By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The election watchdog has halted the sale of the loss-making national carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), saying the legally restricted caretaker government cannot take such a major policy decision ahead of a general election next week.
The Election Commission of Pakistan says it is looking to finish pre-position of of ballot papers to all constituencies by Monday to pave the way for free and fair polling on February 8, 2024. By Nusrat Shaheen.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The power regulator has approved a hike in electricity tariffs for February 2024, passing on the higher fuel costs incurred in December 2023 to consumers.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: With less than a week to go before national elections, the caretaker government said on Saturday that it had put in place a “three-tiered system” of security to protect the voting process from militant attacks, which have increased in recent weeks.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A civil court sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to seven years in prison on Saturday for violating Islamic law by marrying during her mandatory waiting period after a divorce.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of former prime minister Imran Khan announced on Friday that it had postponed its internal elections until after the general elections scheduled for Feb. 8, citing security concerns and legal challenges.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 24 militants in three days of fierce fighting in the restive province of Balochistan, the military said on Friday, after repelling a series of coordinated attacks on key installations in the region.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government agreed on Thursday to continue subsidising wheat for the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, a northern region bordering China, after weeks of protests over a sharp increase in the price of the staple food.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports surged 27 percent in January from a year earlier, while imports dipped 5 percent, narrowing the trade gap by 30 percent, the commerce minister said on Thursday, citing data he released on social media ahead of official statistics.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the former ruling party that lost its electoral symbol of a bat after a Supreme Court verdict, announced on Thursday that it would hold fresh intra-party elections on February 5, just days before a crucial general election.
