In Pakistan, the transgender community has suffered from brutality and persecution for far too long. This is especially true in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), where the community’s members have been subjected to ongoing violence for many years. But now that they are rising up against injustice to defend their rights as outlined in […]
The nomination papers of Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), were turned down from National Assembly constituency NA-122 Lahore. This is a noteworthy step in front of the general elections on February 8. After being removed from office as prime minister in April 2022, the 71-year-old former cricket star has become entangled […]
Shehbaz Sharif, the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), declared on Friday that he would run in the polls from Karachi’s NA-242 constituency.. The last time Shehbaz ran, he did so from Karachi’s NA-249 seat, which he lost to Faisal Vawda, the head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) at the time. Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan […]
As Pakistan approaches the vital general elections that are set for February of next year, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) questioned the impartiality of the caretaker administration on Friday. Judge Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb of the IHC chastised the interim administration, accusing it of overseeing a “terrible system” in the nation. “The caretaker setup is creating […]
Created by Israeli firm NSO Group and sold to governments around the world, Pegasus software can be used to access a phone’s messages and emails, peruse photos, eavesdrop on calls, track locations, and even film the owner with the camera. Amnesty said journalists Siddharth Varadarajan of The Wire and Anand Mangnale of The Organized Crime […]
The trial of former prime minister Imran Khan in the Cypher case was postponed till January 11 by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday, with the reason given being “legal errors”. The brief ruling was made by Justice Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb in response to a plea filed by Imran contesting the trial. Today’s sessions […]
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, declared on Thursday that all New Year’s festivities would be outlawed nationwide in support of the Palestinian people, who are currently experiencing the worst acts of violence from Israel since October 7. Pakistan has consistently shown support for the marginalized Palestinians in international fora and denounced Israel’s thousands-of-fathom slaughter. […]
Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, unveiled a 10-point platform on Wednesday, February 8th, to begin his party’s election campaign. Speaking at a party event in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh on the sixteenth anniversary of his mother Benazir Bhutto’s passing, Bilawal outlined the party’s platform for the elections that will take place on […]
Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), attempted to overturn the trial court’s decision and his conviction in the Toshakhana case on Tuesday by knocking on the Supreme Court’s (SC) door once more. After correcting the earlier objections presented by the Supreme Court Registrar’s Office, the PTI leader’s attorneys filed an appeal against […]
Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan declared on Friday that the party would file a high court appeal against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to remove the party’s iconic election symbol, the “bat,” calling it a “conspiracy” against the former ruling party. A five-member ECP bench led by Chief electoral […]
