Allegations levelled against state should stop, says Kakar during IHC hearing on Baloch missing persons – Pakistan
After being summoned for a third time, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Wednesday finally appeared before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a case pertaining to missing Baloch students. During the hearing, which was presided over by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Kakar said it was time that “allegations levelled against the state every […]
Kakar appears before IHC in Baloch missing persons case, says political parties should work on solving issue – Pakistan
After being summoned for a third time, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Wednesday finally appeared before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a case pertaining to missing Baloch students. During the hearing, which was presided over by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Kakar said that the issue should be solved by the country’s “major […]
Caretakers stabilise economy, set plan for new govt: PM Kakar – Newspaper
ISLAMABAD: In his final days as the caretaker prime minister, Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Thursday lauded the bureaucracy’s services, claiming that the seven-month-long interim setup has not only improved the country’s economy but also left a plan for the new regime for the betterment of the people. “We are leaving behind an action plan for […]
PM Kakar urges parties to take legal recourse – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Amid rising political tension and protests over the alleged vote rigging in the Feb 8 general elections, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Saturday came out with a piece of advice to the protesting parties and individuals: pursue legal recourse instead of agitation. In a statement issued hours after Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaqat Ali […]
IHC summons PM Kakar on Feb 19 in missing Baloch students case – Pakistan
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday summoned caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on February 19 over the failure to recover allegedly missing Baloch students. The directive was issued as IHC’s Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani resumed hearing a petition regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances. The […]
Nation ‘accepted’ election results, PM Kakar asserts – Pakistan
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar responds to allegations of rigging in elections at a press conference.—APP ISLAMABAD: Despite the litany of challenges being filed in courts across the country against the Feb 8 general election results, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar believes the nation has “accepted the results”. While addressing a press conference […]
PM Kakar asks ministries to submit development plans for SIFC – Business
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday directed all the ministries to prepare plans within five days for commissioning of development projects with a potential to attract foreign investment. While presiding over a meeting to review progress on execution of investment deals with GCC states, the premier directed officials of different ministries to […]
Manifestos ‘lack economic foresight’: PM Kakar – Pakistan
• Kakar says pledges about jobs, housing contingent upon good economy• Govt officials barred from travelling abroad till polls• CCI approves gas licensing policies ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq has claimed that no political party has presented a plan in their manifesto to fix the economy and reassured that there was no reason to […]
PM Kakar bars ministers, officials from making foreign visits till Feb 8 polls – Pakistan
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday withdrew permissions for foreign visits by federal ministers, advisers, and relevant officials until the completion of the election process. In a notification, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, the Cabinet Division said: “No leave for any foreign visit shall be granted till the completion of […]
PM Kakar invites Saudi group to invest in alternative energy sector – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Thursday urged the Al-Jomaih Group of Saudi Arabia to invest in the alternative energy sector of Pakistan. Mr Kakar, in a meeting with a four-member delegation, led by the Al-Jomaih Group head Sheikh Abdulaziz Hammad, said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia had brotherly ties which were getting further […]