Category: Pakistan

Pakistan on Thursday strongly rejected criticism from some states about the Feb 8 parliamentary elections.  “Pakistan does not need any advice from any country on elections,” said Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch in a weekly press briefing here, adding that “we take our constitutional obligations seriously.”  When asked to comment on concerns raised by […]

Universal’s wacky spy thriller “Argylle” held on to the top spot in North American theaters on a molasses-slow movie weekend overshadowed by pro football’s Super Bowl championship game. “Argylle” took in just an estimated $6.5 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported — and that despite a cast including Dua Lipa, Henry […]

Two off-duty law enforcement officers in Houston took down a woman who opened fire on Sunday at Lakewood Church, one of the largest evangelical churches in the US led by televangelist Joel Osteen, police said. A woman in her early 30s entered the megachurch shortly before 2 pm local time (2000 GMT), armed with a […]

With the PTI-backed independents bagging 79 seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, they are poised to get the chief minister’s slot. However, differences have emerged among their ranks over the choice, as there are four aspirants for the office, Dunya News reported. As the Election of Pakistan (ECP) is expected to notify the names of successful […]

Some people are planning to repeat the May 9 events, warned Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday, as he said that the intelligence agencies had the evidence of the attempts.  Talking to reporters in Lahore, Naqvi said the intelligence agencies had recorded the discussions held among such elements on the subject and made […]

In a significant development, Emir Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Monday abdicated his provincial assembly seat PS-129 (Karachi) saying PTI-backed Independent candidate had secured more votes than him. JI’s Naeemur Rehman returned successful on PS-129 (Karachi Central-VIII) by bagging 26,296 votes. Out of the seven provincial assembly seats of Korangi district three were won […]

Will it be continuation of the PDM (Pakistan Democratic Movement) government as two leading allies – the PML-N and the PPP – will have another round of talks to share the power corridor in Islamabad.  A Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) delegation led by Shehbaz Sharif had a meeting with PPP’s Asif Zardari and Bilawal on […]

The election results brought many surprises on Friday morning as heavyweights lost the battle to PTI-backed independent candidates.  A similar political upset was reported in Lahore as PML-N stalwart and former federal minister Khawaja Saad Rafique lost his seat to PTI-backed independent candidate Sardar Latif Khosa. According to the election results, the renowned lawyer and […]

PTI-backed independent candidate Mian Muhammad Azhar, a former Punjab governor, defeated PML-N candidate Mian Nauman by a big margin in the National Assembly constituency NA-129 of Lahore.  According to unofficial results of Thursday’s polling announced on Friday, he polled 103,718 votes while PML-N candidate Hafiz Nauman could get 71,540 votes. It may be recalled that […]

Pak­istan held a national election on Thursday to elect a new government, with multiple crises plaguing the country. Here are some of the challenges that will confront the government that takes charge: Pakistan narrowly averted sovereign default last summer through a last-gasp $3 billion bailout from the IMF — but the lender’s support ends in […]