ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister's advisor on aviation Shujaat Azeem Saturday summoned management of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Pakistan Airline Pilots' Association (PALPA) representatives as dispute between them deepened. Passengers are facing immense problems as so far 51 flights of national flag carrier were cancelled as a result of the dispute, PIA spokesman said.
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) held an important meeting in Lahore to deliberate upon Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafiq's statements ahead of by-election in NA-122. Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Raza Khan and Secretary of the ECP were also present in the meeting.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday chaired a high-level emergency meeting to review the relief measures taken in the wake of the earthquake that struck country yesterday. The meeting was convened to discuss comprehensive plan to tackle the situation in the aftermath of the disaster that resulted in the loss of lives and damaged infrastructure.
DUBAI: Pakistan People's Party is facing a serious crisis as differences have crept up amongst senior leaders whether or not Asif Ali Zardari should remain at the helms of the party, Samaa reported. Our correspondent quoting party sources reported that leadership crisis in the party has deepened as some PPP senior leaders have expressed lack of confidence over Zardari's leadership during their recent meetings in Dubai.
UNITED NATIONS: Foreign Ministers of Islamic countries have called for resolution of the decades-old Kashmir dispute between Pakistan and India. At their annual coordination meeting Friday, the foreign ministers of 57 member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) adopted the reports of various OIC Contact Groups, including the one on Jammu & Kashmir, which reaffirmed the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions.
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid said Sunday that Imran Khan's politics had degenerated from 'Minar-e-Pakistan' to the Doongi Ground in Lahore within two years. "Popularity graph of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has declined sharply since 2013 when Imran Khan held a public meeting at the Minar-e-Pakistan," he said.
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena workers on Monday stormed the office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai to protest BCCI officials meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials, Samaa reported quoting Indian media. According to the reports, the Hindu fundamentalists were holding placard bearing slogan "Shaharyar Khan Go Back", referring to PCB Chairman.
"ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Saturday nominated Sardar Ayaz Sadiq as the party's candidate for the slot of National Assembly's speaker."