ISLAMABAD: The federal government has challenged the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) decision to declare its notification regarding the jail trial of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s jail trial in cipher case as null and void. In November last year, IHC nullified the notification for conducting PTI founder Imran Khan’s jail […]
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ISLAMABAD: Following retaliatory strikes by Pakistan against Iran, Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Friday said Islamabad had no interest or desire in escalation. This he said in a telephonic conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkiye Hakan Fidan. Both the dignitaries discussed the ongoing developments between Pakistan and Iran. FM Jilani shared […]
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Amid rising political temperatures ahead of the February 8 general elections, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has thrown shade on Nawaz-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) once again. Political parties are expediting their electioneering with a series of manifestos, new vows, and past performances. Besides, PML-N and PPP are eyeing the premier’s office and […]
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ISLAMABAD: With the February 8 elections less than a half month away and electioneering activities on the rise, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday called on the masses to beware of fake accounts established in the name of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja. In a statement, the top electoral body said that […]
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DAVOS: Caretaker PM Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Wednesday stressed the need for modern time to utilise state-of-the-art technology which is vital to achieving the targets of fast development. PM Kakar delivered a keynote address to a forum titled “Trade Tech’s Trillion-Dollar Promise” organised by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the occasion of its 54th annual […]
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WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday condemned recent Iranian strikes in Pakistan, Iraq and Syria, which Tehran has claimed were carried out against “anti-Iranian terrorist groups.” “So we do condemn those strikes. We’ve seen Iran violate the sovereign borders of three of its neighbours in just the past couple of days,” State Department spokesman Matthew […]
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Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani Wednesday told his Irani counterpart that no country should follow its path of launching an attack on a neighbouring nation’s soil against the menace of terrorism unilaterally. “No country in the region should tread this perilous path,” Jilani told Iran’s FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian during a telephone call hours after […]
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Former finance minister Miftah Ismail has predicted a tough battle between the nominated candidates of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in the February 8 general elections. Speaking to journalists at Lahore’s Alhamra on Sunday, Ismail anticipated that voters would primarily lean on Nawaz Sharif and Imran […]
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ISLAMABAD: About 150 political parties, who are vying for the National and provincial assembly seats in the upcoming general elections, were allotted electoral symbols by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), The News reported Monday. However, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) — the previous ruling party of the country — was missing from the list of parties uploaded on the ECP […]
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PESHAWAR: After the CTD arrested two would-be bombers planning to attack Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Awami National Party chief Aimal Wali Khan, the JUI-F through a letter expressed concern with the relevant authorities including the top electoral body regarding threats to its leadership from terrorists. Hence, the party demanded, that security […]
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