“In an interview with Canadian Broadcasting Corp. I think there is a beginning of an understanding that they can’t bluster their way through this and there is an openness to collaborating in a way that perhaps they were less open before,” Trudeau stated. “There’s an understanding that maybe, maybe just churning out attacks against Canada […]
Key commander of the outlawed militant group Baloch National Army (BNA), Sarfraz Bangulzai, turned himself in to the government of Pakistan along with seventy other members, declaring his desire to become a part of the country. At a news conference on Wednesday in Quetta, Bangulzai—along with Balochistan’s Caretaker Information Minister, Jan Achakzai—accused India of encouraging […]
With the exception of K-Electric, power distribution companies (Discos) are seeking to place further financial strain on already overburdened power users. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is being asked by the Discos for permission to charge customers an additional Rs4.6617 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in January 2024 bills. This requested increase is a result […]
In an effort to guarantee free and fair elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday ordered the dismissal of Prime Minister Ahad Cheema’s adviser on establishment from his position. Cheema is a member of the caretaker administration, which has been tasked with managing the nation’s affairs until the elections, which are scheduled for […]
After carefully examining the case, the accountability court’s registrar’s office is prepared to take more measures. In response to graft charges, the NAB Rawalpindi has only nominated Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi as accused parties in the reference. The reference was filed with the registrar’s office for additional legal action by NAB prosecutor Sohail Arif […]
This political theatrics feels familiar. Former premier Imran Khan perfected the art, and now, a leading contender for the next PM, Nawaz Sharif, has adopted the same. preferring to address the nation from a controlled setting instead of rallying in extremes. Previously, only the prime ministers or the president used to address the nation via […]
When the Supreme Court is committed to a matter, influential groups find it extremely difficult to overturn the court’s decision. The Lahore High Court’s ruling suspending the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) notification about the recruitment of DROs and ROs from the executive branch has been overturned by a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice […]
A three-member court, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and including Justice Sardar Tariq and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, heard the ECP’s appeal against the LHC judgement banning training of district returning officers (DROs) and returning officers (ROs). The election commission should do its job we will not micromanage you,CJP Isa […]
The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to repeal Section 124-A of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) – also known as the ‘Sedition Law’. The bill came under consideration during a meeting of the panel held under the chairmanship of PTI Senator Mohsin Aziz. Section 124-A of the PPC reads: […]
The Pakistan Muslim League– (PML-N) on Thursday accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of hatching a conspiracy to delay the February 8 general elections. In a statement on Thursday, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif said the PTI was conspiring to defer the general elections scheduled to be held on February 8 next year. Referring to the PTI […]