By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top lawyers’ associations on Tuesday demanded the resignation of the country’s chief election commissioner, accusing him of bias and incompetence ahead of a general election due in February.
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PM Kakar defends mass repatriation of migrants amid criticism
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The interim prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Tuesday defended the country’s controversial program to repatriate millions of undocumented migrants, mostly Afghans, amid criticism from human rights groups and Western democracies.
Election schedule announced, Pakistan gears up for Feb. 8 polls
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan said on Friday night that the country would hold general elections on Feb. 8, hours after the Supreme Court intervened and ordered it to issue the schedule, overturning a lower court’s ruling that had blocked the appointment of election officials.
Gasoline, diesel prices lowered by 4 percent
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The interim government cut gasoline and diesel prices by more than 4 percent for the second half of December, as global oil prices fell, and the local currency strengthened.
Supreme Court clears path for Feb. 8 vote
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday cleared the way for the country’s general elections to be held on February 8, overturning a lower court order that had stalled the appointment of key electoral officials and threatened to derail the democratic process.
Former judge names ex-generals, judges in removal case
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A former judge of the Islamabad High Court, who was removed from his position in 2018 for accusing the military of interfering in judicial affairs, has named several retired army generals and former judges as respondents in his case challenging his removal.
Court order stalls election preparations
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspended a training session for returning officers on Thursday after a court order challenged its decision to appoint bureaucrats to oversee the elections scheduled for Feb. 8 next year.
Media blackout ordered in cipher case against ex-PM Khan and Qureshi
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A special court conducting the trial of former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on charges of leaking classified information has ordered a media blackout of its proceedings, barring journalists from reporting any details of the case.
Islamabad court sentences man to death for killing Canadian wife
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court sentenced a man to death on Thursday for killing his Canadian wife in a high-profile murder case that has drawn international attention to the plight of women in the country who face violence at the hands of their partners.
Fitch affirms Pakistan at CCC, warns of funding risks and election uncertainty
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s credit rating was affirmed at CCC by Fitch Ratings on Wednesday, a level that indicates a substantial risk of default, as the country grapples with high external funding pressures and policy challenges ahead of a general election in February.