ISLAMABAD: Human rights activist Asma Jahangir’s Democratic Group of Lawyers recently secured majority number of seats in the Pakistan Bar Council. The country’s top body for lawyers consists of 23 elected lawyers from different provinces. The tenure of each member is for five years with vice-chairman’s tenure only limited to one year. Before Jahandir’s Democratic […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has appointed coordination committees for South Punjab and Baluchistan chapters of the party. For Balochistan, coordination committee will comprise of Sardar Fateh Muhammad Hasni, Senator Sabir Baloch, Haji Ali Madad Jatak, Sardar Sirbuland Khan and Aijaz Baloch, said a press release issued by the party […]
LAHORE – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should present himself and his family for accountability before anyone else. While addressing a rally in Lahore on Sunday, he said “Your accountability will be first, Nawaz Sharif. After that hold me and all of PTI accountable”. Imran said the PTI […]
LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif here on Tuesday welcomed the substantial reduction in the prices of petroleum products once again and said that its benefits should reach the people of the province in the real sense. He directed the Provincial Price Control Committee to take steps for reducing prices of essential items at […]
HAFAR UL BATIN – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, arrived in Saudi Arabia here on Wednesday on a three-day official visit. He was received at King Saud Airport by Royal family members, Saudi Defence Minister Muhammad bin Salman and other high officials. Chief of Army Staff General […]
WASHINGTON: United States First Lady Michelle Obama on Friday visited the Pakistan Embassy here for the first time. Pakistan’s Ambassador to US Jalil Abbas Jilani shared pictures of the visit on his Twitter account. It was an absolute delight hosting FLOTUS at Pakistan House today pic.twitter.com/EHpfwRiiZP — Jalil Abbas Jilani (@JalilJilani) May 28, 2016 [removed][removed] […]