By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The election commission said on Saturday that it had successfully conducted a nationwide trial of a new electronic system for compiling and tabulating election results, despite some concerns over its reliability and security.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The chief justice of Pakistan, Qazi Faez Isa, on Saturday ordered an inquiry into the alleged harassment of journalists by the country’s Federal Investigation Agency, amid accusations of a smear campaign against the judiciary.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani nationals and wounded three others in southeastern Iran on Saturday, in a brutal attack that drew condemnation from both countries and raised fears of further violence along their volatile border.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), led by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, unveiled its election manifesto on Saturday, promising to revive the economy, end the power crisis, ease inflation and restore peace with neighbouring countries if it wins the February 8 polls.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday welcomed a decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that ordered Israel to take steps to prevent the genocide of Palestinians and refused to dismiss the case brought by South Africa.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran announced on Friday that they had restored diplomatic ties after a week of escalating tensions over cross-border airstrikes that killed several people and threatened to spark a wider conflict in the region.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday cleared five candidates from the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to run in the general elections scheduled for Feb. 18, overturning rejections by lower courts and election officials.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said on Friday that its websites were blocked in the country ahead of the February 8 general elections, and demanded an explanation from the authorities.
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ISLAMABAD: Nearly half a million Pakistanis have applied for postal ballots ahead of the national and provincial elections next month, the election commission said Friday, as it prepared to deploy troops to ensure security at the polls.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top diplomat said on Thursday that his country possessed credible evidence of India’s involvement in the killings of two of its citizens on Pakistani soil, in what he called a “sophisticated international setup” of assassination plots.
