Criticism is constitutional right of opposition: MNA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Amir Mehmood Kiyani on Friday said positive criticism on the government policies was the constitutional right of opposition but it should not just for political point scoring. Talking to a news channel, he said the opposition had nothing to sell to the people against the government so it was like […]

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75 percent girls in Afghanistan back to schools, confirms Acting FM

ISLAMABAD: Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi on Friday confirmed that 75 percent of the girls in the country, after a hiatus following the takeover of Kabul, had returned to schools. He was responding to a question regarding the situation of education rights of girls in Afghanistan, at his public talk organized by […]

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U.S. Chargé d’ affaires highlights U.S.-Pakistan military-to-military ties

KARACHI: United States Chargé d’ affaires a.i. William Steuer toured the USS Pearl Harbour, a visiting U.S. Navy ship, and observed a joint exercise between the U.S. and Pakistani navies during a visit to Karachi. ‘His visit highlighted the strong military-to-military cooperation between our two countries, ’ according to a communique here on Friday. Notably, […]

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’Unstable’ Afghanistan to have direct impact on Pakistan: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Friday said Pakistan wanted an “inclusive” government in Afghanistan as instability there would have direct impact on Pakistan. “Afghanistan is a major country with 40 million population and we have concerns over human tragedy [cropping up] in Afghanistan where innocent children are being sold for […]

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ECP appoints Appellate Tribunal for LG’s elections (Phase-I) in KP

PESHAWAR: Election Commission of Pakistan has appointed Appellate Tribunals for Local Government Elections (Phase-I) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that would be held at all city and tehsil councils besides village and neighboured union councils. In a notification issued by ECP issued, the Appellate Tribunal would decide appeals against the decision of Returning Officers rejecting or, as […]

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Sania constitutes a joint working group to combat cyber frauds in name of Ehsaas

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar Friday convened a meeting on cyber security and measures to combat fraud and disinformation through cell phone SMS’, websites and apps. The meeting brought together senior officials and representatives from the Law Division, security agencies, Federal Investigation Agency […]

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