By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan, the body responsible for overseeing the country’s upcoming general elections, has asked the government on Tuesday to deploy the army and civil armed forces outside polling stations to ensure security and to release Rs17 billion in funds urgently needed for the conduct of the February polls.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan, who faces charges of leaking state secrets, asked a special court on Monday to summon the US embassy representative and a retired army general as witnesses in his defense.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Gunmen opened fire on a bus traveling on a mountainous highway in northern Pakistan on Saturday evening, killing at least eight people, including two soldiers and a police officer, and injuring 22 others, officials said.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI), led by former prime minister Imran Khan, elected a new chairman on Saturday in a controversial intra-party election that was challenged by its opponents and some of its founding members.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD – – A founding member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday expressed doubts about the party’s internal elections, which are scheduled to take place on Sunday, and hinted that he might raise the issue with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The anti-corruption watchdog on Friday filed charges against former prime minister Imran Khan and seven others, accusing them of receiving billions of rupees and vast tracts of land from a real estate developer in exchange for legalising funds that were returned by the UK in a money laundering case.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The political party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing a leadership crisis and internal divisions as his wife and sisters clash over the choice of an interim party chief and the legal defense of the imprisoned leader.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) published the final delimitation list of constituencies for national and provincial assemblies on Thursday, paving the way for general elections in February 2024.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan, who is serving a prison sentence for corruption, will not be contesting the intra-party elections of his Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party scheduled for Saturday, citing his legal problems and the risk of losing the party’s symbol in the upcoming general elections, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
A major reshuffle of the police and administrative bureaucracy is underway, suggesting the authorities are gearing to deliver on their promise of a February 8 general election. By Muhammad Ali.
