Ishaq Dar, the Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan described the recent arrest of former Pakistan spy chief Faiz Hameed as a "lesson" to those engaged in political manipulation and a "miracle" on Friday, according to ARY News.
Ishaq Dar, the deputy prime minister of Pakistan, said on Tuesday that talks with affiliated political parties will precede any decision to outlaw Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), according to ARY News.
The Minister of the Central Committee of the International Department of the Communist Party of China, Liu Jianchao, made the remarks at the third meeting of the Pakistan-China Joint Consultative Mechanism.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to visit China next month and will discuss the matters related to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor phase II and other issues.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday met Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev in Astana and urged him to take a swift action against the perpetrators involved in the last week's mob attacks on foreign students. including some pakistani students in Bishk
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sher Afzal Marwat has challenged Ishaq Dar's nomination as deputy prime minister in the Islamabad High Court, reported ARY News on Sunday.
According to a statement issued by the Pakistan Prime Minister's Office on Saturday, the two ministers will travel to Bishkek on a special plane on Sunday morning. The prime minister has been monitoring the situation closely and has been in touch with the Pakistani ambassador in Bishkek.
Dozens of foreign students, including Pakistani students, were injured in mob violence around student hostels in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, ARY News reported.
After Pakistan advises students in the Kyrgyz Republic to stay indoors as mob violence continues against international students, Pakistan Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Baloch said that a demarche has been made with Kyrgyzstan at the instructions of Deputy Prime Minister Ish
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) came down heavily against the Shehbaz Sarif-led government over the appointment of Ishaq Dar as Deputy PM, saying that the Constitution does not provision the said post to begin with, The News International reported.