PESHAWAR: Twenty-five opposition lawmakers in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province were sworn into office on Sunday by Governor Faisal Karim Kundi after a provincial assembly session collapsed due to a lack of quorum, setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown in Monday’s Senate elections.
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Disgruntled PTI leaders defy party, set to contest Senate elections
ISLAMABAD: A group of disgruntled leaders from former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has pledged to contest the upcoming Senate elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, rejecting demands from their party leadership to withdraw their candidacies ahead of the July 21 vote.
Record monsoon rains in Pakistan’s Punjab province claims 123 lives
ISLAMABAD: A relentless deluge of monsoon rains has claimed 123 lives across Pakistan’s Punjab province since June 25, with more than half of the fatalities, 71 deaths, occurring in just the last 48 hours, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported on Friday.
Pakistan says US terror label on TRF shields India from Kashmir scrutiny
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday sharply denounced the United States for branding The Resistance Front (TRF), a Kashmir-based militant group, as a foreign terrorist organisation, calling the move a groundless bid to tie it to the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and shield India from scrutiny over its conduct in the contested region.
Over 60 killed as monsoon floods swamp Punjab; state of emergency declared
ISLAMABAD: Relentless monsoon rains and widespread flooding have swept through Pakistan’s Punjab province, killing more than 60 people in the past 24 hours and forcing authorities to impose Section 144 and declare a state of emergency in several districts on Thursday.
Pakistan says Iran envoy Moghadam has immunity amid FBI most-wanted status
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday defended its Iranian ambassador, Reza Amiri Moghadam, saying he enjoys diplomatic immunity and is widely respected, after the US Federal Bureau of Investigation placed him on its most-wanted list over his alleged role in the 2007 disappearance of a retired FBI agent.
Pakistan lifts fuel prices again as crude volatility hits
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan increased petrol prices by 2% and high-speed diesel (HSD) by 4.2% on Tuesday, marking the second hike in under a month, as global oil market swings pressure the cash-strapped nation.
Zardari, Sharif reaffirm unity on economy, security amid system shift talk
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Tuesday to reaffirm their commitment to tackling the country’s political, economic, and security challenges, a show of unity amid growing speculation about potential leadership changes and constitutional amendments.
Relentless monsoon rains kill 14 in 24 hours across Pakistan, forecast warns of worse
ISLAMABAD: A relentless wave of monsoon rains lashed Pakistan over the past 24 hours, claiming 14 lives and plunging cities into chaos as flash floods and collapsing structures wreaked havoc across the country.
Govt raises ex-mill sugar price 18 percent to Rs165/kg
ISLAMABAD: The government has set the ex-mill price of sugar at Rs165 per kilogram, a Rs25 hike from last June’s rate, as it grapples with skyrocketing retail costs and aims to steady a volatile market, the Ministry of National Food Security and Research said on Monday.