Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A special court seized with former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf’s treason trial on Tuesday adjourned the proceedings against him for a month as the law ministry has yet to finalise selection of a lawyer to represent him. Acting Law and Justice Secretary Arshad Farooq Fahim told the three-judge special court headed by Chief […]

HYDERABAD: The by-poll in NA-205 of Ghotki remained by and large peaceful on Tuesday as soldiers were deployed inside polling stations in entire constituency for maintenance of law and order by Election Commission of Pakistan. Unofficial reports said that Pakistan Peoples Party’s candidate Sardar Mohammad Bux Khan Mahar was having a lead of 10,000 votes […]

PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan’s meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, said that the government has his “unconditional” support when it comes to engaging the global community. “I’ve many reservations about our PM, his undemocratic politics and economically fatal polices. I also believe much of […]

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa has stressed the need for launching a movement for restoration of nobility of the legal profession. Speaking at the certificate-awarding ceremony under a one-week “Contin­uing Legal Education: Professional Development Package for Members of the Bar” at the Federal Judicial Academy here on Monday, the CJP called upon […]

ISLAMABAD: The main character in the judge’s leaked video case was on Monday remanded in judicial custody. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) produced Mian Tariq before Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate Shaista Kundi and sought his physical remand for five days. The court, however, rejected the FIA’s request and sent the suspect to prison on judicial remand. […]

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) stalwart Jahangir Khan Tareen on Tuesday called on the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leadership to sort bilateral differences. Following a meeting in Karachi, the PTI leader told the media that the two sides have agreed to resolve all their issues through dialogue. In this regard, he said, the next round of dialogue will be […]

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday summoned the next session of the National Assembly on July 29 (Monday) at 4pm at the parliament house, according to a notification. “The president has summoned the session in exercise of powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 54 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, […]

LAHORE: Actor and singer Mohsin Abbas Haider and his wife Fatema Sohail appeared before the superintendent of police (SP) in Cantonment on Monday and recorded their statements. The couple visited the SP office separately along with their fellows and lawyers to defend their positions. While submitting her written statement, Fatema asserted that her husband had […]

PESHAWAR: Independent candidates dominated the historic provincial assembly elections in the seven tribal districts of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) by securing six of the 16 general seats, while the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) grabbed five seats, according to the initial results released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday. The Jamiat […]

SIALKOT: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has claimed that the people of tribal areas have rejected both the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples Party and their policies. Speaking at a press conference here on Sunday evening, she said democracy and democratic process had won after […]