Category: Pakistan

Columnist and analyst Nazir Naji was laid to rest in a Johar Town graveyard on Thursday. A number of people including prominent personalities attended the funeral prayers of Nazir Naji who passed away in Lahore on Wednesday. Naji had been unwell for quite some time was undergoing treatment in a private hospital. He was 81. […]

 Hundreds of Czech farmers drove their tractors into downtown Prague on Monday, disrupting traffic outside the Agriculture Ministry, as they joined protests against high energy costs, stifling bureaucracy and the European Union’s Green Deal. Farmers across Europe have taken to the streets this year, including in Poland, France, Germany, Spain and Italy, to fight low […]

The Supreme Court of Pakistan will hear government’s intra-court appeal regarding action against retired judges on Monday.  A five-member Justice Aminuddin Khan-led larger bench will conduct hearing of intra-court appeal filed by the government in Aafia Sher Bano case today. The apex court has already issued notices to parties in the case. The Supreme Court, […]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Amin Gandapur says the party will work to resolve economic crisis of the country.  Gandapur, who is the PTI-nominated candidate for the office of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, was speaking to media outside the Peshawar High Court (PHC) where he went to seek bail in a criminal case on Monday.  […]

The banking court in Karachi has accepted the plea of Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur for exemption from appearance in a fake bank accounts case.  The court heard the case about alleged illegal transactions of billions of rupees through fake accounts attributed to Zardari, Talpur and others. Although the accused duo, Asif […]

The special committee set up by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to probe allegations levelled by former Rawalpindi commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha regarding rigging in polls has started work.  Sources said the committee had written a letter to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to provide a copy of the transcript of Chattha’s […]

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ordered the returning officer (RO) of NA-128 to submit the detailed record of the constituency.  Shah Muhammad Jatoi, a member representing ECP Balochistan chapter, and Ikramullah, a member from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, presided over the hearing on alleged electoral irregularities in the NA-128 constituency.  During the proceedings, Salman Akram Raja, […]

Nasir Javed Rana, the district and sessions judge, has been elevated to the rank and appointed as the Judge of the accountability court of Islamabad. The Ministry of Law and Justice has released the notification of Judge Nasir Javed Rana’s appointment. The Grade-21 judge has been appointed on deputation for three years. He will serve […]

Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, include Anjum Aqeel Khan, Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had issued notification of victory of these candidates from NA-46, 47 and 48. PML-N’s Anjum Aqeel Khan was declared victorious from NA-46 (Islamabad), Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry […]

Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Monday ordered the officials to present the petitioner before the court after he sought to withdraw his plea through which he had demanded declaring the Feb 8 elections null and void and adjourned hearing till Feb 21.  The chief justice ordered the SHO concerned to trace Brig (r) Ali […]