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Pakistan: Bilawal Bhutto's party terms Imran Khan 'security risk', seeks t
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Bilawal Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on Friday termed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a "security risk" in wake of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman's remarks on the safety of country's nuclear assets, according to a media report.
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Imran Khan retained gifts received as Pakistan PM
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Imran Khan who was recently ousted as Pakistan Prime Minister had during his three-and-a-half-year stint received 58 gifts amounting to over Rs 140 million from world leaders and retained all of them either by paying a negligible amount or even without a
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Pakistan's new leadership rushing to gain control of govt digital media
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): The new leadership of Shehbaz Sharif in Pakistan is rushing to gain control of the government's digital media after the ouster of Imran Khan.
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Pakistan faces severe power crunch
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistan is recording an electricity shortfall of 6,000 megawatts (MW) against the production of 15,500MW with a demand of 21,500MW, owing to fuel scarcity and technical glitches, reported local media.
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Pakistan: Raja Pervaiz Ashraf elected new National Assembly Speaker
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has been elected as the new National Assembly Speaker on Saturday, Samaa TV reported.
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Pakistan: PTI lawmakers attack Punjab Assembly Dy Speaker in session to el
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): A chaos ensued in Pakistan's Punjab Assembly after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) lawmakers threw "lotas (round vessel)" at Deputy Speaker Dost Mohammad Mazari as he arrived to chair the session for the election of the Chief Minister, reported lo
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Qasim Suri resigns as Pak National Assembly Dy Speaker ahead of no-trust m
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Qasim Suri resigned as the Deputy Speaker of the Pakistan National Assembly, less than an hour before the voting on the no-confidence motion against him started.
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Pakistan govt registers protest against Afghanistan over cross-border atta
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistan Ministry of the Foreign Affairs has summoned the Afghan charge d'affaires in Islamabad to lodge a protest over the cross-border attack on Thursday, reported local media.
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Pakistan People's Party suggest four members for positions in Shehbaz Shar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): The central leaders of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) suggested their four members for different positions in the new government during the meeting held on Friday, local news reported.
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Pak economist claims Imran Khan govt exaggerated employment figures
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistan's former finance minister and economist Hafeez A Pasha has said that Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government presented wrong and exaggerated figures regarding the job creation and inflation in the country, reported local media.
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Imran Khan's ouster affirms power in Pakistan lies with Army Chief
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): After Imran Khan's ouster as Prime Minister, Pakistan has again been reminded that the main power lies in the hands of the Army Chief.
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Indian embassy in Pakistan condoles demise of philanthropist Bilquis Bano
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): The Indian embassy in Pakistan on Saturday expressed condolences on the passing away of philanthropist and humanitarian Bilquis Bano Edhi in Karachi.
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