By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Senate voted on Friday to postpone the election scheduled for next month, citing security and weather concerns, in a move that drew sharp criticism from the main political parties.
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FBR cracks down on illegal cigarettes, but is it enough?
Pakistan’s tax authorities seized 16 million sticks of illegal cigarettes on a single day in November, in what they claimed was a historic raid against the rampant tobacco smuggling and evasion that costs the country billions of rupees in lost revenue every year.
PTI loses bat symbol as court upholds ECP order
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday overturned a previous ruling that had allowed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to keep its distinctive bat symbol for the national election next month, a setback for the party led by former prime minister Imran Khan.
PML-N parliamentary board meeting in progress. Photo courtesy of pmln.org
Sharif’s party unveils Balochistan line-up – and a high-risk strategy
The PML-N has made clear it is going all guns blazing in smaller provinces, a move that may rub former President Zardari’s PPP the wrong way, potentially vitiating the electoral battle ahead. By Nusrat Shaheen.
IMF board to discuss Pakistan’s loan disbursement on Jan 11
By our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to receive the next tranche from the International Monetary Fund, as the global lender’s executive board prepares to discuss the country’s economic performance on January 11.
Rights group slams election authorities for bias against Khan’s PTI
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD – A leading human rights group in Pakistan on Monday denounced the election authorities for creating an unfair environment for the general election next month, saying that one of the main opposition parties had been singled out for harassment and intimidation.
Inflation rises in December, but core pressures ease
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The inflation edged higher in December, keeping up a year-long streak of soaring prices, but a retreat in core pressures could open the door for the central bank to loosen its grip on rates in the next policy meeting.
Civil society group pushes for transparency in scrutiny of nominations
An influential civil society network dedicated to strengthening democratic processes, FAFEN argues that transparency in ROs’ decisions to reject nominations is essential to upholding the credibility of the electoral process. By Nusrat Shaheen.
28 Senators on notice for skipping mandatory financial returns
The Election Commission of Pakistan has made clear it has a mandate to suspend the memberships of those who fail to submit their statements of assets and liabilities by January 15. By Nusrat Shaheen.
PTI heavyweights among 51 proclaimed offenders facing property attachment
Fugitives from the law since May 9, PTI members including Umar Ayub, Ali Amin Gandapur, Zartaj Gul, Hammad Azhar, Farrukh Habib, and Murad Saeed have been proclaimed absconders, facing attachment of their properties. By Nusrat Shaheen.