Khan’s top aide and cabinet minister Shehryar Afridi had claimed the ANF had a watertight case against Rana, but Force officers later said he was blameless, leading to his acquittal. By Staff Reporter.
Politics
PM Sharif makes conditional talks offer to India
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has made a conditional offer to India to open ‘serious and sincere talks’ on all outstanding issues between the two countries, including Kashmir.
Ruling PPP wins Karachi’s poll but fall short of outright majority
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) won maximum number of seats in a local government poll for Karachi but fell short of a majority, results showed on Monday, so requiring a coalition partner to elect its major in the country’s commercial capital.
Top lawyer shot dead at high court barroom in Peshawar
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A top lawyer and a human right activist has been murdered in the bar room of Peshawar High Court by a junior colleague in northwestern Pakistan, police said on Monday.
UPDATE 1-Sindh’s local govt election results delayed amid rigging accusations
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) took a lead in the second-to-last round of local government polls in Sindh, early trends showed, but a longer than expected delay in publishing results prompted opposition leaders to warn they would not accept any attempt to rig the outcome.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly to be dissolved on Jan 17
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan said he would advise the provincial governor to dissolve the local assembly on January 17.
Sindh’s local govt election results delayed amid rigging accusations
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) took a lead in the second-to-last round of local government polls in Sindh, early trends showed, but a longer than expected delay in publishing results prompted opposition leaders to warn they would not accept any attempt to rig the outcome.
Votes underway for much-awaited Sindh’s local government polls
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Voters in southern Pakistan lined up early on Sunday to cast their ballots in the second-to-last round of local government polls, a contest boycotted by a key ally of the ruling coalition, in Sindh province.
Punjab assembly dissolved
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab assembly dissolved late on Saturday as per the Constitution on the advice of the chief minister, an ally of former prime minister Imran Khan, though the provincial governor declined to approve the move.
MQM-P boycotts second phase of Sindh’s local government polls
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: A key ally in collation government announced a boycott of local polls in southern Sindh province, scheduled today, after election authorities had rejected its complaint on the delimitations in constituencies.
