Category: Pakistan

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will be contesting the upcoming general elections for two National Assembly seats, while the party’s co-chairperson will partake to clinch one NA seat from Sindh, The News reported on Saturday. According to a list of participating candidates from Sindh and Balochistan announced by the PPP (Parliamentarians), the former foreign minister will […]

ISLAMABAD: On the directive of Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, a cabinet committee has been formed to find out the masterminds, plotters, facilitators and executioners of the May 9, 2023 violent incidents, Geo News reported on Saturday. The Cabinet Division has issued a notification for the establishment of the committee headed by Caretaker Law Minister Ahmed Irfan […]

ISLAMABAD: A day after the resolution seeking to delay polls was approved by the Senate, a fresh resolution has been moved in the upper house seeking elections to be held on February 8 as per schedule. Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, in the resolution submitted to the Senate Secretariat today, pointed out that holding […]

ISLAMABAD: The electricity consumers would have to bear the additional burden of Rs4.12 a unit in their January 2024 bills as the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has jacked up the power price because of monthly fuel adjustment. Nepra’s notification states that the increase will not be applicable to lifeline and K Electric customers. […]

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Several senior political leaders including Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Akhtar Mengal, and Firdous Shamim Naqvi among others have secured relief from election tribunals as their nomination papers were accepted for the February 8 general elections. Hearing of objections filed against rejection or acceptance of nomination papers by the election tribunals and courts of law continued […]

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) completed the training of the electoral staff on a priority basis to perform election duties after the third phase of deciding appeals rejection and acceptance of nomination papers commenced, The News reported Friday.  According to the electoral body, the training of 579,191 people has been completed, while the remaining 406,222 people will complete training […]

ISLAMABAD: As the country inches closer to a decisive general election next month, former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has lamented the lack of playing field for his party, alleging that the establishment is not ready to provide one. He added that the polls conducted in such circumstances would be “farce”. […]

RAWALPINDI: Security forces gunned down two terrorists, including a militant commander, in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted the operation on the night of January 4-5 after the presence of terrorists was reported in […]

The nomination papers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi were cleared Friday, allowing him to contest in the upcoming general elections scheduled to take place on February 8. Qureshi’s papers were approved after the Election Appellate Tribunal conducted a hearing of appeals against the rejection or acceptance of nomination submissions by the returning […]

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday reserved the verdict in the case pertaining to the lifetime disqualification of lawmakers under Article 62(1)(F) of the Constitution after arguments were completed. While reserving the verdict, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa said that a short order would be announced soon. A seven-member larger bench — […]