Thursday, August 1st, 2019
Eid ul Azha moon sighting on Friday evening
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – A meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee chaired by Mufti Muni-Ur-Rehman will be held in Karachi on Friday (August 2) for the sighting of the Eid ul Azha moon, said an official of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony. The official said other members of the committee would attend Zonal and District Ruet-e-Hilal Committees at their respective places. The meeting of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) committee would be held at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, near the General Post Office (GPO) Islamabad. All information aboutRead More
Politicians react to shocking result of no-trust vote against Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani
In a shocking turn of events, the secret balloting for Senate Chairman’s election on Thursday resulted in the victory for the PTI government, as the opposition alliance couldn’t keep their members intact to remove Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani. The no-confidence motion against Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani was the center of heated debates for quite some time as the opposition parties were flexing their muscle in a show of strength to the incumbent government. Despite all the get together dinners by the Paksitan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PMLN) andRead More
US peace envoy meets PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD, AUG 01 (DNA) – U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Imran Khan. The Prime Minister reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to remain engaged with the U.S. and other stakeholders in facilitating the peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan. Recalling his recent interaction with President Donald Trump in Washington, the Prime Minister emphasized that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan was in the interest of Pakistan as well as of the broader region. The Prime Minister also expressed satisfaction atRead More
LNG case: IHC extends Miftah Ismail’s interim bail till August 7
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday extended the interim bail of former Finance Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Miftah Ismail and former Managing Director of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) Sheikh Imran-ul-Haq in the LNG case till August 7. Acting Chief Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb presided over the case. The IHC expressed anger over the miscellaneous application filed yesterday by Miftah Ismail to submit further documents and remarked why documents weren’t submitted earlier. Justice Amir Farooq remarked that a strange processRead More
‘Selected’ govt won no-confidence motion by horse-trading: Shehbaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Mian Shehbaz Sharif said that 14 votes of the opposition which were horse-traded today (August 1), due to which Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani survived the no-confidence motion, has damaged the democracy but government has faced defeat in the court of public. According to the details, the joint opposition meeting was held in which the issue pertaining to votes of 14 members and the future course of action were taken into consideration after the failure of the no-confidence motion against SadiqRead More
PM Imran greets Senate chairman on surviving no-trust motion
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday congratulated Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani after no-confidence resolution against him, tabled by the opposition, had been rejected. During the telephonic conversation, the prime minister said, “You [Sadiq Sanjrani] has proved that the Upper House of the Parliament trust you.” On the occasion, the Senate chairman said that this only happened because of the blessings of almighty Allah. Earlier, the no-trust motion against Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, tabled by Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Raja Zafarul Haq, had been rejected.Read More