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PM Shehbaz close to century and still batting
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is close to making a century of his cabinet members. He has already scored 85 and is still batting.While the country is facing serious economic issues and... → Read More
Islamabad abuzz with reports of new political party launch
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad is abuzz with reports about the launch of a new political party.It is said that politicians from different parties are being contacted to form a new party. However, there is no... → Read More
I will never join politics: ex-ISI DG Faiz Hameed
ISLAMABAD: Former ISI DG Lt Gen Faiz Hameed has said that he will never join politics.Talking to The News on Thursday, the retired general said that all speculations about his joining politics or... → Read More
Risks, dangers for IK, PTI after ECP decision
ISLAMABAD: The ECP’s decision has all the ingredients to damage the PTI and its top leadership.Much depends on the government how hard it would like to proceed against IK and the PTI, taking... → Read More
PM Shahbaz Sharif gave permission to COAS to speak to US administration on IMF
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa recently approached the US administration with the explicit permission of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for an early disbursement of... → Read More
Except Nazims, local govt polls on EVMs not possible: Shibli
ISLAMABAD: Local government elections cannot be held with electronic voting machines, minister for science and technology Shibli Faraz... → Read More
PCNS meeting okays talks with TTP
Prime Minister Imran Khan was conspicuously absent from this important meeting → Read More
Govt may talk to ECP on amendments to election law
ISLAMABAD: The Government is considering holding a meeting with the Election Commission of Pakistan to discuss the latter's reservations to the govt-backed amendment passed by the National Assembly... → Read More
ECP finds changes in govt-backed election law unconstitutional
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has found several provisions of the government’s electoral reform bill, recently passed by the National Assembly, unconstitutional and has... → Read More
Swiss cases to be also probed by Azmat Commission
What happened behind the scenes and who struck underhand deals in the Surrey Palace and Swiss corruption cases, involving Asif Ali Zardari and the late Benazir Bhutto? → Read More
Govt’s action, reaction in Broadsheet saga perplexing
ISLAMABAD: As daily doses of new and interesting details of Broadsheet saga continue to pour in, the government’s attempt at damage control comes across as perplexing.On January 6, 2021 in an... → Read More
Why did three senior officers opt for premature retirement?
ISLAMABAD: Three reputed senior officers, one belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service and two from the Police Service of Pakistan, have had to resign before their retirement because of the... → Read More
Creation of anarchy won’t be allowed: Don't drag Army in politics
Gen Bajwa said the army was not interfering in electoral reforms or current legislation or problems related to the NAB, as it was the responsibility of the politicalleadership to work out such matters → Read More
Govt willing to review 19th Amendment for merit-based appointment of judges
ISLAMABAD: The PTI government is not satisfied with the present system of appointing judges of the superior judiciary but instead of reverting to the old system, it wants to evolve a merit-based... → Read More
Government considering death penalty for rape offenders
ISLAMABAD: The government is considering various changes in the present set of rape laws to introduce the death penalty for rapists of children and women whose cases involve aggravating factors. It... → Read More
How Ghulam Sarwar Khan got off the hook in fake degree case
Earlier inquiry reports as well as final challan in court held the politico guilty, but there was a mysterious change of heart → Read More
PTI minister invites PML-N to move no-trust move against PM Imran’
PML-N is yet to respond to idea of minister and prefers wait and see policy for time being → Read More
NES to outcast Secretariat Group and OMG
ISLAMABAD: The creation of National Executive Service once decided would end the future of two civil service groups - Secretariat Group and Office Management Group .According to the... → Read More
Can a ‘source report’ serve as evidence against any officer?
ISLAMABAD: The government’s inquiry against a sugar cartel’s alleged mole, who was removed by the Sugar Commission from its probe for being suspected of working for the cartel, is... → Read More
Govt’s top civil service reformer unveils reform agenda
The new Local Government Acts approved by Punjab and KP assemblies would strengthen the local bodies whose heads would be directly elected by the people and operate with the assistance of the civil servants → Read More