ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday declared senior PTI leader Omar Ayub Khan as the leader of the opposition in the lower house of Parliament. According to a press release issued by the Assembly Secretariat, the development came as members of the opposition — including PTI’s Gohar Khan, Amir Dogar and Ayub himself — met Sadiq. The statement …
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police on Tuesday filed a case on terror charges after all eight judges of the high court received threatening letters laced with a “white powder”. The first information report (FIR) was registered at the capital’s Counter Terrorism Department police station on the complaint of duty clerk Qadeer Ahmed under Section 507 (criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication) of …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI on Tuesday denounced the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to postpone the Senate polls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and called it a continuation of the “mandate theft” plot. In a statement, a party spokesperson said the postponement of Senate elections for not administering the oath to members on reserved seats in the provincial assembly was “ridiculous” because …
GUJRAT: Pakistan has been facing a default-like situation and is nearly bankrupt, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Sunday, attributing the crisis to widespread tax evasion by the big fish. The minister said major sectors like retailers and wholesalers were reluctant to fulfil their tax duties, which he added was a primary cause of the country’s economic woes. Talking to …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended on Monday former premier Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi’s sentences in the Toshakhana case. The decision came as the high court heard the ex-premier and his wife’s appeals against the sentences. At the outset of the hearing, IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq asked whether the appeal was scheduled for hearing today. …
ISLAMABAD: The new government on Sunday increased the price of petrol by Rs9.66 per liter effective from Monday (today) in line with the fluctuation in global oil prices — just as the inflation-hit people were preparing to celebrate the upcoming Eidul Fitr. However, it decreased the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs3.32 per litre on the recommendation of the …
KARACHI: The PTI has announced its boycott of the upcoming Senate polls in Sindh in protest against alleged rigging in the February 8 general elections. The party has also unveiled plans to stage a massive rally in Karachi on April 28. Addressing a press conference in Sindh’s provincial capital, PTI Sindh President Haleem Adil Sheikh said the party would not …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) allowed on Monday a meeting between incarcerated former premier Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi over Eidul Fitr. The court heard a plea by the former first lady pertaining to her transfer to Adiala jail and meeting her husband in prison over Eid. The court directed that the two should be allowed to …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted bail on Monday to former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry in a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) case concerning land in Jhelum. The court presided over by Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, ordered the release of the former information minister Fawad was represented in court by his counsel and is incarcerated in …
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) confirmed on Monday that the terror attack in Besham, which killed five Chinese nationals, was backed by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The report submitted by the CTD stated that the authorities had nabbed the main facilitator who brought the suicide bomber from Afghanistan. It added that the explosives-laden vehicle was brought through Chaman to DaraZinda …