ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will challenge Lahore High Court’s (LHC) order to notify six more election tribunals to hear poll disputes in Punjab, the electoral watchdog’s chief said on Tuesday. Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja made these remarks on Thursday while hearing a set of applications filed by all three MNAs from Islamabad — belonging to the ruling …
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday directed the Punjab inspector general of police to recover two brothers of PTI social media head Azhar Mashwani allegedly picked up by law enforcement agencies. Justice Syed Shahbaz Ali Rizvi gave the order while hearing a petition filed by Qazi Habibur Rehman, the father of the alleged abducted men — Zahoorul Hassan and …
ISLAMABAD: As it faces challenges to the recently promulgated ordinances about the accountability law and the elections, the federal government on Thursday tabled the Election (Amendment) Ordinance 2024 and National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance 2024 through supplementary agenda while the PTI described the laws “politically motivated”. The NAB law increases the remand period from 14 days to 40 days; whereas the election law allows the …
ISLAMABAD: After the federal government furnished ‘pictorial evidence’ to challenge PTI leader Imran Khan’s claim of solitary confinement in Adiala Jail, the former prime minister asked the Supreme Court to order an inspection of his jail cell. Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, however, observed the court may assign a judicial officer to conduct a discreet check, but did not propose …
ISLAMABAD/BEIJING: Appreciating the Chinese development model, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday Pakistan can become a great nation if it followed that model through hard work and focus on industrial and agricultural growth. “All Pakistanis will also have to pass through this thorny process. There is no other way to earn respect in the world,” the prime minister said …
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has issued notice to Bahria Town for encroachments, plotting/cutting and circulating brochure in violation of approved layout plan (LOP) in Phase VIII of mouza Gali. It also issued notices to the owners of two illegal housing schemes namely Zak City located in mouza Harnal, Gujar Khan and Hoon Farm House located in mouza Adhwal Tehsil …
SARGODHA: Gujranwala police arrested PTI ex-MNA Aliya Hamza when she came out of the Sargodha jail after getting bail in three cases registered by Mianwali police. She had been confined to Sargodha jail since April 2, 2024, as she was framed in four cases registered with Kamar Mushani Police Station in connection with May 9 violence by PTI workers. Aliya …
NEW YORK: A Chinese envoy said on Wednesday that confrontation will not solve the Iran nuclear issue, and the only correct solution is to revive the Iranian nuclear deal. Li Song, China’s permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), made the remarks after the agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution earlier that day to pressure Iran …
BEIJING: China always holds an open attitude towards space cooperation with the U.S., a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday, urging the U.S. side to take practical measures to remove obstacles hindering cooperation in this field. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a daily press briefing after NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Wednesday congratulated the success of China’s Chang’e-6 …
BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said Pakistan was taking steps to improve governance, increase the tax net and ensure ease of doing business to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), state-run Radio Pakistan reported. During a meeting with China Exim Bank President Dr Wu Fulin in Beijing today, the premier said the results of reform measures had started appearing as the …