KARACHI: Former National Assembly speaker Dr Fahmida Mirza suffered injuries in a road traffic accident in Defence Housing Authority on Tuesday evening, police said. Her son Hasnain Mirza told the media that a vehicle hit his mother’s car from behind, causing her injuries. She was taken to a private hospital where her condition was stated to be out of danger. …
ISLAMABAD: Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb will take up former prime minister Imran Khan’s plea challenging in-camera proceedings of the cipher trial at Adiala jail today (Wednesday). Mr Khan in his petition also challenged his de-novo trial in jail and subsequent developments, including the framing of charges and a gag order on the media. On the other hand, the Islamabad High …
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 …
COLORADO: Donald Trump is ineligible for the US presidency because of his involvement in the January 2021 assault on the Capitol, Colorado’s supreme court ruled on Tuesday, setting off a political earthquake that could upend next year’s election. The stunning legal decision — which Trump’s campaign said it would appeal — drew immediate condemnation from Republicans across the spectrum, and …
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 …
KUWAIT: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar visited Kuwait on Monday to offer condolences over the death of Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. During his meeting with new Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the premier offered condolences on behalf of himself, the leadership, the government and the people of Pakistan. He said the Pakistani nation stood united with “our Kuwaiti …
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, …