Category: Pakistan

Directing the PTA chairman to appear in next hearing, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday adjourned proceedings on petitions against audio leaks pertaining to former prime minister’s wife Bushra Bibi and former chief justice Saqib Nisar’s son Najam Saqib till March 14.  Justice Babar Sattar heard the case. Irfan Qadir appeared before the court on […]

Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says those found guilty of violating the constitution must be penalised.  Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, he alleged that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) misused the cipher for political gains. As misuse of cipher is a violation of the constitution, he said, the PTI should be penalised.  He claimed that the […]

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its judgment in the Bhutto reference as the nine-member bench completed the process of hearing the arguments of all the parties concerned.  The court will announce the verdict some other day, Chief Justice Faez Isa remarked, as Ahmed Raza Kasuri – the complainant whose application resulted in Zulfikar Ali […]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has sought a report on losses caused by rain and landslides. Expressing his sorrow and regret over the casualties in rain-related incidents in the province, the chief minister issued instructions to the administration to expedite relief efforts in rain-affected areas. Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur ordered the […]

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has approved phase-wise reforms in health system. Chairing a meeting, the CM directed the authorities concerned to ensure that there should be no hospital in the province where doctors, paramedical staff, medicines and required medical equipment were not available. She directed for forming a health advisory council to ensure transparency. The […]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Malik Aamir Dogar said on Sunday that the country had a quiet revolution on February 8. Speaking to media at the Parliament House before the assembly session to elect prime minister, he said the PTI mandate was stolen on February 8. The party had won 180 seats as the nation voted […]

The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) is seemingly divided over the stated position on the nature of newly-elected National Assembly, as Barrister Gohar said they were not labelling the House as “bogus” while Asad Qaiser insisted that the rival parties had a fake mandate. Talking to reporters outside the Parliament House on Sunday, Gohar said he […]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has released the results of its intra-party election. Raoof Hassan, PTI’s information secretary, announced the intra-party election results. Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has been elected as the chairman of PTI without facing any opposition in the intra-party elections. Omar Ayub secured the central general secretary position, while Dr. Yasmin Rashid clinched the […]

PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday listed external and domestic debt as the biggest challenge for Pakistan and promised to provide relief to farmers and ordinary citizens after gaining the support of 201 National Assembly members. He also made it clear that those involved in the May violence would have to face justice at every […]

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif was elected prime minister of Pakistan for the second time on Sunday. Shehbaz, who served as prime minister for 16 months after ouster of the PTI founder in April 2022, polled 201 votes as against 92 of his rival PTI-SIC candidate Omar Ayub Khan. As Speaker Ayaz Sadiq […]