Category: Pakistan

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 — […]

ISLAMABAD: Senator Dilawar Khan on Friday tabled a resolution in the upper house of the Parliament seeking a delay in the elections which was approved by the majority of lawmakers. Information Minister Murtaza Solangi who was present in the house opposed the move. He said most of the areas were currently experiencing harsh cold weather, […]

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pildat) has called for an urgent transition from a hybrid system to a normal functional democracy, The News reported Wednesday.  “The year 2023 has only made the transition towards improved democracy harder for Pakistan which is now called an electoral autocracy by some international democracy rating think tanks,” said the institute […]