By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD – A leading human rights group in Pakistan on Monday denounced the election authorities for creating an unfair environment for the general election next month, saying that one of the main opposition parties had been singled out for harassment and intimidation.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The inflation edged higher in December, keeping up a year-long streak of soaring prices, but a retreat in core pressures could open the door for the central bank to loosen its grip on rates in the next policy meeting.
An influential civil society network dedicated to strengthening democratic processes, FAFEN argues that transparency in ROs’ decisions to reject nominations is essential to upholding the credibility of the electoral process. By Nusrat Shaheen.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has made clear it has a mandate to suspend the memberships of those who fail to submit their statements of assets and liabilities by January 15. By Nusrat Shaheen.
Fugitives from the law since May 9, PTI members including Umar Ayub, Ali Amin Gandapur, Zartaj Gul, Hammad Azhar, Farrukh Habib, and Murad Saeed have been proclaimed absconders, facing attachment of their properties. By Nusrat Shaheen.
The common Pakistani spent the year grunting under the burden of unprecedented economic hardship because of stellar inflation, with profiteers sharing not a little of the blame, along with officials asleep at the wheel. Will 2024 be any different? By Muhammad Ali.
ECP rejects Imran Khan’s nomination papers, citing corruption conviction. PTI files appeal, claims persecution.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed five terrorists, including a commander, in a raid on a militant hideout in the restive North Waziristan region on Saturday, the military said.
Built into the ECP’s code of conduct for national media, the ban comes as part of the authorities’ efforts to empower voters to make choices based on their own convictions, free of external pressures or coercion. By Nusrat Shaheen.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: India has formally asked Pakistan to hand over Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the leader of a banned Islamist group accused of masterminding the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people, officials from both countries said Friday.
