ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan ruled on Tuesday in favor of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), allowing it to retain a general assembly seat and secure an additional reserved seat in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, while turning down a similar request from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTI-P), citing constitutional and legal limits.
Politics
Amnesty presses Balochistan chief minister to free detained activists in dissent crackdown
QUETTA: Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti to release detained Baloch activists and an end to what it described as a sweeping crackdown on dissent in the restive province
Zardari, Sharif reaffirm unity on economy, security amid system shift talk
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Tuesday to reaffirm their commitment to tackling the country’s political, economic, and security challenges, a show of unity amid growing speculation about potential leadership changes and constitutional amendments.
ECP rushes to save KP Senate polls as oath-taking crisis imperils July 21 vote
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s election authority is scrambling to ensure Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Senate elections proceed on July 21, urging the province’s governor and chief minister to convene the assembly and swear in new members elected on reserved seats before a looming deadline.
Former aide to Imran Khan to testify on political repression before US commission
ISLAMABAD: A former aide to imprisoned ex-prime minister Imran Khan will testify on Tuesday before a US congressional commission about what he calls widespread political repression in Pakistan.
PTI launches 90-day protest movement to challenge coalition government
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the opposition party led by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, launched a 90-day “do-or-die” protest movement to challenge the government.
Frontier Constabulary soldiers drill on the parade ground at Shabqadar Fort. Their traditions date back to the 1920s, when the British founded this force to patrol what was then part of India.
Pakistan bolsters federal authority with new security force ordinance
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has signed an ordinance transforming the Frontier Constabulary, a border security unit, into the Federal Constabulary, granting the federal government broader powers to tackle national security threats.
PTI expels five MNAs for defying party line on constitutional amendment
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has expelled five National Assembly members for defying party orders and backing the controversial 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill last August, a disciplinary action that carries more symbolic weight than legal consequence, as all five lawmakers contested the 2024 elections as independents and are unlikely to lose their seats under defection rules.
SJC dismisses 19 complaints against judges but shields details from public view
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) dismissed 19 of 24 complaints against superior court judges on Saturday, labeling them baseless, but opted to shield the details from public view despite Chief Justice Yahya Afridi’s plea for openness.
PTI leaders enter Lahore to plan protests for Imran Khan’s release
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party founded by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, kicked off a nationwide anti-government campaign on Saturday, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur arriving in Lahore to rally supporters and strategise the movement’s next steps.