ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Ishaq Dar on Thursday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) seeking a two-day extension in the deadline to submit nomination papers for the upcoming general elections. With little than over a month left for polls, the electoral watchdog has entered election mode. Last week, the commission issued the election schedule, putting an end …
ISLAMABAD: Days after the announcement of schedule for upcoming general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), in yet another controversial move, enlisted a new faction of PTI, headed by former defence minister Pervez Khattak, allowing the change of name of a political party that does not exist. The ECP “has been pleased to allow to change the name of the …
GUJRAT: The nomination papers of Pakistan Tehreek Insaf President and former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi will be filed in at least six constituencies of three districts, including his hometown of Gujrat. Party and family sources said Mr Elahi would contest on three seats of National Assembly, including NA-64 (Gujrat city-Kunjah), NA-69 (Malakwal-Qadirabad) Mandi Bahauddin district and NA-59 Talagang …
ISLAMABAD: Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb will take up former prime minister Imran Khan’s plea challenging in-camera proceedings of the cipher trial at Adiala jail today (Wednesday). Mr Khan in his petition also challenged his de-novo trial in jail and subsequent developments, including the framing of charges and a gag order on the media. On the other hand, the Islamabad High …
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued guidelines for candidates intending to submit nomination papers to contest the general elections, which are set to be held on February 8. The directions were issued on Tuesday, a day before the commission starts receiving nomination papers for national and provincial assemblies seats. The nomination papers can be filed between 8:30am …
GUJRAT: Two former lawmakers of the PTI from Gujrat on Tuesday announced quitting the party, appearing before the press after their “mysterious disappearance”. Ex-MNA Syed Faizul Hassan Shah of Kulewal Syedan and ex-MPA Chaudhry Muhammad Arshad from Sara-i-Alamgir announced their decision at a news conference in Gujranwala. Mr Shah said he had decided to leave the PTI and also condemned …
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the deputy commissioner of Swabi district to withdraw his orders issued under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance for detaining former National Assembly speaker and PTI leader Asad Qaiser and warned that non-compliance would lead to action. A bench consisting of Chief Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim directed provincial …
COLORADO: Donald Trump is ineligible for the US presidency because of his involvement in the January 2021 assault on the Capitol, Colorado’s supreme court ruled on Tuesday, setting off a political earthquake that could upend next year’s election. The stunning legal decision — which Trump’s campaign said it would appeal — drew immediate condemnation from Republicans across the spectrum, and …
LAHORE: PTI Senior Vice President Sher Afzal Marwat was released on the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) order on Monday after being detained under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) last week. Marwat was arrested from outside the LHC on Dec 14, where he had arrived to join a protest. Footage of his arrest shared by the PTI on X (formerly Twitter) had …
ISLAMABAD: Artificial intelligence allowed former prime minister Imran Khan to campaign from behind bars with a voice clone of his giving an impassioned speech on his behalf during a virtual PTI rally. Imran has been in jail since August. He is being tried for leaking classified documents, allegations he says have been trumped up to stop him from contesting general …