Governor Punjab Baligh ur Rehman (R) and now acting Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (L). Images courtesy of APP.

Governor de-notifies Elahi as Punjab CM, but asks him to continue for now

The PDM seems to have thwarted the danger of the provincial assembly being dissolved prematurely, but it seems the matter will end up in a court, allowing the judges to have the final say. By Staff Reporter.

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Governor Punjab Balighur Rehman (R); and Speaker Punjab Assembly Sibtain Khan (L). Images courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Punjab Assembly.

Battle for Punjab in uncharted territory

The final round of a power tussle over Punjab between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former Prime Minister Imran Khan is underway, and all that can be said with any certainty right now is that we have a bitter contest on our hands. By Staff Reporter.

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PM Sharif-led coalition moves no-confidence motion to seek Punjab chief minister’s ouster

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ruling coalition moved a no-confidence motion on Monday, seeking the ouster of Pervez Elahi, chief minister of Punjab province, days after the former Prime Minister Imran Khan announced to dissolve provincial assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Pakistan’s 20 million flood victims need urgent humanitarian assistance

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s climate change minister on Monday said the fate of the country’s 20 million flood-affected people was still dependent on humanitarian aid but the wealthy nations who bear most responsibility for causing climate change have yet to deliver all the funds they have promised, let alone enough funds to cover the damage done.

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One killed as Taliban’s siege of police station in northwest Pakistan continues

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Taliban militants have killed at least one security official after they overnight seized a counter-terrorism police station in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, demanding a safe passage in exchange for the release of several hostages, officials said on Monday.

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