NAROWAL: Former federal minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan and 10 others have been booked for interfering in polling process and slapping a policeman who was performing security duty at a polling station in Sialkot on Feb 8. As per the first information report (FIR), registered on the complaint of Amjad Ali, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Sialkot Sadar police station, the …
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) central Punjab secretary general Hammad Azhar and party leader Moonis Elahi have advised the civil servants to stay loyal to the Constitution and people of Pakistan by not becoming part of the post-poll rigging, warning them that the “delinquents” would be prosecuted against. Hammad demanded that the Punjab police inspector general should resign immediately, alleging that …
KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Ameer Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman alleged that the Eletion Commission of Pakistan (ECP) did not perform its due role in holding free and fair elections. Speaking at the press conference, he said, the JI will hold protest and sit-ins against the rigging and insult to mandate of masses. He further said that the JI will expand …
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi granted bail to former premier and PTI founder Imran Khan in 12 cases linked to the May 9 riots while PTI stalwart and former foreign minister was granted bail in 13 cases. Imran was also granted bail in the GHQ and Army Museum attack cases and the court ordered a surety bond of …
UNITED NATIONS: While UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern about suspension of mobile communications services and violence in Pakistan on election day, the European Union and the United States adopted cautious response with the former seeking investigation into irregularities and the latter saying the State Department is looking forward to “timely, complete election results that reflect the will of the …
LAHORE: PTI secretary Omar Ayub Khan, has instructed all party candidates and polling agents to collect Form-45 and approach the courts to challenge the “rigged results”. In an audio message on Friday, Mr Khan lauded the nation and all party workers for their resilience and effort in responding to the call of party founder chairman Imran Khan, resulting in a …
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court restrained the returning officer of the NA-128 constituency on Friday from notifying the election result based on Form 47. Justice Ali Baqar Najafi passed the order on a petition filed by Advocate Salman Akram Raja, a PTI-backed independent candidate from the constituency, against Awn Chaudhry of the Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party. Mr Raja personally appeared before the …
ISLAMABAD: Following the victory of candidates with its support in the Feb 8 polls, the PTI on Friday claimed it had become the single largest party in the Centre and two provinces and vowed to get back its iconic symbol “bat”. The party has decided not to sit on the opposition benches in the National Assembly, hinting at alliances with …
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping, on behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council, extended Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese Thursday at a reception in Beijing. Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered a speech at the gathering at the Great Hall of …
LAHORE: One Homes, Pakistan’s leading luxury real estate developer, in a first for Pakistan is bringing internationally acclaimed light design consultants ZKLD Studio for their landmark Lahore development, One Canal Road.ZKLD is an Istanbul-based, award-winning design firm celebrated for its innovative use of light and darkness to enhance visual environments. Boasting a remarkable three-decade legacy, the company has left an …