ISLAMABAD: Both sons of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif have approached the accountability court, seeking the suspension of their arrest warrants in three corruption references related to the Panama Papers, enabling them to surrender before court on March 12. Hussain Nawaz and Hassan Nawaz, through their counsel Qazi Misbahul Hassan, filed an application in the Islamabad accountability court, seeking the suspension …
NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN, Munir Akram, has asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to urge the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan to terminate their relationship with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The TTP could “soon pose a global terrorist threat” if left unchecked, Ambassador Akram warned the UNSC on Wednesday while addressing a special Security Council session on …
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir called upon newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday – marking their first meeting since Shehbaz assumed office. Important matters including national security were discussed in the meeting, said a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Issues concerning the operational affairs of the Pakistan Army and the defence situation were also …
RAWALPINDI/ ISLAMABAD: After rejecting the request of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) for reserved seats, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has started the process of allotting them to other parliamentary parties. According to the notifications issued by the commission, three reserved seats for minorities in the National Assembly each have been distributed among the PML-N, PPP and JUI-F. Similarly, …
LAHORE: The JUI-F, unyielding in its refusal to join forces with its former allies in the government, showed no intentions of relenting in its accusations of election rigging, escalating its challenge to the legitimacy of the recently elected parliament. The emir of the politico-religious party, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, arrived in Lahore on Tuesday night for a two-day visit, signalling a …
ISLAMABAD: A counsel for PTI founder Imran Khan has said that former principal secretary Azam Khan’s statement before the trial court was different from the one recorded during the investigation in the cipher case. Mr Azam, who was Mr Khan’s secretary when the latter was the prime minister, is the prosecution’s prime witness in the case. On Tuesday, an Islamabad High …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI intra-party polls, which were re-held recently after the previous ones were struck down by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), have been challenged once again. To avoid misuse or unauthorised use of PTI bank accounts, PTI ‘founding member’ Akbar S. Babar has asked the ECP to issue directions to all banks concerned in the country to freeze …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the trial under the 1979 judgment that sent former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to the gallows did not meet the requirements of a “fair trial and due process”. Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, a nine-judge bench announced its much-anticipated opinion on the long-pending presidential reference to answer whether it can …
LAHORE/PESHAWAR: Newly elected members of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinets were sworn in on Wednesday. In Lahore, Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman administered oath to the 18-member cabinet of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. The ceremony, held at the Governor House, was attended by Maryam, Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Khan and provincial police chief Usman Anwar among others. The cabinet …
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday barred till tomorrow (March 7) the oath-taking of the beneficiaries that were given the National Assembly reserved seats the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) contests should have been allocated to it. The order was issued on a petition filed by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) — which was joined by PTI-backed independents who won the …