Khawaja Asif explains govt approach to passage of amendment ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif said on Saturday that the government desired to pass the 26th... Updated 20 Oct, 2024 12:08pm
Print Israel can’t attack ‘nuclear’ Pakistan: Khawaja ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif has said that Pakistan is an atomic country and no one including... Updated 05 Oct, 2024 11:10am
Print CRA on the cards to ensure transparency in imported coal pricing ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to establish a Coal Regulatory Authority (CRA) to ensure transparency in... Updated 26 Sep, 2024 09:02am
Pakistan UN summit: Asif says sustainable development cannot happen while tragedies like Gaza being perpetuated Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that no sustainable development can be achieved until tragedies like Gaza are... Updated 24 Sep, 2024 04:57pm
Pakistan Retirement age of judges: Govt poised to introduce legislation today: Asif ISLAMABAD: Amid rumours of constitutional amendments aiming to extend the retirement age of superior courts’... Published 14 Sep, 2024 07:35am
Pakistan Gandapur spent whole night at ‘Kohsar Complex’: claims Khawaja Asif ISLAMABAD: In a shocking revelation, Federal Minister for Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday claimed that... Updated 14 Sep, 2024 07:23am
Pakistan Direct talks with Taliban: Asif terms Gandapur’s stance ‘a direct attack on the federation’ ISLAMABAD: A day after Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur said that the provincial government would... Published 13 Sep, 2024 07:24am
Pakistan Resolving Parliament House’s issues: Opposition, treasury benches unanimously adopt motion to form 16-member body ISLAMABAD: In wake of arrests of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs from inside the Parliament House by... Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:48am
Print ‘Privatisation of PIA by end of Oct’ Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif says flights not viable commercially for PIA from Hyderabad to Karachi Updated 10 Sep, 2024 09:53am
Editorials Calling for fresh elections – but not yet EDITORIAL: Coming from the PPP, a major ally of the ruling PML-N, it is a startling suggestion. The party secretary... Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am
Print Death threats to Justice Isa: Defence minister says govt to take ‘stringent action’ ISLAMABAD: Slamming the propaganda against the top judge of the country, the Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif on... Updated 30 Jul, 2024 09:49am
Editorials The consulate attack EDITORIAL: What happened at Pakistan’s consulate in Frankfurt last Saturday is as surprising as it is shocking. A... Published 26 Jul, 2024 06:21am
Editorials ‘Constitutional meltdown’? EDITORIAL: It’s not yet been announced when the IMF’s executive board will meet to discuss the fate of the... Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:35am
Pakistan PTI says will fight PML-N’s ‘negative’ propaganda off LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Punjab Information Secretary Shaukat Basra has said that the Pakistan Muslim... Published 17 Jul, 2024 02:42am
Pakistan Terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan can be targeted under Azm-e-Istehkam: Khawaja Asif Defence Minister says operation not a hasty decision, but necessary measure to combat terrorism Published 27 Jun, 2024 11:28pm
Pakistan Operation Azm-e-Istehkam not political but national security effort: Asif Says KPK CM Ali Amin Gandapur also attended Apex Committee meeting and had not raised any objections regarding the operation Updated 25 Jun, 2024 11:00pm
Pakistan NA authorises Speaker to nominate members of standing bodies, PAC ISLAMABAD: After months long delay, the National Assembly on Friday passed a motion authorising the NA Speaker to... Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am
Pakistan NA: Delay in formation of house panels causes concern ISLAMABAD: The inordinate delay in constituting the standing committees echoed in the National Assembly on Wednesday... Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am
Pakistan Ex-generals’ accountability: Irfan advises defence minister against ‘reopening old wounds’ ISLAMABAD: PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui, a close aide to party supremo Nawaz Sharif, has in his “personal... Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:02am
Pakistan We do not want armed conflict with Afghanistan: defence minister Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Pakistan does not want an armed conflict with Afghanistan, adding that... Updated 21 Mar, 2024 09:29pm
Pakistan Defence minister steps up criticism of PTI SIALKOT: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the PTI has kept ‘terrorists’ in its defence line. “The... Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am
Pakistan Martyrs are collective assets of nation: PTI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday said that the martyrs are the collective assets of the nation,... Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am
Print PIACL sell-off plan termed ‘priority’ ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Defence, Defence Production and Aviation Khawaja Muhammed Asif on Thursday said that... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 09:56am
Pakistan Asif assails MPs for getting ‘dictation’ from Bajwa, Faiz ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Khawaja Asif lamented that the parliamentarians had to... Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am
Business & Finance Political stability termed a sine qua non of economic stability SIALKOT: Former defence minister and central leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Khawaja Muhammad Asif ... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
Pakistan Shehbaz, not Nawaz, will be PML-N’s candidate for premiership: Asif LAHORE: Signs of formation of a coalition government at the federal level have emerged, as indicated by senior PML-N... Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am
Pakistan Probe into TLP protest: Defence secy writes letters to Army, Air and Naval chiefs? ISLAMABAD: Defense Secretary Lt Gen Hamood uz Zaman Khan (retd) is said to have written letters to the defence... Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:15am
Pakistan Caretaker PM Kakar wasn’t picked by establishment: Khawaja Asif Says allied parties wanted to pick someone who could ensure transparent elections Published 16 Aug, 2023 09:56pm
Pakistan NA adopts Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill 2023 ISLAMABAD: After Senate, the National Assembly on Monday passed the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill, 2023, proposing ... Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am
Print Caretaker prime minister: Only politicians on PPP-PML(N) shortlist for slot LAHORE: Consultations are going on among coalition partners of the incumbent government for the caretaker setup,... Updated 30 Jul, 2023 09:52am