 |
COAS calls for ‘maximum restraint’ after Iranian general’s killing by US
KARACHI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday spoke to army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa over the telephone to discuss escalating tensions with Iran following its top commander’s assassination in neighbouring Iraq.
Major General Qassem Soleimani, the head of the elite Quds force and spearhead of Iran’s spreading military influence in the Middle East, was killed on Friday when US milit... |
| Read More
|
 |
 |
Imran chairs PTI parliamentary meeting ahead of NA session on Army Act amendment
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday chaired a parliamentary party meeting as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf geared up to table the Army Act amendment bill in Parliament.
During the meeting, Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) chairman and member of the National Assembly Ramesh Kumar questioned why the government appealed if the law was to be legislated.
The prime minister said the appointm... |
| Read More
|
|
 |
Revenue shortfall rises to Rs287b
ISLAMABAD.: Despite two downward revisions, the revenue collection for the first half of the current fiscal year has shown a shortfall of Rs287 billion.
For the first half (July-December) of the current fiscal year, the FBR’s reduced target was Rs2.367 trillion.
The FBR has collected Rs2.080 trillion by this time for the half year ended December 31, 2019, tweeted FBR Chairman Shabbar Zaidi o... |
| Read More
|
|
 |
Help us oust Imran Khan's govt, Bilawal woos MQM-P
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday offered the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) ministries in Sindh in return for its help to oust the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led (PTI) government at the Centre.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of mega projects in Karachi, Bilawal said, “The MQM-P should derail the government by ending its alli... |
| Read More
|
|
 |
Govt clips NAB powers to shield businessmen
KARACHI: In a move to assuage the frequently stated reservations of businessmen vis-à-vis the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said the government has promulgated an ordinance to curtail certain powers of the national graft-buster.
The prime minister was speaking at a ceremony organised in Karachi by the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) to recognise Top 25-... |
| Read More
|
|
 |
High treason: Musharraf challenges special court's verdict
LAHORE: Former military dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Friday moved the Lahore High Court against special court’s verdict convicting him of high treason and sentencing him to death.
The former army chief filed the review plea through his counsel. Musharraf was sentenced in absentia on treason charges stemming from his imposition of a state of emergency in 2007.
In his petition, ... |
| Read More
|
|
 |
No compromise on Kashmir at any cost: Gen Qamar
Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has reiterated his resolve to protect the country, saying there will be “no compromise on Kashmir” at any cost, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
“Our quest for peace must never be misconstrued as weakness. There will never be a compromise on Kashmir whatever the cost,” the chief of army staff (COAS) made the remarks during his visit t... |
| Read More
|
|
 |
Justice Gulzar Ahmed takes oath as 27th chief justice of Pakistan
Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Saturday took oath as the 27th chief justice of Pakistan in a ceremony held at the President House.
He will remain the country’s supreme judge till February 2022.
The oath was administered by President Arif Alvi and the ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, Supreme ... |
| Read More
|
|
 |
Pakistan Army knows how to defend its honour and dignity: DG ISPR
KARACHI: The Pakistani military on Thursday took strong exceptions to a special court’s detailed judgement in the Musharraf treason case, saying that they “know how to defend the honour and dignity of the institution” but were exercising restraint because for them, “the country comes first”.
“The detailed judgement, especially the choice of words, is beyond the basic values of religion, humanit... |
| Read More
|
|
 |
Special court verdict against Musharraf received with ‘lot of pain and anguish’ by army: ISPR
KARACHI: The military has angrily reacted to the conviction and sentencing of former army chief Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf by a special court in a high treason case, saying that the verdict has been received with “a lot of pain and anguish by the rank and file” of Pakistan’s armed forces.
“The decision given by [the] special court about General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has been received with [a... |
| Read More
|
|
