By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan said on Friday night that the country would hold general elections on Feb. 8, hours after the Supreme Court intervened and ordered it to issue the schedule, overturning a lower court’s ruling that had blocked the appointment of election officials.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday summoned a former spy chief and three others over allegations that they influenced the removal of a high court judge who had accused the intelligence agency of meddling in judicial affairs.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A special court conducting the trial of former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on charges of leaking classified information has ordered a media blackout of its proceedings, barring journalists from reporting any details of the case.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A special court on Wednesday indicted former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi for a second time on charges of violating the Official Secrets Act, a colonial-era law that carries the death penalty.
By our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s main opposition party accused the country’s election commission on Saturday of delaying its poll symbol, a bat, to hurt its chances in the upcoming general elections.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Former finance minister Shaukat Tarin said on Friday he was quitting politics for good, citing health and financial reasons, in a latest blow to Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party that has faced a wave of defections and arrests.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), a prominent civil society organization, expressed alarm on Wednesday over the restriction of civil liberties and the possible rollback of constitutional reforms ahead of the general elections scheduled for February 8, 2024.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The finance ministry said it released Rs17.4 billion to the country’s election commission, removing a hurdle for the national vote scheduled for Feb. 8 amid security challenges.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan, the body responsible for overseeing the country’s upcoming general elections, has asked the government on Tuesday to deploy the army and civil armed forces outside polling stations to ensure security and to release Rs17 billion in funds urgently needed for the conduct of the February polls.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Gunmen opened fire on a bus traveling on a mountainous highway in northern Pakistan on Saturday evening, killing at least eight people, including two soldiers and a police officer, and injuring 22 others, officials said.
