RAWALPINDI: The total estimated expenditure for the upcoming national elections scheduled for February 8, 2024, covering 40 districts of Punjab, including Islamabad, is set at Rs4.59 billion. Among the districts, the election budget for the three seats of the federal capital is Rs83.35 million, and for the six districts comprising the Rawalpindi division, it stands at Rs225.3 million. The breakdown …
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi, on Tuesday, highlighted the crucial role of adopting modern agricultural technology and effective decision-making to tackle the climate crisis, citing Pakistan’s abundance of natural resources. Speaking at the Regional Dialogue 2024 on “Climate Crisis: Shaping South Asia’s Resilience,” organised by the Institute of Regional Studies, President Alvi highlighted the need for a driving force to …
ISLAMABAD: Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC) leader Dr Mahrang Baloch called off on Tuesday the month-long sit-in outside Islamabad’s National Press Club (NPC) against the enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. Baloch announced the culmination of the protest’s current phase and announced the protest movement’s next phase will be aimed at highlighting the voice of the BYC movement via social media and other …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday for bail in the Toshakhana and £190 million corruption cases. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the director general of NAB, and the investigating officer have been named respondents in the applications. Separate bail applications for each case were submitted, outlining the request for bail until the …
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi said on Tuesday that international observers and journalists would visit Pakistan to monitor and cover the February 8 general elections. Last year in October, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had asked the Foreign Office to take all necessary steps to invite international observers for the elections. Later that month, the electoral watchdog had extended an invitation to …
ISLAMABAD: In response to a security alert issued by the security agencies, a significant number of private educational institutions, including prestigious universities, were shut down indefinitely in the federal capital on Monday. Notable closures included National Defence University (NDU), Air University, and Bahria University, along with various private schools. Parents received messages from school administrations advising them to pick up …
RAWALPINDI: Another former bureaucrat has testified before a special court that Imran Khan had not returned the copy of a classified diplomatic cypher to the foreign ministry until his ouster as the prime minister in April 2022. The Special Court is holding trial of Imran Khan and PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi inside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail for allegedly manipulating …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday condemned the construction and consecration of the ‘Ram Temple’ on the site of the demolished Babri Mosque in the Indian city of Ayodhya and urged the international community to take cognisance of the growing Islamophobia, hate speech and hate crimes in India. “The United Nations and other relevant international organisations should play their part in saving …
RAWALPINDI: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Monday urged his supporters to join him in a protest against what he called the “mother of all selection” taking place in the country. Imran, currently incarcerated in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail in connection with the cypher case, voiced his concerns during an informal conversation with the media over …
ISLAMABAD: Former information minister Fawad Chaudhry on Monday announced that he and his “group” would “completely boycott” the upcoming general elections, terming the electoral process “fake”. The imprisoned politician made the remarks in a handwritten letter addressed to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), a copy of which is available with Dawn.com. His official account on X also reposted a copy …