Ex-spymaster Faiz Hameed’s brother sent to jail in graft case – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: A local court of Rawalpindi on Monday sent retired naib tehsildar Najaf Hameed, brother of former ISI director general Faiz Hameed, to Adiala jail on a 14-day judicial remand. Mr Najaf, along with co-accused persons, had sought pre-arrest bail in the FIR registered with the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) in Rawalpindi. The FIR alleged that […]
Teachers in Quetta hold protest against non-payment of salaries – Pakistan
QUETTA: Teachers and other employees of the Balochistan University took out a protest procession against the university administration on Monday over non-payment of salaries for three months. All faculty members, academic staff and other employees gathered at the university’s main campus on the call of the university’s joint action committee and took out the protest […]
US urges Taliban to prevent attacks from Afghan soil – Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The US State Department called on Kabul’s Taliban rulers on Monday to prevent terrorist activities originating from Afghan soil, while also urging both Afghanistan and Pakistan to prioritise the protection of civilian lives during security operations. “We have seen reports that Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan in response to the attack in Khyber […]
Questions raised as MNA Nawaz chairs Punjab govt meetings – Pakistan
LAHORE: After mostly staying away from public view since the Feb 8 general elections, PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif made a conspicuous appearance on Monday by chairing three administrative meetings of the Punjab government. The move has raised many eyebrows since Mr Sharif holds no official position in either the provincial or federal government and […]
Rangers vacate historical Radio Pakistan building after eight years – Pakistan
KARACHI: The big old banyan tree in one corner of the premises still lends the same shade it provided to the famous limestone building with the minarets and its surrounding barracks all these years. But the wooden cage for the hummingbirds built around its base is empty now. The clay nesting pots, too, are as […]
Imran, Qureshi’s lawyer questions Azam’s conduct – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Counsel for PTI leaders Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday raised questions over the conduct of former principal secretary Azam Khan in the cipher case. An Islamabad High Court (IHC) division bench, comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, took up the bail pleas of the former prime minister […]
Is India’s judiciary up for the fight? – Pakistan
OBSERVERS around the world were not necessarily being malicious — with the exception of Winston Churchill — in thinking that India might not last as a democracy for too long after 1947. The Cassandras were wrong, and the new nation’s refurbished state institutions, led by a robust parliament and an enviable judiciary, fortified the trust […]
Pakistan, IMF extend talks to conclude SBA review – Pakistan
• Wrap-up meeting today to finalise letter of intent, MEFP• Both sides agree on contingency measures to address data gaps ISLAMABAD: With an apparent understanding reached during the final review of the $3 billion Standby Arrangement, the visiting staff mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistani authorities agreed on Monday to extend talks […]
President to travel in 1st class, PM, services chiefs in business class – Pakistan
• Austerity measures introduced to cut cost on foreign trips• Cabinet members except foreign and commerce ministers restricted to three annual visits, exemptions apply• MNAs, senior bureaucrats allowed business class ISLAMABAD: The cash-strapped federal government on Monday issued a travel advisory for the president, prime minister, chief justice, services chiefs, and bureaucrats among others binding […]
PIA plane back from Muscat after engine replaced – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777 plane, which made an emergency landing at Muscat International Airport due to engine failure 13 days ago, returned home on Monday after its engine was replaced with another one. The engine was replaced with one removed from another Boeing 777 plane grounded at Jinnah International Airport. The […]