ISLAMABAD: After the Election Commission of Pakistan decided against the allocation of reserved seats to the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) for “having non-curable legal defects and violation of mandatory provision of submission of the party list for reserved seats”, the PTI decided to approach the Supreme Court against the 4-1 decision of the election watchdog. The announcement of the decision coincided …
ISLAMABAD: The state-owned electronic media on Monday continued blocking speeches made by members of National Assembly (MNAs) belonging to the opposition. However, the authorities concerned expressed ignorance about the decision to black out the opposition. Leaders of PTI, who are sitting under the banner of Sunni Itehad Council (SIC) in the lower house of parliament, have announced to submit a …
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday approved Rs159 billion funds for the provincial government’s expenditure for the current month. On Oct 26 last year, the then caretaker government unveiled its Rs529.11 billion spending plan from November to February. The caretaker cabinet was de-notified on March 1, a day after the expiry of those four months, without the authorisation of …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued notices to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the information ministry on a plea challenging the “ban” on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Access to X has been disrupted in many areas of Pakistan since February 17, when former Rawalpindi commissioner Liaquat Chattha accused the chief election commissioner and chief justice of Pakistan …
RAWALPINDI: The military’s top brass on Tuesday expressed dismay that some segments of polity and social media were “maligning the armed forces” with “unsubstantiated allegations of interference” in the electoral process. The observation was made during the 263rd Corps Commanders’ Conference at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, which was presided over by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir. …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif on Monday took an oath as the country’s 24th prime minister at the President’s House in the federal capital. President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath to the newly-elected premier in a ceremony which was attended by several dignitaries including Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Asim Munir. Meanwhile, leaders of the country’s mainstream political parties …
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang on Sunday congratulated Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on his election as prime minister of Pakistan. President Xi Jinping expressed confidence that under the leadership of Shehbaz and Pakistan’s new government, and the united efforts of all sectors of Pakistan would be able to make new and greater achievements in …
ISLAMABAD: In his maiden speech during a session of the newly elected National Assembly, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday endorsed the PTI’s call for a judicial inquiry into the May 9 riots. He passed these remarks in reference to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s recent call for the formation of a judicial commission to probe the violent protests that erupted across …
KARACHI: It seems that Asif Ali Zardari does not command the same popularity among his allies as he did when first elected president in 2008, with JUI-F opting to abstain from voting in the presidential election, while MQM-P has declared they will present their demands if approached by the PPP for votes. JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, while addressing a press …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party leader Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has submitted nomination papers to contest the Senate election and to regain his own seat from Islamabad that fell vacant following his victory as an MNA in the Feb 8 general elections. Mr Gilani will be facing Chaudhry Ilyas Mehrban of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) in a one-on-one Senate contest …