The National Assembly has been dissolved officially by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. The National Assembly and Cabinet were dissolved after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s summary was signed by President Dr. Arif Alvi. To dissolve the assembly in accordance with Article 58-1 of the Constitution, the president gave his permission.Continue Reading

ISLAMABAD – President Dr. Arif Alvi has signed the summary for the dissolution of the National Assembly in accordance with Article 58(1) of the Pakistan Constitution of 1973. According to a news statement issued by the President Secretariat news Wing on Wednesday, Dr. Alvi signed the summary for the dissolutionContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: According to The News on Saturday, the government has named Dr. Syrus Sajjad Qazi as the new foreign secretary to succeed Dr. Asad Majeed Khan, who will step down from his position on August 17 after reaching the age of superannuation. Currently serving as the special secretary of ForeignContinue Reading

Following days of violence between the military and local militiamen in the Amhara region, Ethiopia’s federal government announced a state of emergency on Friday. Fighting between the Fano militia and the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) in Ethiopia’s second-largest province earlier this week has quickly escalated into a serious securityContinue Reading

On Friday, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) summoned the PTI chairman in connection with the 190 million pound Al-Qadir Trust case. He has been summoned to appear as an accused at the NAB office in Rawalpindi at 11:30 a.m. The NAB has also ordered the PTI chairman to present papersContinue Reading

On Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari discussed the country’s political situation. Bhutto-Zardari informed the Prime Minister of the different issues concerning the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). SAPM Awn Chaudhry, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) chairman Shahzain Bugti, and Communication Minister MaulanaContinue Reading

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) dismissed Raja Riaz, Noor Alam Khan, and 11 other leaders on Wednesday for breaking party policy. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, Nuzhat Pathan, Wajiha Qamar, Sardar Riaz Mehmood Khan Mazari, Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon, Nawab Sher, and Makhdoom Zada were also expelled by the PTI. Syed Basit AhmadContinue Reading