FM to attend OIC foreign ministers’ summit in Niger
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is departing for the African nation of Niger to represent Pakistan at the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting. In a video message, the foreign minister said the meeting will deliberate upon the challenges
PM calls NCC meeting to discuss COVID-19 situation
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has called a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) on Tuesday as cases surge amid the second wave of coronavirus. The country witnessed 1,167 new COVID-19 cases in a single day — the highest
Pakistan Democratic Movement to hold first meeting today
ISLAMABAD: The opposition-led Pakistan Democratic Movement will hold its first meeting today at Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) secretariat. PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal said the first meeting will be held at 3:00 PM at the PML-N Secretariat to consider the situation
Army Chief met Maulana Fazl before Azadi March: JUI-F leader
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) leader Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri has claimed the army chief invited party leaders to meet them and call off the Azadi March. The JUI-F leader made the revelation while speaking to a private TV channel, stating
Military-opposition meetings
The furore over the recent speech by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has not settled down in which he strongly criticised state institutions. It has now been revealed that opposition leaders held a meeting with the military leadership a few
Inflation control meeting summoned by PM today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned an emergency meeting to review measures taken to control inflation. The meeting will be chaired by the prime minister himself. The meeting will review the inflation situation while the government’s economic team will
US seeks in-person meetings with Iran over prisoner releases
WASHINGTON: The United States has expressed willingness to host an in-person meeting with Iran to discuss prisoner releases and wants the UN Security Council to impose an indefinite arms embargo. Speaking at a virtual event hosted by the Council on
PM to discuss 8-point agenda in federal cabinet meeting today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair the federal cabinet meeting today to discuss an 8-point agenda at the Prime Minister’s office. The meeting will be held in Islamabad at 12 pm. During the meeting, the cabinet will discuss the
Easing lockdown: PM to chair NCC meeting on May 31
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair the National Coordination Committee (NCC) meeting on Sunday via video link to decide the extension of lockdown imposed in the country. All the four chief ministers and certain federal ministers will participate in
Federal cabinet approves uniform pay scales for government employees
ISLAMABAD: Chairing a meeting on the federal cabinet on Tuesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan directed for uniform pay scales of government employees to avoid discrimination. Briefing media on cabinet decisions, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr
PM Khan to chair federal cabinet meeting tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan would chair a federal cabinet meeting on Tuesday (tomorrow) to take numerous actions to drop prices of basic food products and control growing inflation in the country and many other issues. The Federal cabinet will
OIC’s reluctance on Kashmir
It was a diplomatic victory for Pakistan when OIC agreed to hold a special meeting on the Kashmir issue. Now reports have emerged that Saudi Arabia along with other Gulf countries is showing reluctance to hold the meeting and slowly
Finance advisor Hafeez Shaikh to chair ECC meeting today
ISLAMABAD: Federal advisor to the prime minister on finance Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will chair the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) meeting today in Islamabad. The meeting will be chaired by Prime Minister’s adviser on finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in
Pakistan’s delegation arrives in Beijing for FATF meeting
BEIJING: A Pakistani delegation landed in Beijing on Sunday for a Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting scheduled later this month at which the organization would scrutinize the country’s attempts to implement stringent anti-terrorism funding and money laundering regulations. According
Hafeez Shaikh to chair ECC meeting today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Advisor on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will chair Cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) meeting on Monday (today). According to the reports, The ECC meeting is supposed to decide on a six-point agenda in its meeting. There
Queen calls for an emergency meeting over Prince Harry’s decision
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II called for an emergency meeting of senior royal members of her order to find a way with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to create a “workable solution.” The actions of Queen come as a result of
PM summons PTI, allied parties parliamentary meeting
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday has called for a parliamentary meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its coalition partners. According to reports, the meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will be chaired by PM Imran Khan, the
PPP summons emergency CEC meeting today
KARACHI: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has called on Sunday an emergency meeting of the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC). The meeting will be headed by PPP co-chairmen Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and attended by senior party
CM Sindh reviews progress over ongoing projects
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has chaired a meeting to review the progress of the on-going projects at Chief Minister House. The projects include Green Line Bus Rapid Transit System, and Orange Line and Red Line. Karachi:
Pakistan desires early meeting of OIC foreign ministers on IoK: FM
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday said Pakistan desires an early meeting of the foreign ministers of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on the human rights violations in occupied Kashmir to send across a message on the issue. Addressing
Rehbar Committee meeting to be held today over political issues
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) leader Akram Durrani will hold a Rehbar Committee meeting today to discuss the political issues of the country. During the meeting, the verdict against Pervez Musharraf’s treason case, tenure extension of Chief of Army Staff
CCI meeting and financial powers
The Council of Common Interests (CCI) held a long-delayed meeting with a heavy agenda. The meeting was held after a thirteen month hiatus which is a huge constitutional gap. The body is supposed to meet after every three months. The
PM to chair crucial CCI meeting in Islamabad tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) will hold its belated 41st session tomorrow on Monday December 23 to discuss a 16-point agenda on a range of issues. Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair the meeting which will be attended
PML-N meeting in London
After the Sharif brothers left the country, the top leadership of PML-N flocked to London to hold a meeting to discuss future political strategy. Rumor has it, the party is now seeking in-house change in parliament and snap elections. These
CCI meeting to be held on Dec 11 cancelled
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interest (CCI) meeting scheduled for December 11, was on Saturday cancelled owing to excess agenda shared from the Sindh province. The CCI meeting was to be held on 11 December with Prime Minister Imran
Shehbaz summons senior PML-N leaders meeting in London
LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday summoned a meeting of senior party leaders in London. According to sources, PML-N Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal, Spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb, Parliamentary leader in National Assembly Khawaja Asif, Rana Tanveer, and
COAS extension case: PM to meet spokespersons today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet spokespersons of the incumbent government to discuss Chief of Army Staff (COAS)’s extension case. The meeting will be held in Islamabad at the Prime Minister House around 5 pm today. During the visit,
JUI-F chief to chair meeting today over Azadi march
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman will chair a meeting to formulate the future strategy for the anti-government march. The central leadership of JUI-F will join Maulana Fazlur Rehman at the residence in the afternoon where the meeting
Traders’ strike and IMF meeting
An IMF team is currently in Islamabad on a two-week long stay to review Pakistan’s performance on the $6 billion loan approved in March. Though there is a positive outcome expected, the visit has given the government an opportunity to
Shehbaz Sharif to chair parliamentary party meeting today
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif will chair the parliamentary party meeting of its party today. The PML-N parliamentary party meeting has been summoned to plan a strategy for Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)’s anti-government Azadi March. Also read: PML-N
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