LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Thursday stressed the need for police action against blasphemy suspects, but cautioned against the use of such allegations for “settling scores”. Mob lynchings are relatively frequent in Pakistan, and even an unproven allegation of blasphemy can spark violence. Last month, the lower house of the Pakistani parliament passed a resolution condemning the recent incidents of …

LAHORE: An election tribunal comprising Justice Anwaar Hussain of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday allowed time to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to furnish polling records of the constituencies of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and Federal Minister for Privatisation Abdul Aleem Khan. A legal counsel for the ECP appeared before the tribunal and sought time to produce …

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Monday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, Express News reported. The warrant was issued by Judge Tahir Abbas Supra, who presided over the hearing of cases registered at the Sangjani and I-9 police stations against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and others. Ali Nawaz Awan, Wasif Qayyum, Amir …

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has offered free health services to Afghan nationals living in the province if United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) agrees to fund the programme. The chief minister expressed these views while talking to a delegation of UNHCR in Islamabad on Monday. The delegation was led by the representative of …

SWAT: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has vowed not to let the federal government impose any new tax on the province as long as he is in power. The CM made these remarks while addressing a gathering of the grand opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan in Mingora, Swat. In a fiery speech, the CM said the decisions of individuals are “destroying …