KARACHI, MAY 22 (DNA) – Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has become the biggest non-state actor in Pakistan. Saeed was talking to the media after a meeting with Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP) chief Sahibzada Abul Khair Muhammad Zubair in Hyderabad on Monday. “Nawaz has been disqualified by the apex court. After his disqualification he shouldn’t engage in politics,” he said. Saeed said he has been cautioning the Pakistani authorities for many years about India’s intention to block or reduce river water supplyRead More

ISLAMABAD, MAY 22 (DNA) – At least six federal ministers of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and spokesperson for Punjab government will hold a news conference in Punjab House Islamabad on Tuesday at 3pm. Those conducting the presser will include Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Energy Minister Awais Leghari, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, Health Minister Saira Afzal, Education Minister Baleegur Rehma, Revenue Minister Haroon Akhtar and Punjab government spokesperson Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan. The ministers will throw light over the five-year performance of PML-N government. Steps taken for peace, energy, health, economyRead More

RAWALPINDI, MAY 22 (DNA) – General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), who is on official visit to Italy called on General Claudio Graziano, Chief of the Italian Defence General Staff at Defence General Staff Headquarters on Monday. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release, matters of bilateral interest including defence and security cooperation were discussed during the meeting. The ISPR press released further said that the chief of Italian Defence staff acknowledged Pakistan’s achievements in war against terrorism and efforts for regional peace andRead More

ISLAMABAD, MAY 22 (DNA) – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday rejected two of the names proposed by the main opposition party, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for the slot of caretaker prime minster. The PPP has put forth names of former chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Zaka Ashraf and former foreign secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani for the top interim post. The PTI has said its nominees – earlier shared with Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Khursheed Shah – are far betterRead More

ISLAMABAD, MAY 22 (DNA) – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday continued to record his statement in the Avenfield reference. Judge Mohammad Bashir is hearing the case, filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the light of the Panamagate verdict, while other accused in the case, Maryam Nawaz and Captain (retd) Safdar, are also present in the court. Answering the questions asked by the court in the questionnaire, the former prime said that he had never been involved in any business dealing with Qatari royal family. Confirming theRead More

ISLAMABAD, MAY 22 (DNA) – Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Opposition Leader in National Assembly (NA) Khurshid Shah failed on Tuesday to reacha consensu on the name of caretaker prime minsiter. Both leaders are expected to hold another meeting tomorrow or day after. If they do not reach  a consensus then the matter shall be referred to the parliamentary committee. In a statement after an earlier failed meeting with the premier, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader had said that the name of caretaker PM would be announced today withRead More