Two Pakistan Army pilots were martyred on Monday after a training aircraft crashed in Quetta due to a technical fault, the military’s media wing affairs said. In a statement, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said: “[At] midday, a Mushshak training aircraft of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Nawan Killi, Quetta due to a technical fault.” It […]

Suspended Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi and some of his cabinet members are in preventative custody, officials confirmed on Monday. The PTI had reported their detention on Sunday, shortly after the Centre imposed emergency and governor’s rule in the province under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution. On Monday, Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry told Reuters, “Yes, I […]

ISLAMABAD : The Supreme Court has ruled that government employees must be given a fair opportunity of hearing before their seniority is changed, even if the original seniority determination was contrary to the relevant service rules. A three-member bench comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan issued the judgment […]

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Monday, directed the completion of a production monitoring system for sales tax purposes across all manufacturing sectors by the end of this year. Chairing a review meeting on FBR reforms in Islamabad, the prime minister observed that production monitoring through cameras under the faceless taxation system was being […]

ISLAMABAD :President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday extended his warm felicitations to Prince Rahim Aga Khan on the occasion of his birthday. The president, in his message, appreciated the valuable contributions of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the Aga Khan Foundation in Pakistan and around the world, particularly in the sectors of health, […]

ISLAMABAD :Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Monday welcomed a positive change in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying the province’s people were determined to fight terrorism and wanted the menace eradicated permanently. Addressing an international conference on Pakistan’s Evolving Counter-Terrorism Landscape and Regional Peace and Security, he said the fight against terrorism would continue […]

ISLAMABAD :Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik on Monday said that the government of Pakistan stood shoulder to shoulder with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in this moment of trial. Addressing plenary session title Investment and Trade in Sustainable Energy Solutions: Making Energy Clean, Accessible and Affordable at the 17th International Energy Forum (IEF) […]

ISLAMABAD : Foreign Secretary Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad on Monday called on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar upon formally assuming charge at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The deputy prime minister appreciated Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad’s contributions during his tenure as Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New […]

ISLAMABAD : The Federal Cabinet in a meeting with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, in the chair, Sunday, suggested him to advise the President to invoke constitutional powers under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution regarding the promulgation of an emergency in the province. The prime minister chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet […]