ISLAMABAD: JUI-F and PPP have agreed to support each other’s candidates in the upcoming Senate by-elections on March 14 after a meeting between the parties’ leaders on Tuesday. The former has shown some flexibility in its rigid stance of not taking part in the parliamentary process as it announced support for PPP’s candidate for the upper house from Islamabad. The …
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s incarcerated Senator, Ejaz Chaudhry, said on Tuesday he had been deprived of his constitutional right by not letting him cast vote in the presidential election despite issuance of a production order by the Senate deputy chairman. Talking to reporters during his appearance in an anti-terrorism court, the senator regretted that the order of the deputy chairman …
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has asked the federal government to appoint Shahab Ali Shah – a BS-21 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) – as the province’s new chief secretary. Mr Shah, who had previously served as the additional chief secretary planning and development department under the Mahmood Khan government, is currently posted to Balochistan. In a letter …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on Tuesday warned that his province would move the court of law to claim dues from the centre. He also ordered the formation of a team of experts to “effectively” take up the matter with the federal government. “In case this issue isn’t resolved by the centre, we will use all …
ISLAMABAD: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is arriving in Pakistan for a second and last review of a $3 billion standby arrangement this week, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. The four-day review begins on Thursday, said the ministry. Islamabad secured the last-gasped rescue package last summer to avert a sovereign default. “Pakistan has met all structural benchmarks, qualitative performance criteria …
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on Monday that elections for 48 Senate seats would take place on April 2, following the expiration of the six-year term for the current Senators on Tuesday. 52 seats in the upper house of parliament will become vacant, but elections will only be held for 48 senators. The reduction is due to …
KARACHI: In a significant development for the province of Sindh, ten members of the newly appointed cabinet took their oaths on Tuesday at the Governor House in Karachi. The swearing-in ceremony was administered by Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, witnessed by distinguished officials and attendees. Express News reported that the initial approval for the ten cabinet members was granted, leading to a …
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Home Department imposed a two-week ban on Tuesday on prisoner visitations and media coverage at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail. The prison houses high-profile political figures including PTI founder and former premier Imran Khan. Since the February 8 polls, the prison has been the centre of several meetings between the incarcerated former PTI chief and leaders belonging to the …
LAHORE: A special court for anti-corruption on Monday issued a show-cause notice to the superintendent of Adiala jail, Rawalpindi, for not presenting PTI president Parvez Elahi in a case of illegal appointments in the Punjab Assembly. A prosecutor from the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) informed the court that Mr. Elahi was not brought from the jail due to his medical condition, while another …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday asked both sides to come up with arguments on appeals filed by former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi against their conviction in the cipher case. On the other hand, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) insisted the law did not grant a right of appeal against conviction under the …