ISLAMABAD: Days after dropping a bombshell by confessing that he played a role in rigging the elections to make the losers win in Rawalpindi Division, former commissioner of Rawalpindi, Liaquat Ali Chattha on Thursday supposedly backtracked on his allegations. In a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) secretary, Mr Chattha said last week’s press conference was held at the behest …
LAHORE: Amid protests and delays, newly elected representatives were sworn into the Punjab Assembly on Friday. The session was summoned by Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman a day earlier after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) partially notified lawmakers on seats reserved for women and minorities. The Punjab Assembly is the largest elected house in the country, with 371 seats, comprising …
Brazil exported more than 39.24 million 60-kg bags of coffee last year, on par with those in 2022, according to the the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council. Of these, 1.48 million bags were exported to China, a significant 278.6 percent increase over 2022, making China the 6th largest export destination for Brazilian coffee. “In 2017, Brazil’s coffee exports to China were …
Construction of the China-Thailand railway, a key project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Thailand’s first standard-gauge high-speed railway, continued as scheduled during the Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival. The project, divided into two phases, will connect Bangkok, the Thai capital, with Nakhon Ratchasima province and Nong Khai city in northeast Thailand. It …
China’s Qinling Station started operation on Inexpressible Island in the Terra Nova Bay of Antarctica on Feb. 7. Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter on the completion of the building of the Qinling Station and its operation in Antarctica. He said the completion of the building of the Qinling Station will provide a strong guarantee for scientists in …
ISLAMABAD: Almost all PTI-backed winning independent candidates of national and provincial assemblies submitted affidavits to the Election Commission on Wednesday, officially joining the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). As many as 89 MNAs, 85 members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, 106 members of the Punjab Assembly and nine members of the Sindh Assembly have submitted their affidavits. The submission of affidavits …
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a petition by PTI-backed independent candidate Advocate Salman Akram Raja seeking contempt proceedings against the NA-128 returning officer (RO). Earlier, a counsel for the petitioner stated that the court had previously ordered the RO to make a decision according to the law based on Raja’s request. However, he said the RO …
ISLAMABAD: A day after the PML-N and the PPP evolved a consensus on a power-sharing deal to run the country for the next five years, a delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) called on PML-N representatives and demanded three to four ministries in the federal cabinet. Sources said the MQM wanted the slot of the deputy speaker in the National Assembly, …
LAHORE: PML-N candidate for Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday described corruption and politically-motivated vandalism as the ‘red lines’ that her government would never allow anyone to cross. While presiding over a parliamentary meeting of her party at Jati Umra residence, Ms Nawaz pledged a new era of development in Punjab, vowing to deliver on every front, especially in …
PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court on Wednesday granted protective bail to MPA-elect and nominee of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf for Punjab chief minister post Mian Mohammad Aslam Iqbal in 18 cases till March 4 and also restrained law enforcement agencies from arresting him in any other case. Like several other leaders of PTI, who came out from hiding to get protective/transit bails from the high …