Political parties on Friday rejected the non-binding motion after the Senate approved a resolution calling for a postponement in general elections, claiming that further postponing the election process would be “unconstitutional” with only one month remaining in the highly anticipated polls. The motion introduced earlier in the day by independent legislator Senator Dilawar Khan, asking […]
According to reports on Thursday, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has agreed to tax shops in five major cities across the nation: Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta. According to the sources, the board has planned a scheme to raise Rs100 billion in revenue by imposing a tax on 3.5 million shopkeepers in selected […]
Pemra’s counsel Haroon Duggal said this during the hearing of a petition filed by the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) last year against Pemra’s decision to bar all TV channels from airing Imran’s speeches and press conferences. The hearing was presided over by Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza. After the hearing, Justice Mirza directed the media […]
According to the sources, the PML-Q requested that eight provincial assembly seats and four National Assembly seats be adjusted. In those NA constituencies, PML-Q leaders Tariq Bashir Cheema, Monis Elahi, Hussain Elahi, and Salik Hussain were successful. On the other hand, the PML-N is also in talks with the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) for seat adjustment. […]
The case is being heard by a seven-member bench led by Chief Justice Prashant Isa and consisting of Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, and Justice Musarrat Hilali. Live coverage of the case hearings is available on SC’s YouTube channel and website. […]
In a statement, the ECP said that the facility, under the law, has been extended to persons in government service, members of the armed forces, their wives, and many of their children who are registered voters and ordinarily reside with them provided they are stationed at a place other than the place in which their […]
Shan Masood, the captain of Pakistan’s cricket team, led by example on Wednesday by scoring more than four runs per over during a Test innings. The squad achieved the first-ever run rate of more than four in a Test inning on Australian soil on the opening day of the Sydney Test, scoring 313 runs in […]
The Sindh government has launched a praiseworthy move to improve the efficiency of vaccination distribution in the state. Offering electric motorcycles to women who work in the vaccine supply chain is a calculated measure meant to get around logistical obstacles and guarantee prompt and comprehensive immunization coverage. The government has responded to the demand for […]
According to Lebanese and Palestinian security sources, Israel killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri on Tuesday in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, by drone attack. This increases the possibility that the conflict in Gaza might extend well beyond the besieged Palestinian enclave. Arouri,57, was the first prominent political figure in Hamas to be killed since […]
Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), expressed optimism on Tuesday that elections would go place on February 8 and noted that the Supreme Court (SC) has previously ruled against any postponement of the voting process. The PTI chairman expressed hope to the media that the polls won’t be delayed because […]
