ISLAMABAD: The PTI has demanded the formation of a judicial commission to probe alleged irregularities in the general elections and recommend electoral reforms to ensure transparency, level playing field, and meritocracy in the electoral system to minimise opportunities for manipulation. In a ‘white paper’ issued by the leaders of the former ruling party at a press conference on Thursday, the …
ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic development, Secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Dr Syed Asif Hussain, has resigned over ‘poor health condition’ months after his appointment and his predecessor Omar Hamid Khan, who resigned weeks before general polls on similar grounds, has been re-employed on a two-year contract. “Consequent upon the resignation tendered by Dr Syed Asif Hussain, Secretary, Election Commission …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on Thursday said his government wasn’t calling the provincial assembly’s sitting due to the issue surrounding the seats reserved for women and non-Muslims in the house. “We have planned legislation for good governance and professional merit, but that will happen only after the issue of reserved seats is sorted out,” Mr Gandapur told …
LAHORE: Both Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday lashed out at the Punjab government for not purchasing wheat from farmers, with the former warning it of an agitation if the decision regarding the non-procurement of grain is not revoked within four days. Speaking at a press conference at Mansoora on Thursday, JI Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman warned …
RISALPUR: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Thursday said that the military was “well aware” of its constitutional limits and expected others to uphold the Constitution. Addressing the passing-out parade of cadets at Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Asghar Khan Academy in Risalpur as the chief guest, he said, “We are well aware of our constitutional limits and …
PESHAWAR: A full court meeting of Peshawar High Court has proposed enactment of laws by federal government for stipulating the respective mandate of intelligence agencies so as to protect judges of superior courts from harassment and intimidation. Like rest of the high courts, PHC has submitted a five-page report to Supreme Court of Pakistan in the ongoing suo moto case about meddling by intelligence …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday “categorically rejected” what it said were “preposterous” claims by PTI leader Mirza Shahzad Akbar about the alleged involvement of state officials in last year’s acid attack on him. Akbar was a former special assistant to the prime minister during the PTI government. He had left Pakistan soon after PTI founder Imran Khan was ousted through …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by ex-premier Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi seeking her transfer form her Banigala residence — which had been declared a sub-jail — to Adiala Jail, where her husband is incarcerated. Although the petition had been disposed of last month due to the former first lady’s …
ISLAMABAD: PML-N Punjab President Rana Sanaullah on Thursday stressed the need for “seriousness” from the PTI on holding a political dialogue, highlighting its conflicting statements. Speaking on Geo News programme ‘Geo Pakistan’, Sanaullah, who was recently appointed as the adviser to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on political affairs, said the solution to current political and economic crises was that all political parties “sit together”. …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on Wednesday said he was part of the committee nominated by detained PTI founder Imran Khan to hold dialogue with the security establishment. “We won’t keep anything [regarding negotiations with the establishment] secret,” Mr Gandapur told reporters after attending a Labour Day function at a hotel here. The chief minister said former prime …