called for revisiting the national priorities to steer Pakistan out of its present socioeconomic and political difficulties. The President urged all institutions to focus on addressing the major challenges, includin…
NAB asks Imran Khan to present records of funds related to £190m settlement
ISLAMABAD:The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday sought from Pakistan TehreekeInsaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan the records of the funds related to the £190m settlement case. Imran Khan appeared before the NAB office, Rawalpindi region, in I…
First Hajj flight from Multan leaves for Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD:The first Hajj flight from Multan airport carrying 326 pilgrims, left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.Former Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani along with the officials of Ministry of Religious Affairs and Civil Aviation Multan set off the pi…
Govt focusing on quality education at grass root level: NA told
ISLAMABAD:The National Assembly was informed today that the government is giving special emphasis on promotion of quality education at the grass-root level. Responding to a calling attention notice, Minister for Federal Education Rana Tanveer Hussain a…
PTI tiger force especially trained to perpetrate violent acts: Javed Latif
ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister Javed Latif has said those who masterminded the May 9 violent acts should be arrested and tried under the laws. Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, he said these plotters should not be spared under any pressure. He …
PM directs to provide relief to common man in fiscal budget
ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to take all possible steps to provide relief to the common man in the next fiscal year’s budget.He was chairing a high-level meeting about the preparation of the bu…
Govt taking practical measures to provide best transport facilities to Islamabad’s residents: PM
ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the government is taking practical measures to provide the best infrastructure and transport facilities to the residents of Islamabad. Chairing a meeting here in Islamabad on Tuesday to review the ongoin…