Category: Pakistan

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has accepted another plea filed by Nawaz Sharif, seeking to halt the results of NA-15, Mansehra. A three-member commission, led by Nisar Durrani of the Sindh Commission, convened meeting to address concerns of alleged rigging in the contested constituency. Nawaz Sharif’s counsel Jahangir Jadon presented the case before the […]

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to name party’s veteran Rana Sanaullah as Punjab governor after taking reins of the federal government.  Sana, the party’s incumbent provincial president, lost his seat to PTI-backed independent candidate Nisar Jutt from his home constituency of Faisalabad on Feb 8. According to sources, Rana Sanaullah is likely to […]

 Shah Mehmood Qureshi, PTI leader and former foreign minister, has taken his legal battle to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to challenge his conviction in the cipher case. The petition, filed by Barrister Taimoor Malik and Ali Bukhari on behalf of Shah Mehmood, contended that the trial process has been marred by violations of the […]

Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ataullah Tarar said on Friday that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf tried to derail democracy by making elections disputed. Tarar said the PTI spent Rs100bn on ‘digital terrorism’ for this purpose. Addressing a press conference along with Tarar, PML-N leader Marriyum Aurangzeb said the PTI leaders were going to misguide […]

The petition of citizen Ali Khan in the Supreme Court of Pakistan seeking to declare Feb 8 elections null and void has been fixed for hearing.  A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, will hear the case on Feb 19. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Musarrat Hilali are members of the […]

Pakistan and Turkiye have reaffirmed the commitment to forge deeper strategic ties in defence sector. The consensus to this effect emerged during a meeting between Deputy Chief of General Staff Turkish Armed Forces, General Irfan Ozsert and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza in Rawalpindi. During the meeting, matters related to […]

Omar Ayub has been nominated as a potential candidate for the office of prime minister by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). PTI leader and former speaker of the National Assembly, Asad Qaiser, revealed the name of Omar Ayub as a key candidate for the prime minister position, while Aqib Khan has been nominated for the office of […]

 The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission has issued arrest warrant for Ali Amin Gandapur – the PTI leader who is now nominated for the coveted slot of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister – and directed the officials concerned to present him on Feb 28.  It is a case related to violating the code of […]

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has discarded Nawaz Sharif’s plea for stopping the result of NA-15 Mansehra where he lost.  A two-member bench, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, heard the case of Nawaz Sharif’s reservation about polls result.  The returning officer (RO) of NA-15 Mansehra submitted the report to the ECP and informed […]

Re-polling is taking place on Thursday at some polling stations of Khushab, Ghotki and Kohat where voting could not be held due to various reasons on Feb 8.  These polling stations are: Khushab (NA-88) in Punjab, Kohat (PK-90) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Ghotki (PS-18) of Sindh. The polling began at 8am and will continue till […]