ISLAMABAD: The PTI on Wednesday wrote a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), calling on the global lender to ensure that its guidelines regarding “good governance as well as conditionalities” were satisfied before granting a financial facility to Pakistan. It also demanded an election audit of “at least 30 per cent of the national and provincial assemblies’ seats”, which …
KARACHI: Syed Murad Ali Shah was sworn in as the chief minister of Sindh for a third time at a ceremony held at the Governor House on Tuesday. Governor Kamran Tissori administered the oath of office to the newly elected chief minister at the ceremony which was attended by prominent figures including PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The outgoing caretaker …
ISLAMABAD: In the case related to the recovery of the missing Baloch students, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar appeared before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday and stated that blaming the entire state for enforced disappearances was not right. During the hearing, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani asked the acting premier if he had seen the record of the hearing. “Today …
ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad acquitted on Wednesday PTI founder Imran Khan, Asad Umar and others in a case related to protests and vandalism on May 9. The court presided over by Judicial Magistrate Muhammad Shabbir, issued the verdict after hearing the acquittal requests. Amina Ali, Sardar Masroof Khan, and Mohsin Ghaffar appeared as counsels for PTI …
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Wednesday lauded Lahore Gulberg Circle Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Syeda Shehrbano Naqvi for her “selfless devotion to duty and professionalism in diffusing a volatile situation”. On Sunday afternoon, a mob had gathered outside a shop in Lahore’s crowded Ichra Bazaar after someone alleged that a woman’s shirt had Quranic verses printed …
KARACHI: Three Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) candidates, including its Sindh president Haleem Adil Sheikh, on Tuesday moved the Sindh High Court, seeking contempt proceedings against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for not deciding their complaints against the provisional results of the Feb 8 general elections in the light of a court order. Citing Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, four …
RAWALPINDI: PTI founder Imran Khan hailed on Tuesday President Arif Alvi’s decision to not summon the National Assembly session and said that despite winning the elections, the PTI is being denied its due share of reserved seats. In a media talk at Adiala jail, the former prime minister said, “There is no greater theft than stealing the public’s mandate, they …
MARDAN: A senior police official was martyred and three others, including a DSP, were injured on Tuesday during an intelligence-based operation that led to the killing of two top TTP commanders in the Katlang area of Mardan district. During the clash, Superintendent of Police (SP) Ijaz Khan was martyred with DSP Naseem Khan along with two other police officials injured. The slain terrorists …
ISLAMABAD: PTI leader Omer Ayub on Tuesday said party founder Imran Khan had nominated Amir Dogar for the position of National Assembly speaker while Junaid Khan was picked for the slot of deputy speaker. The announcement was made after Ayub and other party leaders held a string of meetings with the imprisoned PTI chief at Adiala Jail. Dogar served as …
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed that all parties should protect people’s right to survival and development as a priority, while attending the high-level segment of the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council via video on Monday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the world …