ISLAMABAD: In a massive blow to PTI, the Supreme Court on Saturday set aside the Peshawar High Court (PHC) order that reinstated “bat” as the party’s electoral symbol for the upcoming general elections. The verdict means the PTI’s ticket holders would have to contest the elections as independent candidates. The PTI’s bid to join the elections using the PTI-Nazriati splinter group’s symbol, …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is expected to announce its reserved verdict shortly on a petition filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) order to reinstate “bat” as PTI’s electoral symbol for the general elections. The verdict was to be announced at 9:30pm initially but has since been delayed. After hearing arguments from the counsels of …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has resumed hearing today (Saturday) the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) petition challenging the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) decision to restore the PTI’s ‘bat’ election symbol. The ECP will allot election symbols to political parties today. A three-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and Justices Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Musarrat Hilali, will hear …
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday held a phone conversation with his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly at the latter’s request. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that both China and Canada are countries with important influence in the Asia-Pacific region. The two countries have neither historical rows …
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Thursday disclosed that Pakistan is providing IT (information technology) services to over 190 countries. “We are exporting IT and IT-enabled services to more than 190 countries. Our IT industry is an integral part of the knowledge economy thereby earning repute as a leading offshore outsourcing destination through innovation, availability of talent, government …
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court (LHC) full bench on Thursday issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on writ petitions of PTI vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi against rejection of his nomination papers from two constituencies of the national assembly and one of provincial. The bench, headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, sought replies from the ECP by …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday again scrapped the cipher trial proceedings by setting aside the special court’s Dec 14 order sanctioning in-camera hearings. IHC Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb also declared the testimonies of nine witnesses recorded before the special court illegal. The IHC was addressing an appeal challenging Special Court Judge Abual Hasnat Mohammad Zulqarnain’s Dec 14 decision, which had sanctioned a …
ISLAMABAD: With the February 8 general election less than a month away, a fresh resolution was submitted to the Senate Secretariat on Friday seeking a three-month delay in the polls. On January 5, a thinly-attended session of the upper house of parliament had become the talk of the town after it adopted a resolution, albeit a non-binding one, seeking the postponement …
ISLAMABAD: As the February 8 general elections inch closer, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif cleared another hurdle on Wednesday after objection to his candidature from NA-130 (Lahore) was dismissed while incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan’s appeals against the rejection of his nomination papers from two National Assembly seats was upheld. The development comes on the last day to dispose of appeals …
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi on Wednesday ruled out the postponement of general elections scheduled for Feb 8 on the pretext of law and order situation. “The law and order situation during general elections in 2008 and 2013 was worse than the present situation, but the polls were held,” he told reporters after meeting Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) …