ISLAMABAD, OCT 10 /DNA/ – In a major political development, the federal government has decided to impose an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), with key constitutional articles being invoked to take control of the provincial administration. Sources confirmed that a meeting of the federal cabinet has been summoned for tomorrow (October 11) to formally approve the decision. Simultaneously, both houses of Parliament—the National Assembly and the Senate—have been summoned to meet on October 13, where the move is expected to be debated and ratified. According to highly placed sources, theRead More

ISLAMABAD, Oct 10 (DNA): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Saturday held meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari at the Presidency and discussed the overall political and security situation of the country. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Senator Rana Sanaullah, Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan, Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar, and Federal Minister Senator Ahad Cheema. Senator Sherry Rehman, Syed Naveed Qamar, Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, and Dr.Read More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 10: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday had a telephone call with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam—Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, with reducing tensions between the Centre and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government among the topics discussed. According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), PM Shehbaz congratulated the JUI-F leader on performing Umrah and extended an invitation for talks at the Prime Minister’s House. “Maulana Fazlur Rehman accepted the prime minister’s invitation [and] the meeting is expected to take place soon,” the statement read. The phone call followsRead More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 10 /DNA/ – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a telephone conversation on Friday with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Maldives, Iruthisham Adam, to discuss preparations for the upcoming visit of Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu to Pakistan. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, the two leaders focused on the arrangements and agenda for the forthcoming presidential visit, underscoring the importance both countries attach to high-level exchanges. During the call, Dar and Foreign Minister Adam reaffirmed their commitmentRead More

ISLAMABAD: A student of the International Islamic University Islamabad, Laiba, allegedly died by suicide after finding out that the documents provided by an agent for admission to a US university were fake, police said on Saturday. The victim’s body was reportedly found hanging by the roadside in Islamabad’s G-10 sector, in the jurisdiction of Ramna police station. According to police, the victim was distressed after discovering that the documents provided by the agent were fraudulent. Laiba’s family revealed that she had completed her BS degree from the International Islamic UniversityRead More