Tue, 21-Oct-2025

PM writes letter to Omar Ayub for appointment of new CEC

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has started the consultation process for the appointment of a new Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) members. In this regard, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formally written a letter to Leader of the Opposition Omar Ayub Khan. Omar Ayub confirmed receipt of the letter, stating … Read more

ATC cancels bail of Omar Ayub due to non-appearance

ATC

RAWALPINDI: The anti-terrorism Court(ATC) Rawalpindi on Wednesday revoked bail of Opposition leader Omar Ayub Khan due to the non-appearance.

The case has been registered against the accused on November 24 and 26 protests in Saddar Police Station, Hassan Abdal.

Opposition Leader Omar Ayub Khan said that the anti -terrorism court Rawalpindi has canceled his bail. He explained that court cancelled bail in FIR lodged in Hassan Abdal.

Omar Ayub Khan says “I am alleged to have broken the truck’s screen and stole the biscuits, which is a glimpse of the government’s behavior against Pakistan Tehreek e  Insaf”. PTI leader said he was not present in area .

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Omar Ayub claims Tarar, Bhutto had no knowledge of draft constitutional amendments

Omar Ayub claims Tarar, Bhutto had no knowledge of draft constitutional amendments

ISLAMABAD: As tensions rose between the coalition government and opposition over a controversial judicial reform package, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and National Assembly Opposition Leader Omar Ayub Khan on Thursday said that “martial law would have been imposed” if the constitutional amendment bill had passed. The government had been pushing a constitutional reform package amid … Read more

Police raid Omar Ayub’s house to arrest him

Police raid Omar Ayub’s house to arrest him

ISLAMABAD: Police raided the residence of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan in Islamabad on Sunday. The raid was conducted jointly by the Mianwali and Islamabad police. However, Omar Ayub was not at home during the raid. The police entered his house in Sector F-10 and conducted a search operation after the Sargodha … Read more

PTI founder orders removal of Marwat from political committee

Marwat

RAWALPINDI:  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) General Secretary Omar Ayub Khan has said that PTI founder Imran Khan has ordered to remove Sher Afzal Marwat from the core committee and political committee.

Talking to the media outside Adiala Jail, Omar Ayub said that Imran Khan has also ordered to issue a show cause notice to Sher Afzal Marwat over violation of party policy. He said that Sher Afzal Marwat tried to spoil relations with the Saudi government.

Omar Ayub said that Sher Afzal Marwat has been given a lot of respect by the founder of PTI and he repeatedly instructed Sher Afzl Marwat not to violate the party policy. The PTI founder said that Sher Afzal Marwat’s has damaged his personal relationship with the Saudi government. The PTI founder has a very good relationship with the Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman.

He said that Imran Khan has issued an order to separate Sher Afzal Marwat from the Core Committee and Political Committee. PTI founder has said that the political committee should take disciplinary action against Sher Afzal Marwat.

The General Secretary of PTI said that today “We had a detailed meeting with the founder of PTI, the founder of PTI has given important responsibility to former president Arif Alvi”.  He condemned the arrests of PTI workers by the Punjab government and also criticized what happened to the lawyers yesterday.

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ECC approves Textile and Apparel Policy 2020/25 with certain conditions

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ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved the summary presented by the Ministry of Commerce on Textile and Apparel Policy 2020/25 with the directives to incorporate inputs of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Finance Division and meet the observations of the Power Division. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omar … Read more

Minister commends Chinese govt for hosting joint economic committee session

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan commended the government of China for hosting the 15th session of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) on economic, trade, scientific and technical cooperation after a gap of 11 years. The virtual meeting of the JEC was co-chaired by Ren Hongbin, vice minister of China and Mian … Read more

Pak-Russia chambers to promote bilateral trade

Pak-Russia

ISLAMABAD: The Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), creating further economic and trade cooperation opportunities between the two countries. The Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry was represented by its vice president Mikhail Kozlov and the FPCCI … Read more

7th session of Pak-Russia intergovernmental commission begins on November 24

Pak-Russia

ISLAMABAD: The 7th Session of the Pak-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation would be held from November 24 to 26 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. A high-level delegation led by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan will participate in the session, a statement said. The Russian side will be headed by … Read more

 Pakistan, Russia to hold 7th meeting of IGC from November 24

Pakistan-Russia Inter-Government Commission

ISLAMABAD: The 7th meeting of the Pakistan-Russia Inter-Government Commission will be held in Yekaterinburg, Russia from November 24 to 26, 2021. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan and Minister for Energy of the Russian Federation Nikolay Shulginov are the co-chairs of the commission. In this regard, Omar Ayub Khan chaired a high-level meeting … Read more

ITFC to give $4.5 billion financing for import of essential commodities

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KARACHI: The government of Pakistan and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) have signed a three-year framework agreement for a cumulative amount of $4.5 billion to import essential commodities such as crude oil, refined petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and urea, a statement said on Monday. The framework agreement also covers ITFC’s support … Read more

Saudi Arabia approves Rs37.4 billion for Mohmand Hydropower Project

Makkah

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has approved Rs37.4 billion (SR901 million) for Mohmand Hydropower Project, said Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Malkiy in a meeting with the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan in his office. The Saudi Ambassador apprised the minister about the successful … Read more

SEZs will boost economic activity in Pakistan says Omar Ayub Khan

Omar Ayub

Federal Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is committed to provide maximum relief to masses. During his meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador of China to Pakistan Nong Rong, Omar Ayub Khan said that the main focus government of PTI was to lower the cost of power generation … Read more

OGRA fines Rs 1.5 crore to 3 private companies responsible for petrol crisis

Government Reduces Prices Of Petroleum Products

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has imposed a fine of Rs 1.5 crore on three oil marketing companies over the petrol crisis in the country. The companies that were fined include Byco, Oscar and BE Energy who were fined Rs 50 lakh each. According to OGRA, notices were issued to the companies in … Read more

Ministry of Energy presents report on petrol crisis to PM Imran Khan

PM Imran Khan

PM Imran Khan directed the federal cabinet to make the people aware of the facts on the recent petrol crisis. According to details, a meeting of the federal cabinet was held under the chairmanship of PM Imran Khan on the recent shortage of petrol in the country. Nadeem Babar and Federal Minister for Energy presented … Read more

PM Imran Khan chairs meeting regarding Renewable Energy

PM Addresses meeting

The prime minister chaired a high level meeting regarding the new policy being formulated on renewable energy. The meeting was attended by Minister of Economic Affairs Division Muhammad Hamad Azhar, Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan, Special Assistant to the PM on Energy Nadeem Babar, Special Assistant to the PM on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq … Read more