Category: Pakistan

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has sought a reply from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) within two days on petitions filed against election results.  Peshawar High Court’s Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim and Justice Shakeel Ahmed heard the cases filed by PTI leaders to provide documents related to election results. Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim asked from PTI […]

 The Lahore High Court has summoned the interior secretary on the plea of Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid seeking exclusion of his name from the Exit Control List (ECL).  The Rawalpindi bench of LHC consisting of Justice Mirza Viqas Rauf and Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan has summoned the interior secretary ‘in person’ on […]

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to hold Senate elections on April 3.  The ECP has finalised the schedule for the elections of the Senate. Polling for 48 seats of the Senate will be held on April 3 in the national and four provincial assemblies. On April 3, twelve senators will be elected each […]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday submitted a resolution in the National Assembly for release of PTI founder, other political leaders and imprisoned journalists. The resolution was submitted in the National Assembly by former speaker Asad Qaiser along with other leaders. In the resolution, the Tehreek-e-Insaf demanded immediate release of PTI founder, other leaders and imprisoned […]

Newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was administered oath of office by President Arif Alvi here at the Presidency on Monday. Shehbaz earlier served as prime minister of a coalition government from April 2022 to August 2023 before Parliament was dissolved to hold general elections last month. President Arif Alvi administered oath to Shehbaz at a […]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Omar Ayub Khan is set to become the opposition leader in the lower house of parliament.  Sources have confirmed that the PTI founder has approved Omar Ayub’s name for the opposition leader. The nomination papers for the opposition leader’s position will be filed on Monday.  Omar Ayub has been elected unopposed […]

A petition has been lodged in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking removal of Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani from his position.  A citizen, Mashkoor Hussain, filed the petition through his legal representative Advocate Nadeem Sarwar in the LHC. Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) have been made respondents in the […]

 Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on Monday the Punjab government would establish first state-run cancer hospital in Lahore’s Valencia Town.  The chief minister visited the proposed site of the cancer hospital near Valencia Town where she was briefed on various aspects of the project. Maryam issued directions for inviting the best doctors from around […]

The presidential election in Pakistan is scheduled for March 9 when Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and Mahmood Khan Achakzai, the chairman of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), will vie for the prestigious office.  National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has called for a joint session of Parliament on […]

As many as 35 people lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last five days.  According to a report issued by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), 35 people lost their lives while 43 others suffered injuries due to the tragic incidents caused by torrential rains in KP.  The report said […]