Former Prime Minister’s Imran Khan’s idea of contesting by-polls from all nine constituencies that fell vacant after the National Assembly Speaker accepted resignations of lawmakers from the his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has galvanised his following. By Ahmer Kureishi
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Imran Khan to contest by-elections on all 9 vacant seats
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Friday announced to contest an election on all nine National Assembly seats that fell vacant after his party’s lawmakers resigned.
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CJP says elections, too, are accountability
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial said Friday elections too are a form of accountability, as voters get to hold their representatives accountable at the ballot.
Crucial PMDC bill stalled in Senate committee
The Senate committee chair, who sabotaged proceedings and fled from the session, now faces a vote of no confidence from members.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah addressing a presser in this undated photo courtesy of APP.
Cabinet meeting today to mull action against Khan
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.
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.
Composite image created by Independent Pakistan from a photo from Maryam Nawaz Sharif's jalsa in Sheikhpura Friday, July 8, 2022, superimposed with open sources images of flags of parties that separately joined PMLN in alliance the same day.
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