Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Tag: Islamabad

Asif Ali Zardari becomes Pakistan’s 14th president; first civilian to secure 2nd term

Islamabad: Asif Ali Zardari was overwhelmingly elected as the 14th President of Pakistan on Saturday, becoming the only civilian president of the coup-prone country...

Shehbaz Sharif set to become Pakistan’s Prime Minister for a second time

Islamabad:  Top PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif is set to become the 33rd prime minister of Pakistan on Sunday, once again leading a coalition government,...

Nearly 6,50,000 security personnel deployed for Thursday’s general elections in Pakistan

Islamabad: Nearly 6,50,000 security personnel have been deployed across poll-bound Pakistan as authorities were busy setting up polling stations to enable more than 12.85...

Pakistan Peoples Party nominates Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as its PM candidate

Lahore: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has nominated its chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as its official prime ministerial candidate ahead of...

India conveys concerns to US over American envoy to Pak’s visit to Gilgit-Baltistan

New Delhi: India on Thursday said it raised its concerns with the US over American envoy to Islamabad Donald Blome's recent visit to Gilgit-Baltistan...

Former Pak premier Imran Khan’s close aide Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrested under Official Secrets Act

Islamabad: Pakistan's former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a close aide of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, was arrested from his house here...