By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday announced that he will hold a series of public gatherings in Punjab starting next week, in a bid to prepare the public to protest if elections are not held on time.
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Security, economy on agenda as Pakistan hosts trilateral talks with China and Afghanistan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is hosting a trilateral dialogue in Islamabad on Saturday with China and Afghanistan, where the foreign ministers will participate in bilateral and trilateral discussions on a range of issues, including security and the economy.
Gunmen kill seven teachers in attack on school in northwest Pakistan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Gunmen stormed a government school in the northwest Kurram district on Thursday, killing seven teachers who belonged to the country’s minority Shiite community.
PTI turns to Supreme Court in bid to break election deadlock
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Political deadlock over the scheduling of elections remains unresolved as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, led by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, submitted a letter to the Supreme Court seeking the implementation of the court’s order on holding the Punjab elections on May 14.
Justice Isa calls for appointment of two senior judges to fill vacant SC seats
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa, the senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court, has urgently called for a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), which is long overdue, and has recommended the appointment of two judges to fill the vacant seats in the top court.
US intelligence leaks reveal Pakistan’s caution against trading China ties for US favor
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s junior minister for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, had cautioned the country’s top leadership against sacrificing its strategic partnership with China to maintain a cordial relationship with the United States, The Washington Post, quoting a recent leak of US intelligence documents on the Discord messaging platform, reported on Sunday.
PDM, PTI agree to hold final talks on election date consensus on May 2
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Talks between Pakistan’s coalition government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the opposition party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI), made progress on Friday towards breaking the deadlock over the timing of elections.
Country’s first digital population census given extra time to fix data anomalies
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday granted a 15-day extension to the country’s first digital population census to complete and rectify anomalous data, following consultations with political parties belonging to the treasury benches, with the exception of the far-right Jamaat-e-Islami party.
Population increases by 12.98 percent since 2017 census: PBS
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has counted 235 million individuals in the country so far, marking a substantial increase of 27 million, or 12.98 percent, since the 2017 census, which had estimated the population at 207.68 million, Dawan.com reported.
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to attend SCO meeting in India next month
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, is scheduled to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) meeting in India next month, foreign office said on Thursday.