Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and a close aide of ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) president and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said the country is being governed under a “hybrid model” in which the military enjoys the major power share. This is the second time this week that Asif, a prominent member of … Read more
After failing to get buyers for months, Pakistan’s government has invited fresh bids for selling Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), offering new incentives to attract potential buyers. The new bidding window will remain open until June 3, 2025, with the auction expected to take place between October and December. The government is offering up to 100% … Read more
The Pakistan government has filed a Rs 7 billion (USD 41.9 million) money laundering case against the Leader of the Opposition Shahbaz Sharif and his family. Shahbaz, 69, is the younger brother of former premier Nawaz Sharif. He served as chief minister of Punjab from 2008 to 2018. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government has sent arrest warrants through its mission in London for deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif who has been living in the UK for medical treatment, a media report said on Friday. Sharif, 70, has been in London since November last year after the Lahore High Court granted him permission to go … Read more
New Delhi: India and Pakistan agreed to facilitate travel of Hindu and Sikhs refugees stranded in Pakistan due to lockdown. 363 Pakistani nationals living mostly in India but currently in Pakistan due to COVID 19 are allowed to enter into India via Wagah border by foot on September 7, 2020, states an order issued on … Read more
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Friday defended the ordinance promulgated to enable Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav to file a review petition against his death sentence as a move to stop India from going to the UN against Islamabad. Law Minister Farogh Naseem‘s remarks in Parliament came a day after the Opposition criticised the government for … Read more