On Tuesday, the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) resolved to give itself ten days to design a party manifesto. Amir Mehmood Kiyani was chosen to serve as the convener of the nine-member manifesto committee, which had already been created in this respect. Ishaq Khakwani, Nouman Ahmed Langrial, Rana Nazir Khan, Saeed AkbarRead More →

Murtaza Wahab, the recently elected mayor of Karachi, and Salman Murad, his deputy, will take their oaths of office at the Gulshan Jinnah Polo Ground in Karachi tomorrow (Monday). The mayor and deputy mayor of Karachi will take the oath of office from Sindh Election Commissioner Ijaz Anwar Chauhan. MurtazaRead More →

Senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Maryam Nawaz, arrived in Islamabad on Thursday to participate in the party elections. Ms. Nawaz will attend the PML-N’s central general council meeting, according to the sources. The party constitution was also likely to be changed at the conference. The socialRead More →

Khawaja Asif, the defence minister and head of the Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), apologised for his comments on university vice chancellors in his budget address on Friday, although the speaker afterwards removed the offending phrase. Asif apologised at the beginning of the National Assembly session for labelling the vice chancellors “robbers”Read More →

Following a thorough deliberation, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved Pakistan LNG Limited’s (PLL) Wednesday request to execute the proposed framework agreement with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Trading. According to a press release, the ECC, which met in person with Senator Mohammad IshaqRead More →

On June 14 and 15, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to Azerbaijan for a two-day state visit at President Ilham Aliyev’s invitation. The federal cabinet members who represent the key sectors of cooperation with Azerbaijan will go alongside the prime minister, according to the Foreign Office. With President IlhamRead More →

The Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) resolved to run for office with vigour on Tuesday. A number of leaders, including IPP President Abdul Aleem Khan, attended the party meeting, which was presided over by IPP Patron-in-Chief Jahangir Khan Tareen via video link. A decision to run for office with full preparations wasRead More →