ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi on Monday stated that there was no crisis in meeting the financial needs of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for holding the upcoming general elections after reports that the Ministry of Finance had failed to release funds to the election body despite repeated reminders. The situation resulted …
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad accountability court on Monday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for property tycoon Malik Riaz, former special assistants to the premier Mirza Shahzad Akbar and Zulfi Bukhari, and three others in the reference filed in connection with the Al-Qadir Trust case. Non-bailable arrest warrants were also issued for Farhat Shahzadi, a close friend of the spouse of ex-premier Imran Khan, …
CHAMAN: Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen was arrested after police were fired at from his vehicle, Chaman Deputy Commissioner Raja Athar Abbas said on Monday. The statement came nearly four hours after the PTM alleged Pashteen’s vehicle was fired at by law enforcement agencies (LEAs) while he was on his way from Chaman to Turbat — where protests …
GILGIT: Six people have been arrested in connection with an attack on a passenger bus in the Chilas area of Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district, according to a local police official. At least nine people, including two soldiers, lost their lives, and 21 passengers received injuries when unknown attackers opened fire at the Rawalpindi-bound bus from nearby hills, causing the vehicle to …
ISLAMABAD: Former premier Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will be indicted in the cipher case again on December 12, the special court decided on Monday. The case pertains to a diplomatic document that the Federal Investigation Agency’s charge sheet alleges was never returned by Imran. The PTI has long held that the document contained a threat from the United States to oust Imran …
SWABI: A first information report (FIR) was registered against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Sher Afzal Khan Marwat and workers for organising a worker’s convention in Swabi on Saturday. Authorities have booked 21 local PTI leaders and others for violation of Section 144. Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code 1898 empowers the district administration to place a complete ban on …
LAHORE: The PML-N says it has no intention to roll back the 18th amendment rather it will meet its spirit of devolution of power. “There has been no proposal under discussion to roll back the 18th amendment. Rather this amendment is complete and we will meet its spirit (after coming to power after upcoming polls),” PML-N secretary general Ahsan Iqbal …
MARDAN: Former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser was re-arrested on Saturday by the police outside the Mardan prison soon after his release in cases related to the May 9 riots. District and Sessions Judge, Mardan, Mohammad Zaib Khan ordered his release after reserving the verdict a day earlier. The PTI leader was ordered to submit surety ponds of Rs1 million …
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to conduct the crucial intra-party elections on Saturday (today) to fulfil the requirement of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to retain its party symbol ‘Bat;. Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, recently nominated for the role of party chairman as a temporary arrangement, formally submitted his nomination papers. In a statement released by PTI’s …
ISLAMABAD: The much-awaited schedule for the upcoming general election will be announced 56 days before Feb 8, the date set for polling. “You can calculate the date yourself. It would be somewhere around Dec 14,” a senior official of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). According to the official, all arrangements have been made for free and fair elections after …