ISLAMABAD, MAY 23 (DNA) – Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah will meet again today (Thursday) to name caretaker prime minister. The two leaders failed to reach a consensus on the name of caretaker prime minister during the past five meetings. Opposition leader Khursheed Shah said after the fifth meeting that it seems the issue of caretaker PM will be decided by the parliamentary committee now after the talks between him and PM Abbasi have failed to decide upon a name.Read More

ISLAMABAD, MAY 24 (DNA) – The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Reforms Bill will be tabled in the National Assembly today (Thursday) that includes the merger of the tribal areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The government has decided to table the Fata Reforms Bill after parliamentary leaders of all political parties have expressed their agreement over the final draft of the bill. Sources confirmed that the Fata Reforms Bill is likely to be tabled as the ‘30th Amendment Bill, 2017’ that includes a comprehensive package and timeline for its implementation. AccordingRead More

TEXAS, MAY 23 (DNA) – Pakistan consul general in Houston Aisha Farooqi on Wednesday visited the FMC Carswell detention centre in Fort Worth, Texas where she met with detained Dr Aafia Siddiqui. Aisha Farooqi rejected all rumors about the health of Aafia Siddiqui after the meeting which lasted for two hours and said that she is healthy and well. Pakistan consul general in Houston Aisha Farooqi also informed that it was her fourth meeting with Dr Aafia Siddiqui in the past 14 months. Dr Aafia Siddiqui is a Pakistani neuroscientist,Read More