By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A full bench of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) High Court on Tuesday disqualified Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas on the basis of contempt of court.
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A government worker marks a house after collecting data during census, in Peshawar.
Deadline extended by 5 days to complete census surveys in multiple districts
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday extended the deadline for the completion of census data for the entire country by five days, following the failure to complete the exercise in partial areas of almost 26 districts across four provinces.
ECP seeks changes in law to limit president’s role in setting election dates
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has raised concerns about the dilution of its authority by judicial overbearing and proposed new legislation to remove the President’s role in setting the date for general elections.
Bill tabled in parliament to decide on election funds for Punjab, KPK
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Monday put foward a money bill in the parliament to seek a nod on whether to release or not funds for Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections, following a standoff between the government and the judiciary.
Quetta bombing kills four, injures six in attack on police vehicle
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: At least four people, including two policemen, were killed and six injured on Monday in a bombing targeting a police vehicle in Quetta, police, and hospital officials said.
PDM big guns agree to strengthen Parliament
A teleconference hosted by PM Sharif and attended by Nawaz Sharif, Asif Zardari, and Maulana Fazlur Rehman closed ranks over the substance and direction of the measures needed to resolve the current judicial crisis. By Naveed Naqvi.
Cabinet meeting called to decide on Punjab polls funding
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The coalition government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for an urgent cabinet meeting on Sunday to discuss whether to release funds to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for the Punjab polls scheduled for May 14, or to disregard the Supreme Court’s directives.
President Alvi returns bill aiming to limit chief justice’s powers
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Saturday returned a bill to the Parliament, which seeks to diminish the authority of the chief justice, arguing that the proposed legislation exceeds the legislative body’s jurisdiction and may be contested as ‘colorable legislation’.
IMF bailout program review on track, says Finance Minister Dar
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The long-awaited ninth review of the $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout program is proceeding smoothly, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on said on Saturday, a day after cancelling his scheduled trip to Washington for the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank.
Judicial note sparks tension: Coalition government pushes for CJP’s resignation
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The coalition government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Umar Ata Bandial, to step down amid a growing standoff with the judiciary after a judicial note from Justice Athar Minallah was made public on Friday.