Pakistan-US relationship cannot be defined on basis of Afghan issue: PM
- 12-Sep-2017
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday said Pakistan-US relationship cannot be defined on the basis of Afghan issue. In an interaction with foreign media persons in Islamabad on Tuesday evening, he said Pakistan supported peace and stability in Afghanistan more than any other country in the region. The prime minister said Pakistan had […]
Law firm confirms PM Nawaz’s Dubai job papers as ‘100% legal’
- 18-Jul-2017
DUBAI: Submitting a legal opinion to the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s alleged employment in Dubai, a Dubai law firm has on Monday verified that the documents of the PM’s employment by Capital FZE in Jebel Ali Freezone (Jafza) in Dubai are 100 percent legal. The legal firm Khalifa bin Huwaidan […]
PM holds consultations to legally challenge JIT report
- 11-Jul-2017
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday chaired a consultative meeting to hammer out a strategy to tackle political pressure and contest the findings of the Joint Investigation Team which have triggered a political storm in the country, ARY News reported. During the consultative meetings, it was decided the JIT report will be challenged in the Supreme Court and […]
PM welcomes Champions Trophy victors, terms them ‘real heroes’ of Pakistan
- 04-Jul-2017
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said that cricketers who make the nation proud are the real heroes and leaders of the country, ARY News reported. Addressing a reception in honour of national cricket team that won champions trophy defeating India at Oval in Islamabad this evening. “It makes me happy see you here […]
JIT summons PM Nawaz in Panama Leaks case
- 11-Jun-2017
ISLAMABAD: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) of Supreme Court has summoned Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on June 15 to record his statement in Panama Leaks case, ARY News reported. The JIT has directed the PM to bring along all the relevant documents, records and other materials. Sources said Nawaz Sharif would provide money trail of […]
Nawaz terms Riyadh summit’s resolve to jointly combat terrorism ‘a good step’
- 22-May-2017
MADINA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said that he is confident that the recently concluded “Arab-Islamic-American Summit” will go a long way in eradicating terrorism from the globe. Talking to media in Madina Munawara on Monday, he said Riyadh Summit’s resolve to jointly combat terrorism is a good step. He said Muslim world should also […]
PM Nawaz summons high-level meeting over Dawn Leaks controversy
- 01-May-2017
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday assigned Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif to resolve Dawn Leaks issue with Army through backdoor diplomacy, ARY News reported. ARY News Correspondent Anjum Wahab said the prime minister summoned a high-level meeting of close aides to discuss how to defuse the […]
PM becomes disqualified for hiding assets in London, JI’s counsel tells SC
- 20-Jan-2017
ISLAMABAD: A larger bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa resumed hearing of the Panama Papers case on Friday against the family members of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The bench of the apex court also include Justice Azmat Saeed, Justice Ijaz Afzal, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Ijaz-ul-Hasan. Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) counsel […]
PM orders Rs18 bln metro bus link from Peshawar Mor to New Islamabad Airport
- 10-Jan-2017
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday directed immediate construction of Islamabad Metro Bus link from Peshawar Mor to New Islamabad Airport, costing Rs 18 billion. The bus service will be inaugurated by Prime Minister on August 14 this year along with the inauguration of New Islamabad Airport. Chairing a meeting attended by Secretary Communications […]
Panamagate Case: PM Nawaz submits response to questions posed by SC
- 05-Jan-2017
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday submitted details of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s official positions he held during his political career after the Supreme Court of Pakistan resumed hearing of the infamous ‘Panama Papers Leaks Case’, and shared copies of the response with the lawyers of the opposition in the case. On the second consecutive day […]