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LAHORE: Five senior PTI leaders, incarcerated in Kot Lakhpat Jail, have urged opposition leaders to “engage constructively” with Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on a “Charter of Pakistan” — a move they deem will address the root cause of instability in the country. They made the appeal in a joint letter to National Assembly Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai, Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas and PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan. The letter by Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Omar Sarfraz Cheema, Ejaz Chaudhry and Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed was shared by their counsel Rana Mudassar Umer and dated June 17. It said that Pakistan currently “stands at a critical crossroads” and referred to a recent invitation by the government to the opposition to sign a Charter of Economy. The PTI leaders noted in their letter that “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has once again proposed a ‘Charter of Economy’ as a means of addressing the country’s persistent economic challenges’. “While economic reform a...

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Sunday invited the opposition to sign a Charter of Economy (CoE) and defended the federal budget 2026-27. Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly on Sunday, Tarar gave credit to the government for what he called “sagacious” economic policy. “It’s a friendly and relief-oriented budget for all,” he said, noting that the budget has proposed to abolish the super tax, which had been approved by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The information minister highlighted that revenue and foreign remittances had increased. Tarar urged opposition to appreciate the good decisions made by the government, particularly its efforts for peace in the Middle East. “Today the economy is on the right track,” he asserted. On June 12, the government presented the budget for FY27, announcing relief measures for the salaried, corporate, real estate and export sectors to revive struggling economic activity. While the government has placed greater emphasis on enforcement measures rath...

ISLAMABAD: The government invited the opposition on Monday to hold talks and “strengthen and take forward” the Charter of Democracy — a 2006 document signed by PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and late Benazir Bhutto, with the commitment to struggle against dictatorship. “Let us sit together to strengthen and take forward the Charter of Democracy”, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said while addressing a Senate session in response to a speech by Opposition Leader Raja Nasir Abbas. Sanaullah said the government was willing to hold dialogue with the opposition, which would strengthen democracy, rather than opting for confrontation and deadlock. “We are ready to sit with you for the betterment of the country,” he asserted, maintaining that parties in the ruling coalition had stressed the need for talks even when the PTI was in power. However, PTI founder Imran Khan was not ready to talk to politicians, he said, saying that his “stubbornness is a big hurdle” in the way of talks. Without...

PESHAWAR - The recent unprovoked cross-border firing by Afghan forces on multiple Pakistani checkposts has sparked serious concerns among foreign relations and defense experts, who have termed it a blatant violation of the United Nations (UN) Charter and the Doha Agreement.

ISLAMABAD - Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has participated in the high-level event titled “Upholding the UN Charter and International Law to Ensure International Peace and Security”, hosted by the Islamic Republic of Iran during the sidelines of the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in.

National Security Committee has reaffirmed Iran's right to self-defense as enshrined in the UN Charter.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan yesterday said that Iran has the right to self-defence under UN Charter amid Israeli aggression.