ISLAMABAD: The ruling PML-N and its coalition partner PPP have reached a consensus to abolish the caretaker setup system and reform the electoral process. Both parties have agreed that the head of the outgoing government will remain in office until the new general elections, eliminating the need for a caretaker government. Additionally, after completing its term, the prime minister’s cabinet …
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected on Saturday a call by Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) presidential candidate Mahmood Khan Achakzai to postpone the elections for president being held today. The commission, in a written reply after rejecting the PkMAP chief’s plea, stated that Achakzai did not object during the phase of submitting and scrutiny of nomination papers and the electoral …
UNITED NATIONS: The US would welcome “productive and peaceful relationship” between India and Pakistan, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday, but made it clear that the pace, scope, and character of any dialogue was a matter for the two countries to determine. Miller made the statement while responding to a question from a Pakistani journalist on Prime Minister …
QUETTA: Chief of the Army Staff General Asim Munir visited on Friday Balochistan’s Awaran district and said that the “success of Balochistan is the success of Pakistan”, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). “People of Pakistan are proud of the brave people of Balochistan who have stood tall against all odds. Armed forces of Pakistan and …
RAWALPINDI: Two terrorists were killed in separate operations last night in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media affairs wing said on Thursday. A press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that an IBO (intelligence-based operation) was conducted in Khyber district, during which terrorist ring leader Shmrooz Sheenay was “sent to hell” by the security forces. “In another operation conducted …
ISLAMABAD: PTI’s Senator Barrister Ali Zafar has announced that his party will go to the Supreme Court against the alleged tampering of Form-45s in last month’s general election. The party has also demanded a thorough and impartial audit of the election results. Speaking to the media outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday, Mr Zafar said: “We will challenge that matter …
ISLAMABAD/SRINAGAR: As Indian PM Narendra Modi arrived in held Kashmir for his first visit since he scrapped its special status under Article 370 of India’s constitution, Pakistan dismissed the move as “part of India’s efforts to portray normalcy” in the disputed region. “We believe that these efforts to project normalcy are a facade and tourism cannot be promoted in a situation where …
PESHAWAR: The newly-elected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Thursday decided to fully restore free healthcare for the entire population of the province under the Sehat Card Plus insurance scheme from Ramazan 1. The decision was made in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur here, according to an official statement. Chief secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhary, additional chief secretary …
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to provide attested documents about election results, including Form 45, to nine Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-backed independent candidates, including six former lawmakers. A bench consisting of Justice Shakeel Ahmad and Justice Syed Arshad Ali disposed of nine almost identical petitions filed by the candidates against the non-provision of election documents to …
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday approved the appointment of three judges of the superior judiciary. Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan has been appointed to the Supreme Court under Article 175-A of the Constitution. The president also approved the appointment of senior-most judge Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar as caretaker Chief Justice of the BHC, in accordance with …