Category: Pakistan

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Tariq Fazal Chaudhry claims the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has reinstated their victory notification in the general election.  Addressing the media outside the ECP office, the PML-N leader asserted that the ECP had issued the final results of three constituencies in Islamabad, which were previously made controversial due to […]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Barrister Gohar has stated that PTI would not take any steps against the state, public, and democracy. He affirmed that PTI would always strive for the rule of law and democracy. He added that their party demanded the supremacy of law to provide justice to every citizen. He stated that their […]

Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the presence of poliovirus in the environmental sample in the Lasbela district of Balochistan. According to a spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, the virus was moving from one place to another and “is a constant threat to children”. He said that the surveillance system was working effectively in detecting […]

The Lahore High Court on Thursday suspended a notification of fixing drug prices “which would cause inflation.” A commoner, Muhammad Aslam, a day ago challenged the notification through Advocate Nadeem Sarwar of fixing the prices of medicines making the federal government and others parties to the dispute. The petitioner submitted that the caretaker government issued […]

The deadline given by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to furnish the returns for reserved seats of women and minorities has expired. According to the details, no woman or minority candidate affiliated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) had submitted the returns. The Election Commission will allocate seats reserved for […]

 A man allegedly involved in malicious social media campaign against Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has been apprehended. Identified as Abdul Wasay, a resident of Rawalpindi, he allegedly misused the platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) to malign and hurl death threats at the chief justice. Abdul Wasay is alleged to have played a significant […]

The Lahore High Court (LHC) reserved its verdict on a petition filed by PTI-backed independent candidate Salman Akram Raja seeking contempt proceedings against NA-128 returning officer (RO). Counsel for the petitioner said the court had previously ordered the RO to make a decision as per law based on Raja’s request.However, he added, the RO ignored […]

 Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman said the newly-elected government should focus on deregulating the pharmaceutical sector and controlling medicine prices.  The governor emphasised that the new government should follow the caretaker government’s initiative to deregulate medicine prices without pressuring pharmaceutical companies to exit the industry.  He also stressed that regulations should prevent companies from exploiting […]

The Election Commission of Pakistan will hold a meeting on Thursday (today) to reveiw Sunni Itttehad Council’s request to allocate reserved seats to the the party. Sources said the ECP, in its important consultative meeting, will review the SIC application and take a final decision on whether to allocate reserved seats to the Sunni Ittehad […]

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced that it will hold intra-party elections on March 3.  The PTI has issued the schedule for intra-party elections. According to the plan, nomination papers must be submitted by Feb 24.  Scrutiny will take place on Feb 25, and the final decision on nomination papers will be taken on Feb […]