PM has authority to appoint army chief, says Qadir Mandokhail
- 12-Nov-2022
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MNA Qadir Khan Mandokhail has asserted that the prime minister has the authority to appoint new army chief as per the Constitution of Pakistan, ARY News reported on Saturday. Speaking to the ARY News programme ‘Aiteraz Hai’, the PPP leader said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif can consult anyone he wants […]
Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa likely to be appointed as CPEC Authority chairman
- 23-Nov-2019
Prime Minister Imran Khan in Augst had announced to form the 'China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority (CPECA)’.
Ex-attorney general says SC has no authority to disqualify any parliamentarian
- 14-Dec-2017
KARACHI: Former Attorney General Irfan Qadir on Friday said the Supreme Court had no authority to disqualify any parliamentarian. “From the first day I have this opinion that where in the constitution of Pakistan has the Supreme Court (SC) authority to disqualify any parliamentarian and that too on the basis of (judging) whether the parliamentarian’s […]
Over 500 websites blocked for containing objectionable content: Yousuf
- 30-Mar-2017
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousuf on Thursday said that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) should be given clearance to block websites containing blasphemous contents. “The ministry received 8,670 letters as complaints against the appearance of blasphemous contents on the social media,” he said while addressing a news conference in Islamabad. […]
Sarwar wishes to introduce ‘amnesty scheme’ for plunderers
- 28-May-2016
LAHORE: Former governor Punjab and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Chaudhry Sarwar on Saturday said if he had authority, he would have introduced 'amnesty scheme' for the looters of national wealth.
Job authority spells depression for women: study
- 20-Nov-2014
WASHINGTON: Women in authority appear to be more vulnerable to depression than their male counterparts, a study by sociologists in the United States said.