institutions

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Ameer Siraj-ul-Haq on Monday said stability of institutions was more important than individual persons for the sake of democracy in the country, ARY News reported. "The political parties doing politics in the name of clans, linguists and personalities are real impediments before democracy," he said while talking to a JI delegation from central Punjab led by Ameer-ul-Azeem in Mansoorah. He said the parties having tyrannical thought had sabotaged democracy. He said for the sake of democratic…

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday presided over 76th Annual Formation Commanders’ Conference at General Headquarters. The forum pledged that, as a state institution, Pakistan Army shall continue to serve the nation in support of and in coordination with other state institutions. The commanders' conference was attended by General Officers of Pakistan Army, who were briefed on evolving geo-strategic environment, threats to national security and the challenges.  The meeting…

LAHORE: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday ruled out any confrontation among state institutions, saying some people wanted to create misgivings to propel their political agenda. Speaking to media after attending International Business Conference and Exhibition in Lahore, Iqbal said that the country's economy has suffered a lot owing to political developments in the past four years. The Panama Papers scandal inflicted a loss of around 40 billion dollars on stock market, the minister claimed. The country’s economy…

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday said Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan was misleading and telling lies before the nation regarding respect of the judiciary. “PTI Chief is working on the agenda of disrespecting and disregarding the national institutions,” she said in a statement. Marriyum said that Imran Khan was raising slogans to eliminate corruption from the country, but he himself was running away from accountability. Read More: Marriyum…

KARACHI: Federal Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that state institutions are working within the constitutional limits, ARY News reported. He was speaking to media at Mazar-e-Quaid. Lauding the efforts of security forces for bringing peace in Karachi, Rafique said that all state institutions are working within the limits of the constitution. The Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) leader went on to say that parties have failed to implement the concepts of Pakistan's founders. The railways…

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday stated that the decisive action taken by it against extremism and terrorism over the past two years has been widely acknowledged, while it will continue to pursue the National Action Plan (NAP) and all other initiatives to bring about a positive change in the life of common man.

ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Pervez Rasheed today reiterated that PTI chairman Imran Khan is trying to escape the forthcoming by-elections, ARY News reported.

ISLAMABAD: Upon the advice of cabinet ministers, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday excused from holding a meeting with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, ARY News reported.