Pakistan government trains gun on Election Commission; seeks resignation
Mar 17, 2021, at 10:53 pm
The Pakistan government has threatened the country’s Election Commission and said if the Chief Election Commissioner, along with other members don’t resign, the government would move court to initiate contempt proceedings.
Import cotton yarn from India: Pakistan textile exporters urge Imran Khan govt
Mar 17, 2021, at 12:41 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's textile exporters association has asked PM Imran Khan-led government to import cotton yarn from India to ensure continuity in export growth as the country is facing a rise in unavailability of cotton yarn.
Don't sling mud on national institutions: Election Commission of Pakistan tells Imran Khan
Mar 07, 2021, at 12:34 am
Islamabad: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has responded to the criticisms levelled against it by PM Imran Khan and members of his cabinet following the Senate polls and asked the government to let it work and "not sling mud on national institutions".
Pakistan PM Imran Khan wins trust vote
Mar 06, 2021, at 09:47 pm
Islamand: Pakistan PM Imran Khan and his PTI government secured 178 votes to clinch the vote of confidence in the National Assembly.
Pakistan: Polling for 37 Senate seats underway
Mar 03, 2021, at 09:53 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing polling for the crucial 37 Senate seats on Wednesday.
Mar 01, 2021, at 09:41 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday appreciated Chinese President Xi Jinping for eradicating 'extreme poverty' in the country.
Pakistan: Imran Khan govt expected to face new challenge as farmers plan protest
Mar 01, 2021, at 05:32 pm
Islamabad: PM Imran Khan might be facing a new challenge soon as farmers in the country are planning to protest in the upcoming days over a list of demands, including the fixing of the minimum support price (MSP) per maund (40 kilograms) of wheat at 2,000 Pakistani rupees ($12.60), and sugarcane at 300 rupees, in addition to setting a flat electric power rate of 5 rupees per unit for farm tube-wells, media reports said.
Imran Khan posing as standard-bearer of Islam would create problems for Pakistan: Opinion piece
Mar 01, 2021, at 04:23 pm
Islamabad: A leading Pakistani newspaper has opined that PM Imran Khan’s mixing of politics and religion to gain support from religious quarters has taken a dangerous direction.
Pakistan PM welcomes LoC ceasefire, says open for dialogue
Feb 28, 2021, at 12:33 am
New Delhi/UNI: Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday said his country is ready for talks to resolve all outstanding issues, but asked India to create an "enabling environment" for further progress.
Feb 20, 2021, at 10:20 pm
Islamabad: Religious scholars have rejected Pakistan government' plans to take over mosques and seminaries and announced they will hold countrywide protests against the move.
Pakistan: Key opposition leader Maryam asks Imran Khan to talk to relatives of missing persons
Feb 20, 2021, at 03:56 am
PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz has urged Pakistan PM Imran Khan to speak to relatives of Baloch missing persons.
Pakistan: PPP wins Sanghar, Karachi by-polls
Feb 19, 2021, at 05:34 am
The Pakistan Peoples Party clinched victories in the by-polls held in the Karachi and Sanghar provincial assembly seats, Geo News reported citing unofficial and unverified results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Feb 18, 2021, at 07:38 pm
PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to speak to the relatives of the Baloch missing persons, media reports said.
Feb 18, 2021, at 03:55 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka has cancelled the address of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to its Parliament next week, apparently over concerns that he could raise the Kashmir issue in his speech, a media report said.
Feb 15, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Islamabad: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz attacked the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and said it had nominated individuals for the upcoming Senate elections who were "billionaires with no connection or service to the party".
Leaked video shows PTI lawmakers receiving bribes before Senate elections in 2018; Imran Khan reacts
Feb 11, 2021, at 03:39 pm
Islamabad: A video has surfaced on the social media where the ruling PTI lawmakers are allegedly seen receiving bribes before the Senate elections in 2018, media reports said.
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari slams Imran Khan over inflation
Feb 11, 2021, at 12:09 am
Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday targeted PM Imran Khan over the issue of inflation.
Challenging Imran Khan govt: Pakistan's key opposition alliance PDM to start long march on Mar 26
Feb 07, 2021, at 05:17 am
Islamabad: The key opposition alliance of Pakistan-Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)- this week announced that it will jointly contest the coming Senate elections and “start” its anti-government long march to Islamabad on Mar 26, media reports said.
Feb 03, 2021, at 01:08 am
Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday targeted PM Imran Khan and said the opposition alliance of the country will "force the removal of puppets".
Fascism on rise in Pakistan: Former Pak envoy to UK
Jan 29, 2021, at 03:22 pm
Islamabad: Former High Commissioner of Pakistan to UK Wajid Shamsul Hasan has warned that fascism is on the rise in Pakistan.
Pakistan politics: Parties back PPP's no-confidence move against PM Imran Khan despite PML-N doubts
Jan 27, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Islamabad/UNI: PPP leader Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said on Wednesday his party was trying to convince other opposition parties to back its proposal to move a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan despite the PML-N having some misgivings about the proposal.
Imran Khan-led government is likely to make a huge blunder: Zardari
Jan 26, 2021, at 05:25 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's former President Asif Ali Zardari has warned the nation that the country is in 'grave danger' as the government is all set to commit a 'huge blunder'.
Nawaz Sharif's son asks Imran Khan govt to show proof of corruption committed by Sharif family
Jan 26, 2021, at 05:21 pm
Islamabad: Deposed premier Nawaz Sharif's son, Hussain Nawaz, has challenged PM Imran Khan-led government to show proof of corruption or illegality committed by the Sharif family before the UK or any other government in the world.
Jan 26, 2021, at 04:50 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government has delayed the issuance of a notification regarding formation of the inquiry committee on Broadsheet scandal, a senior cabinet member told The Express Tribune.
Imran Khan under immense pressure to resign, says PML-N leader
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition party Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) has said PM Imran Khan is under "immense pressure" to resign from his post by Jan 31.
PDM announces new round of anti-government rallies against Imran Khan govt across Pakistan
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:15 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Monday announced the second round of rallies against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government across the country.
No-trust vote is the only way to remove Imran Khan government: Bilawal Bhutto
Jan 19, 2021, at 12:25 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday said the only way to remove Imran Khan from power is by tabling a no-confidence motion against the prime minister among its allies.
Pakistan government decides to hike electricity tariff
Jan 18, 2021, at 02:46 am
IIslamabad: In a move towards reviving the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the Pakistan government has decided to hike electricity rates by about Rs 1.90 per unit in the current billing month, media reports said.
Pakistan: Imran Khan’s spokesperson resigns over difference on 'Machh incident'
Jan 16, 2021, at 07:03 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s spokesperson Nadeem Afzal Chan has resigned from his position, media reports said on Friday.
Hazaras targeted in Pakistan due to govt's anti-Shia militancy
Jan 16, 2021, at 07:00 am
Islamabad: The targeted killing of Hazara community members in Pakistan is a reflection that the state was simultaneously allowing anti-Shia hysteria to be propagated across the nation, The Diplomat reported.