Citing intel reports, the Interior Minister has voiced fears that the PTI could use Thursday’s protest demo to attack the Election Commission of Pakistan in an attempt to spread chaos.
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PML-N loses another Punjab assembly seat
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) strength in Punjab assembly went down by 1 Tuesday when the Election Commission of Pakistan de-notified the party’s MPA Kashif Mehmood.
Apex court denies full court hearing to Punjab CM’s runoff voting dispute
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari Monday moved the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) to appoint a full bench to hear the matter of the rejection of the votes of dissenting members of Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) in the runoff election for chief minister Punjab.
Elite capture a major ill of Pakistan’s economy, says Atif Mian
By Ahmer Kureishi
ISLAMABAD: Stop gap measures aside, Pakistan cannot puts its economy in order without first plugging runaway elite capture, says Pakistani-American economist Atif Rehman Mian, the first person of Pakistani origin to rank among the top 25 young economists of the world.
Search on for Ziarat civilian hostage after military man shot dead
By Staff Reporter
RAWALPINDI: Search is still on for a civilian taken hostage by terrorists along with his military cousin from near Ziarat, Balochistan despite bad weather conditions, a military spokesman has said, asserting the security forces are determined to bring reckoning to the perpetrators.
PM Sharif’s party clinches key alliances ahead of Punjab by-polls
Both TNFJ and TIP represent the influential Shia Muslim vote bank, a Godsend for Sharif’s Deobandi-Sunni party. By Naveed Naqvi ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s
More rains, more deaths as floods across Pakistan set to worsen
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The death toll from urban floods hammering many cities in Pakistan rose on Thursday as record torrential rainfall flooded streets and damaged homes and other buildings, with more rain expected during the week.
Floor crossing major issue, says CJP
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan continued to break fresh ground in the interpretation of Article 63A of the Constitution Tuesday when it said deviation from party policy is not a petty issue but a matter of morality.
Pakistan, India swap prisoner lists
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: Islamabad and New Delhi on Friday swapped the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen languishing in the jails of both sides, under the provisions of the Agreement on Consular Access signed between the two countries in 2008.
Court orders recount of votes cast for Punjab CM election
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday ordered a recount of the CM Punjab election held on April 16 after excluding the votes of 25 de-seated lawmakers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).