ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rejected fresh applications filed by the PTI in a case regarding its intra-party polls. The PTI, through four applications, had called into question the ECP’s jurisdiction to look into its internal elections. The party had asked the ECP to issue directives for the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to return the record taken …
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved an increase in electricity prices under quarterly and fuel price adjustments, while also reducing charges by 37 paisa per unit for July’s fuel cost adjustment. In a statement issued by NEPRA on Friday, it was confirmed that a quarterly adjustment of Rs1.75 per unit has been approved and sent to …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad administration has changed the venue for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) rally scheduled for September 8 on Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s insistence, according to Express News. Gandapur reportedly contacted Islamabad’s administration via phone, informing them of the change. The district administration then issued a new No Objection Certificate (NOC), relocating the rally to a ground near the …
GUJRANWALA: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has warned that the government will be held responsible if the Rawalpindi agreement is not implemented within 16 days. He also cautioned Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif not to complain about the party’s next steps. Speaking at a workers’ convention and membership drive inauguration in Gujranwala on Friday, Hafiz Naeem said, “The public will …
ISLAMABAD: Following in the footsteps of the Senate, the National Assembly on Friday approved a bill regulating public meetings in Islamabad, ahead of PTI’s September 8 rally. The bill, which has been seen by Dawn.com, is called the ‘Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Act, 2024’. Speaker Ayaz Sadiq allowed ruling PML-N’s MNA Danyal Chaudhry to introduce it as a private …
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Friday told the nation to “not allow political differences turn into hatred”, stressing that the strong relations between the army and the public will serve as the foundation to defeat any enemy trying to create rifts between the two. The army chief was addressing a ceremony at the General Headquarters …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday restored changes to the country’s anti-graft laws, accepting the federal government’s appeal against the court’s Sept 15 verdict which struck down those amendments. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa pronounced the verdict reserved by a five-member bench on June 6 after hearing intra-court appeals (ICAs) filed by the federal government and other …
Lahore: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered the removal of Lieutenant General Munir Afsar as the current National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) chairman, stating that his appointment to the position was “unauthorised” and in violation of Nadra’s rules. In October 2023, Lt Gen Afsar became the first serving military officer to be appointed as Nadra’s chairman. The …
ISLAMABAD: The nation marked its 59th Defence Day on Friday to commemorate the sacrifices of fallen heroes of the 1965 war against India. A change of guards was held in major centres, including the Quaid’s mausoleum in Karachi and Allama Iqbal’s in Lahore. According to state-owned Radio Pakistan, “It was on this day in 1965 the Indian forces crossed international …
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to step up China’s support across debt-laden Africa with funding of nearly $51 billion over three years, backing for more infrastructure projects, and the creation of at least 1 million jobs. China was ready to step up cooperation with Africa in industry, agriculture, infrastructure, trade and investment, Xi told delegates from more than …