Raoof Hasan, a spokesman for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), confirmed the party’s openness to communication with the establishment. He emphasized that the goal of reaching out to political parties is to unite all political forces around a single platform rather than to forge an electoral coalition. Speaking on Friday’s “Center Stage” episode of Express News, Hasan […]
The Pakistan Tea Association (PTA) and the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) have also asked that the government address other irregularities in tea imports and stop abusing tax exemptions. The Federal Board of Revenue was encouraged to take notice of the widespread misuse of tax exemptions in Azad Kashmir and the Federally Administered […]
Six independent candidates elected to the Punjab Assembly and one newly elected independent member of the National Assembly have formally joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), marking a momentous political development on Friday, according to Express News. Following their oath of loyalty to the party, the new members met with PML-N Punjab President Rana Sanaullah […]
Pakistan is scheduled to attend an important two-day summit in Doha, Qatar, on February 18 and 19, which is sponsored by the UN, to examine the path for engagement with the Afghan Taliban government. An official handout released by the foreign office here on Friday stated that Ambassador Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s Special Representative on Afghanistan, […]
Head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Maulana Fazlur Rehman, “clarified” on Friday his remarks regarding former army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa and former director general of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed, accusing them both of planning the 2022 PTI government’s overthrow. In a 2022 interview with a private TV channel, the […]
On Friday, the Supreme Court scheduled a hearing for Monday, February 19, to consider a petition to void the general elections held on February 8. The plea will be heard by a three-person bench led by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Musarrat Hilali will also be on the bench. […]
On Wednesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded a two-day visit to the Muslim country that is home to almost 3.5 million Indians by opening a palatial Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates. Tens of thousands of Indians flocked to a soccer stadium in Abu Dhabi’s capital the day before to support Modi, who […]
An open letter denouncing the Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) for inviting Germany-based novelist Ronya Othmann, a well-known supporter of the state of Israel, as a guest speaker for its 15th edition was written by the leftist feminist group Feminist Collective. Since then, the festival’s website no longer lists her name among the speakers. Due to […]
Former first lady Bushra Imran Khan’s sister, Maryam Riaz Wattoo, has stated that her sister is under house arrest in Bani Gala and that she fears for her life. Bushra, the ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s wife, was put under house arrest at her husband’s estate in Islamabad following their conviction on charges of graft. In […]
The most well-known opposition figure in Russia, Alexei Navalny, passed away on Friday after passing out and fainting at the prison colony north of the Arctic Circle, where he was serving a lengthy sentence, according to the Russian prison service. The 47-year-old Navalny gained notoriety over ten years ago by making fun of Russian elites, […]
