KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday informed the Sindh High Court (SHC) that the ban on social media platform X across the country since February 17 was imposed on orders issued by the Ministry of Interior following reports given by intelligence agencies. The X website has been largely offline since February 17, with occasional service restorations, mainly after former commissioner …

LAHORE: PTI leader Hammad Azhar on Wednesday stepped down as the general secretary and acting president of the party’s Punjab chapter citing his legal tribulations and the obstacles they presented in him performing his duties. In a letter to party leaders Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Omar Ayub, Azhar said that he was entrusted with the dual responsibilities by PTI …

ISLAMABAD: A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday suspended the sentence of Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Irfan Nawaz Memon and SSP Malik Jamil Zafar in a contempt of court case. IHC single member bench comprising Justice Babar Sattar had sentenced Memon to six months imprisonment, SSP Zafar to four months and Station SHO Margalla to two months imprisonment for flouting …

LAHORE: A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court against PML-N supreme leader MNA Nawaz Sharif for chairing administrative meetings of the Punjab government. Mr Sharif, who is a three-time prime minister, presided over three back-to-back administrative meetings of the provincial government without holding any official position in either the provincial or federal government, Advocate Nadeem Sarwar said …

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday issued a stay order stopping the Election Commission of Pakistan from acting on a petition for the disqualification of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur. A bench consisting of Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Wiqar Ahmad also suspended an ECP notice issued to Mr Gandapur for appearing before it on the matter …

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan does not see the incumbent government lasting more than four to five months, and believes that its fall will pave the way for his re­­lease from Adiala Jail. Talking to reporters after the hearing of a £190 million corruption reference at Adi­a­la Jail, Mr Khan said this was the reason why the PPP did not join …

ISLAMABAD: PTI foun­­der Imran Khan on Wed­nesday approached the Supreme Court to seek the constitution of a judicial commission to conduct a thorough audit by inquiring into the manner and process of the Feb 8 general elections, as well as subsequent developments involving the compiling of what he called ‘false’ and ‘fraudulent’ results, rendering winners into losers and losers into …

ISLAMABAD: Days after Pakistan struck militant bases in Afghanistan, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Islamabad does not want an armed conflict with the neighbouring country. In an interview with Voice of America published on Wednesday, Asif said, “Force is the last resort. We do not want to have an armed conflict with Afghanistan.” On March 18, Pakistan struck Afghanistan’s Khost and Paktika provinces in …

RAWALPINDI: The military’s media affairs wing said on Thursday that a terrorist was killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Panjgur district. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted the operation last night. “During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location and resultantly terrorist Chakar Liaquat was sent …

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday said that concerns raised over the Feb 8 general elections during a US Congressional hearing “reflected a misunderstanding” of the country’s domestic situation and electoral laws. The comments come a day after US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu told a Congressional panel that if the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) failed to investigate allegations of irregularities in …