ISLAMABAD: China’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), Zhang Jun, on Thursday underscored the critical role of international cooperation in tackling the multifaceted challenges posed by terrorism. Addressing the Security Council meeting on counter-terrorism, Zhang advocated for adopting the correct approach and a firm political will in the fight against terrorism. “The broad scope of terrorist activities, their complex …

ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi challenged their respective sentences on Friday in the Toshakhana and cypher cases. The appeals argue that both Imran and Bushra were subjected to a sham trial, where the courts not only proceeded unfairly and hastily but also ignored their fundamental right to a fair trial and due process. The lead counsel, Barrister …

LAHORE: PML-N leader Malik Ahmad Khan said on Friday that former army chief retired General Qamar Javed Bajwa had advised the then-opposition to withdraw the vote of no-confidence (VONC) against former prime minister Imran Khan. His statement comes a day after Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman claimed that Gen Bajwa and ex-spymaster Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, who was the then-Peshawar …

ISLAMABAD: A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking to declare the February 8 general elections null and void on Monday.  Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, will head the bench which will include Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Mussarat Hilali. The petition has made the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the federal government as respondents in the …

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday claimed that former army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and ex-spymaster Lt Gen Faiz Hameed had guided all political parties regarding the no-confidence vote against former prime minister Imran Khan and the PTI government. In April 2022, Pakistan saw for the first time in its history the ouster of a prime …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has nominated party stalwart Omar Ayub Khan for the positon of prime minister as the race for forming the government intensified after the election 2024. Former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser on Thursday said PTI founder Imran Khan had nominated Omer Ayub as the candidate for prime minister and called for engagement with other political …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) reserved its verdict on Wednesday on petitions challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) notifications of successful candidates from NA-46, 47, and 48 of the National Assembly constituencies. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard petitions filed by PTI-backed candidates Shoaib Shaheen, Ali Bukhari, and Aamir Mughal. The court is expected to announce the verdict …

QUETTA: As the protests against alleged rigging in the election intensified in several parts of the country, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders and the candidates who won the national and provincial assembly seats from Balochistan at a joint presser announced that the party would form a coalition government, led by a jiyala chief minister. It was unfortunate that defeated candidates and their parties …

PESHAWAR: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday rejected the “rigged” results of the 12th general elections held on Feb 8, and invited PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif to join his party on the opposition benches instead of forming the government. According to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), JUI-F falls under the parliamentary umbrella of Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Pakistan, which only …

LAHORE: Former ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday picked Shehbaz Sharif for Prime Minister slot and Maryam Nawaz for the Chief Minister candidate. Party supremo Nawaz Sharif, 73, gave approval for names of Shehbaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz after a party meeting. Shehbaz, the former CM of country’s most populated region Punjab, requested his brother Nawaz Sharif to accept …