ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will raise natural gas prices for industrial users and power plants by 10% starting next month, after approving the measure on Friday in line with International Monetary Fund reforms, while keeping household rates unchanged.
Election2024
ECP seeks stay on Supreme Court’s reserve seats order
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday asked the Supreme Court to stay its July 12 order granting reserved seats to former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party after the court’s verdict was deemed to exceed its authority and effectively rewrite the Constitution.
ECP returns to Supreme Court over seats allocation dispute
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has asked the Supreme Court for guidance on allocating reserved parliamentary seats, after a July court ruling awarding seats to the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party conflicted with a new law passed by the National Assembly.
JUI(F) Rehman holds key to judicial reform fate
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The parliament was adjourned on Sunday without considering a contentious constitutional amendment package, which has been shrouded in secrecy for weeks, after the ruling coalition failed to secure the necessary two-thirds majority to pass the bill, aimed at increasing the retirement age of superior judges by three years and changing the process for appointing the Supreme Court chief justice.
Top court rebukes election commission over PTI reserve seats delay, govt judicial overhaul in doubt
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday lambasted the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for attempting to delay and obstruct the implementation of a court decision regarding reserved seats for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
PTI asks Supreme Court to enforce ruling on reserved seats
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, has petitioned the Supreme Court to enforce its July 12 verdict granting the party eligibility for reserved seats in parliament.
Top court reinstates ruling party candidates
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday reinstated four Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidates as National Assembly members, overturning a Lahore High Court (LHC) decision that had suspended their victory notifications.
Parliament passes bill to restrict independent lawmakers party switches, PTI cries foul
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The parliament approved a bill aimed at preventing independent lawmakers from joining political parties after a stipulated period, potentially undermining a recent Supreme Court ruling that boosted the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
ECP recognises 39 PTI lawmakers
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Election Commission has officially recognized 39 lawmakers as members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, following a Supreme Court ruling that paves the way for the party’s return to parliament.
PM Sharif accuses Imran Khan’s party of maligning armed forces
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday denounced Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party for waging a propaganda campaign against the armed forces, saying that such actions “will not be tolerated at all”.