By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: Balloting concluded in 20 provincial Punjab assembly seats after a tense but largely peaceful day at polling, although a few isolated and seemingly spontaneous incidents of violence were reported from some constituencies.
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UPDATE-1: Largely peaceful polling concludes in crunch Punjab by-election
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE Pakistan’s most populous province of Punjab began voting on Sunday in by-elections on 20 vacant seats that will be a key test of the popularity of ruling coalition led by Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz and its main opponent PTI, party of former prime minister Imran Khan.
25 May 2022 Islamabad. Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail addressing an important press conference.
Pakistan saved from bankruptcy, says Miftah Ismail
By Aoun Hussain
ISLAMABAD: Clearly buoyed by his success in clinching a staff-level accord with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the revival of a stalled Fund bailout, Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail Saturday proclaimed at a media conference here that Pakistan had successfully averted default.
For Imran Khan, it’s Punjab or bust
By Riaz Missen
ISLAMABAD: With the economy bursting at its seams because of double digit inflation that is encroaching on consumer’s purchasing power and pushing suicide and crime rates higher, political rivals have closed their campaign for the mandatory election silence ahead of Sunday’s Punjab by-polls.
Committee setup to weigh treason cases against President Alvi, ex-PM Khan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The cabinet on Friday setup a ministerial committee to weigh treason charges against senior members of the former PTI government under Article 6 for allegedly violating the Constitution during a non-confidence move in the parliament against Imran Khan last April.
Commission to probe harassment allegations against former NAB chief
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet Friday approved the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry to formally and transparently investigate the serious allegations of sexual harassment against former Chairman NAB Justice (R) Javed Iqbal.
APEX COURT: Photo courtesy Supreme Court of Pakistan website
April 3 actions premeditated to violate Constitution
By Ahmer Kureishi
ISLAMABAD: Aftershocks from the fateful events of April 3, 2022 are still shaking our polity. Now the Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled in the matter at length: The Deputy Speaker’s ruling of that day violated Article 95(2) of the Constitution and attempted to interpret Article 5 of the Constitution without jurisdiction.
Asad Umar is a leading light of Imran Khan's Pakistan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Digital composite created from Asad Umar's Twitter DP and a representation of PTI logo.
PTI clings on to Ayub Khan’s narrative of political corruption
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Unruffled by widespread allegations of rampant corruption surfacing over its four year sojourn in power, former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is dead-set on its narrative of political corruption and accountability being central to all ills of our polity.
5 dead in Karachi caught between heavy rains and high tide
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: At least five people died of rain related causes on Monday as Pakistan’s most populous city Karachi continued to struggle with some of the worst wet weather conditions – and as the Met warned the conditions might continue for at least 24 more hours.
Monsoon rains kill dozens more, leave thousands homeless in southern Pakistan
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI South and southwestern Pakistan that have been drenched in rain for days, braced for more heavy downpours on Saturday as the death toll from flooding across the country rose to over 120 while thousands were left marooned or homeless in low-lying areas, officials said.