Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Acting President Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani met H.

ISLAMABAD - The PTI dissidents, led by former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry, have intensified their efforts toward what they call a reconciliation between the embattled party and the powers-that-be, with their latest meeting with veteran politician Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.

ISLAMABAD - Political huddles, behind the scene and on the record, are going smoothly ahead of laying the constitutional package (27th amendment) in the houses, giving clear signals that the government has the numerical strength to get it passed.

ISLAMABAD - General Sir Charles Roland Vincent Walker, Chief of the General Staff (CGS) of the United Kingdom Army, called on Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), at General Headquarters (GHQ) on Thursday.

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held separate meetings with leadership of different political parties in Islamabad on Thursday and discussed the proposed twenty-seventh constitu-tional amendment.

ISLAMABAD - Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Commerce, held a meeting with a high-level delegation from Beddinghouse and Invest International (The Netherlands) to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in sustainable textiles, circular economy initiatives, and investment partnerships.

Peshawar - Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi has directed the concerned authorities to complete the land acquisition process for Tehsil and District Complexes in the merged districts within one month, ensuring that construction work begins by December this year.

Minister of State for Law and Justice Barrister Aqeel Malik said on Thursday that there was no need for a notification to specify the army chief’s five-year term, as it was established in Section 8C [of the Pakistan Army Act]. “I do not think there is a need [for a notification] and the reason is the lawmaking we did, which specifies that [section] 8C, will be read in the same manner as it has always been part of this legislation and hence, it is five years,” said the state minister. Section 8C of the Pakistan Army Act outlines the “retirement age and service limits prescribed for a general, under the rules and regulations made under this Act, shall not be applicable to the Chief of the Army Staff, during his tenure of appointment, reappointment or extension, subject to a maximum age of sixty-four (64) years. Throughout such tenure, the Chief of the Army Staff shall continue to serve as general in the Pakistan Army”. In November 2024, the government passed six bills, including three related to the extension o...

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Senators complain of being targeted by online scammers

Says 'some individuals have become more powerful than institutions'

Sikh pilgrims find 'warm welcome' in Pakistan despite tensions

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DG vows action as minister orders end to unlawful offloading of visa holders

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Cross-border commerce worth billions stalled as Pak-Afghan trade remains suspended

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