LAHORE: PML-N candidate for Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday described corruption and politically-motivated vandalism as the ‘red lines’ that her government would never allow anyone to cross. While presiding over a parliamentary meeting of her party at Jati Umra residence, Ms Nawaz pledged a new era of development in Punjab, vowing to deliver on every front, especially in …
PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court on Wednesday granted protective bail to MPA-elect and nominee of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf for Punjab chief minister post Mian Mohammad Aslam Iqbal in 18 cases till March 4 and also restrained law enforcement agencies from arresting him in any other case. Like several other leaders of PTI, who came out from hiding to get protective/transit bails from the high …
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s incarcerated leader Dr Yasmin Rashid has sent a message for judges that several Pakistani women are behind bars for nine months “as a part of a political victimisation spree”. A post on PTI’s official X handle, attributed to Dr Rashid, said she was compelled to state that the “law was not only blind but deaf and dumb …
KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Jamaat-i-Islami and Grand Democratic Alliance have agreed to launch a ‘joint struggle’ against the alleged rigging in the general elections, it emerged on Wednesday. It was also decided that if the Sindh Assembly session for oath taking of the newly elected members was announced suddenly, the workers and supporters of the three parties would launch a …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI on Thursday announced that it would be holding fresh intra-party elections on March 3 (Sunday). After a long battle and marathon hearings in the run-up to the February 8 general elections, the PTI was stripped of its symbol last month when the Supreme Court upheld the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision to declare the party’s internal polls as “unconstitutional”. …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a plea seeking the February 8 general elections to be declared void and null after the petitioner failed to attend two consecutive hearings. In a application filed last week, petitioner Ali Khan had urged the apex court to order new elections within 30 days to be held under the direct supervision and oversight of …
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday expressed displeasure at the suspension of internet services on election day and directed the federal government to provide reasons for disruption. “Why are you making a spectacle of yourself in front of the world?” SHC Chief Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi asked, directing authorities to restore internet services and social media across the …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon over his persistent non-appearance in a contempt case. IHC’s Justice Babar Sattar also issued a show-cause notice to the DC. The court had earlier indicted DC Memon, Senior Superintendent of Police Malik Jameel Zafar, Superintendent of Police Farooq Buttar and Margalla Police Station …
ISLAMABAD: After multiple rounds of talks spanning over one week, a consensus was reached between the PML-N and the PPP to share power in order to form the next government, claiming a comfortable majority in the lower house of parliament to clinch the slot of the prime minister. In a joint press conference at Zardari House in the federal capital …
UNITED NATIONS: The United States once again exercised its veto power on Tuesday to block an Arab resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, moved jointly by Algeria and a group of Arab nations, saw 13 votes in favour, one abstention (Britain) and a lone negative vote from the United States. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield justified …