Pakistan’s constitution gives right to freedom of speech: Gill

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communications Dr Shahbaz Gill on Monday said Pakistan’s constitution gives every citizen and political party the right to put their opinion in front of the people peacefully. “It can be a public gathering, newspaper column, social media post. The constitution gives us the right to freedom […]

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IHC seeks Asad Umar’s assistance in PTI MNA case

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday appointed Federal Minister Asad Umar as an amicus curiae in the case pertaining to a dispute between Member of the National assembly (MNA) Kanwal Shauzab and her neighbours. Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the case. Kanwal Shauzab, during the hearing, submitted an application seeking to dispose of […]

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’Corrupt trio’ meet a day of failures: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Monday said the “corrupt trio” of Shehbaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari and Fazlur Rehman had experienced a day of failures. The minister, in a series of tweets, said the trio met the first defeat after the matter of convening the National Assembly session within […]

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Religious affairs secy attends conference on Hajj, Umrah Services in Jeddah

ISLAMABAD: Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Secretary Sardar Ajaz Ahmad Khan Jaffar Monday attended the Conference and Exhibition of Hajj and Umrah Services titled “Transformation toward Innovation” at the Jeddah Superdome. The event is organized by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in cooperation with the Doyof Al-Rahman Programme, which is one of the executive […]

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Halting use of money to purchase vote imperative to strengthen democracy: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Monday said that to strengthen democracy in the country it was imperative to block the use of money for purchasing loyalties of the elected representatives. Talking to media persons here, he said that opposition leaders Asif Zardari, Shehbaz Sharif and Fazlur Rehman have played […]

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PTI trying to protect political system from horse-trading: Shibli

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology, Senator Shibli Faraz on Monday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was trying to protect the political system from horse-trading. The Opposition parties were promoting horse-trading to pollute the democratic and political system of the country, he said while talking to a private television channel. Criticizing the ideology of […]

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SC has opportunity to end drama of horse trading, corruption: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Monday that the reference under Article 63-A has given the Supreme Court an opportunity to put an end to the ongoing drama of horse trading, opportunism and corruption in the country. In a tweet, Chaudhry Fawad said that the dissident lawmakers of the Pakistan […]

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OIC, IsDB sign charter of Humanitarian Trust Fund for Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) on Monday signed the Charter of Humanitarian Trust Fund for Afghanistan to raise donations for the people of the country suffering from a humanitarian crisis. OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha and President IsDB Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser inked the Charter witnessed by Foreign Minister […]

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