Fawad Chaudhry, the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, on Friday backed a “normal existence” for militants linked to the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who desire to pledge allegiance to the state. The announcement by the federal minister comes after Prime Minister Imran Khan announced earlier in the day thatRead More →

ISLAMABAD: Tabish Gauhar resigned as Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Power and Petroleum on Tuesday. The premier has accepted his resignation, according to a notification issued by the Cabinet Secretariat. “The Prime Minister has been pleased to accept Tabish Gauhar’s resignation from the post of Special AssistantRead More →

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing aircraft has been grounded at Islamabad International Airport after the nose wheel was damaged during a tarmac pushback. The aircraft’s nose wheel was damaged, according to airline sources, after a connecting rod between the plane and the tug master abruptly snapped during pushbackRead More →

ISLAMABAD: In-absentia funeral prayers were given at the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad on Friday for Syed Ali Geelani, the leader of the Kashmiri independence movement. President Arif Alvi, federal ministers, lawmakers, other government officials, and hundreds of others delivered funeral prayers. Moeed Yusuf, the National Security Adviser, Lt Gen FaizRead More →

ISLAMABAD: Food security and improved nutrition are significant issues for developing nations, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday, adding that China’s revolutionary Juncao technology may help with poverty reduction and long-term growth. “Such innovative, affordable, and environmentally friendly technologies may help catalyse our progress toward achieving the first twoRead More →

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Acting Chief Justice, Umar Ata Bandial, has taken note of the arrest of a private company’s CEO, Saif-ur-Rehman, from the Supreme Court’s premises in the Mudaraba fraud case, and has requested clarification from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) detained Saif-ur-Rehman in the MudarabaRead More →