Bureau Report LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PML-N President Muhammad Nawaz Sharif held a meeting in Lahore on Sunday and discussed the overall political situation in the country, along with matters of international importance. According to sources, the two leaders reviewed the prevailing political landscape and exchanged views on national and regional developments. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz was also present during the meeting. The consultations came at a time when efforts to establish dialogue between the government and the opposition remain stalled. Earlier rounds of talks between theRead More

PESHAWAR/LAKKI MARWAT/DI KHAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday launched the PTI’s long march towards Islamabad from Gandi Chowk in Lakki Marwat, saying the party would “not accept” any policy that was against the interests of the people of the province and Pashtuns. Afridi reached Lakki Marwat by helicopter to lead the PTI’s long march, which is being held to demand the release of jailed party founder and former prime minister Imran Khan. The march was launched from Gandi Chowk on the Peshawar-Karachi Indus Highway. Addressing thousands ofRead More

PESHAWAR/LAKKI MARWAT/DI KHAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi reached Lakki Marwat by helicopter on Sunday to lead the PTI’s long march, which is being carried out to demand the release of jailed party founder and ex-prime minister Imran Khan, from Gandi Chowk on the Peshawar-Karachi Indus Highway. PTI workers had started gathering at Gandi Chowk on the Peshawar-Karachi Highway on Sunday afternoon to participate in the long march. Strict security measures were in place, with a large police contingent deployed at the site along with armoured personnel carriers andRead More

LAKKI MARWAT, OCT 4: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has begun its long march towards Islamabad from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat after talks with the federal government failed to break the deadlock. KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi set off from Lakki Marwat’s Gandi Chowk, saying he would announce his next course of action on Thursday, October 8, when the party’s convoy reaches Khairabad. PTI and a delegation from the government and PPP held three rounds of talks but on Sunday morning, they finally broke down, with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi clarifyingRead More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 4 /DNA/ – Pakistan will participate in the 8th meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, scheduled to be held in Moscow on Monday. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq, will lead the country’s delegation at the consultations. Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kabul will also attend the meeting as part of the delegation. The Moscow Format Consultations serve as an important regional platform for discussions on the situation in Afghanistan, bringing together representatives from regional countries to exchange viewsRead More

In a statement, Tarar rejected PTI’s demand for broader political consultations on security matters, arguing that the federal government had repeatedly sought cooperation from all political stakeholders over the past three years DNA ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has strongly criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), accusing the party of adopting a contradictory approach towards terrorism and failing to effectively implement counterterrorism measures in the province. In a statement, Tarar rejected PTI’s demand for broader political consultations on security matters, arguing that theRead More