Category: Pakistan

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday accepted for hearing former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf’s petition challenging the verdict reserved by the special court in the high treason case against him. Justice Syed Mazhar Ali Akbar Naqvi, who presided over the proceedings, had on Monday asked Musharraf’s lawyer, Khwaja Ahmed Tariq Rahim, to present […]

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday dismissed a petition accusing Prime Minister Imran Khan of contempt of court for his recent remarks on the judiciary, saying the courts do not fear criticism nor are sensitive about it. The court had earlier in the day reserved its verdict on the maintainability of the petition. Filed […]

The high treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf took a new turn on Monday as the interior ministry filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), requesting it to set aside a special court’s decision to reserve its judgement in the case. The special court had on November 19 concluded the trial […]

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami emir Sirajul Haq has declared prime minister’s remarks about the health of Nawaz Sharif as inappropriate, saying the comments raise questions on mental health of Imran Khan. Addressing JI Youth Leadership Convention at Mansoora here on Sunday, he said it was the official medical board which declared Nawaz’s condition in danger and later […]

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has yet to decide how to utilise the Rs46 billion development funds meant for local bodies in the absence of elected local councils, according to sources. Under the Provincial Finance Commission Award, the share of the local bodies in current financial year is Rs46 billion. The funds were previously spent […]

LAHORE: Talk of replacing the Punjab’s chief executive is becoming louder even within the ruling Pak­istan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) due to the rising concern over Chief Minister Usman Buzdar’s ‘failure’ in handling the affairs of the most important province. Though none of the party leaders would publicly comment against the Punjab set-up, they would admit in […]

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday withdrew a show-cause notice issued to prime minister’s aide Firdous Ashiq Awan for contempt of court and cautioned her as well as Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar against commenting on subjudice matters in future. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah, who was presiding over the proceedings, observed that both […]

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly was on Friday at its verbal worst: personal remarks and taunts led to a heated debate between the treasury and the opposition, which soon developed into exchange of ‘abuses’. PPP’s Hassan Murtaza started the saga all and but then, as expected, Fayyazul Hassan Chohan — former minister for information and currently […]

Newly appointed Minister for Planning Asad Umar on Saturday set the record straight on the nature of Pakistan’s ties with China, especially within the purview of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), saying that relations between the two countries “will never be frayed”. His remarks were specifically in response to a recent statement by United […]

The Foreign Office on Saturday summoned the ambassador of Norway to convey the “deep concern” of the government and people of Pakistan over an incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in the Norwegian city of Kristiansand. During the meeting, Pakistan’s condemnation of the action was reiterated, a statement issued by the FO said. “It […]