ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued guidelines for candidates intending to submit nomination papers to contest the general elections, which are set to be held on February 8. The directions were issued on Tuesday, a day before the commission starts receiving nomination papers for national and provincial assemblies seats. The nomination papers can be filed between 8:30am …
GUJRAT: Two former lawmakers of the PTI from Gujrat on Tuesday announced quitting the party, appearing before the press after their “mysterious disappearance”. Ex-MNA Syed Faizul Hassan Shah of Kulewal Syedan and ex-MPA Chaudhry Muhammad Arshad from Sara-i-Alamgir announced their decision at a news conference in Gujranwala. Mr Shah said he had decided to leave the PTI and also condemned …
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the deputy commissioner of Swabi district to withdraw his orders issued under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance for detaining former National Assembly speaker and PTI leader Asad Qaiser and warned that non-compliance would lead to action. A bench consisting of Chief Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim directed provincial …
LAHORE: PTI Senior Vice President Sher Afzal Marwat was released on the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) order on Monday after being detained under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) last week. Marwat was arrested from outside the LHC on Dec 14, where he had arrived to join a protest. Footage of his arrest shared by the PTI on X (formerly Twitter) had …
ISLAMABAD: Artificial intelligence allowed former prime minister Imran Khan to campaign from behind bars with a voice clone of his giving an impassioned speech on his behalf during a virtual PTI rally. Imran has been in jail since August. He is being tried for leaking classified documents, allegations he says have been trumped up to stop him from contesting general …
ISLAMABAD: Setting aside misgivings about holding general elections as per schedule, the process of filing nomination papers will finally begin tomorrow (on Wednesday) after 144 district returning officers (DROs) and 859 returning officers (ROs) across the country take their oath today (Tuesday), to be followed by the issuance of public notices to formally invite nominations. The Election Commission of Pakistan, …
ISLAMABAD: Judicial Magistrate of Koral on Monday acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and Asad Umar in a case registered against them related to alleged violence on May 25, 2022. Mr Khan, Mr Umar and others including Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Faisal Javed, Ali Nawaz Awan, Ali Amin Gandapur and Raja Khurram Nawaz, were nominated as accused in this case. The …
PESHAWAR: The ruling Afghan Taliban have confirmed inviting Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman to play a mediator’s role between Afghanistan and Pakistan. In a brief Pashto audio message shared with Pakistani journalists by the media department of the Afghan government, chief spokesman for the regime Zabihullah Mujahid said the ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ had officially invited the JUI-F leader …
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday ordered the removal of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Establishment Ahad Cheema from his post. The commission issued the directives while hearing a petition seeking the removal of Cheema, Privatisation and Inter-provincial Coordination Minister Fawad Hassan Fawad and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr Tauqeer Hussain Shah from their posts. The …
ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister and senior politician Muhammad Ali Durrani has expressed grave concerns over the source and trafficking of the latest American weapons and technology to terrorists in the war against Pakistan. “Where are the terrorists fighting against Pakistan obtaining the latest American weaponry?” Durrani questioned as he demanded an inquiry into the matter. “It is imperative to undertake …