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LAHORE/ISLAM­ABAD: The National Assembly speaker’s action to accept the resignation of 43 PTI lawmakers survived the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) axe as ‘technical error’ on part of the petitioners handed the speaker a chance to claim “vindication”. According to the detailed order issued on Friday, although the petitioners — 43 PTI lawmakers — challenged the speaker’s action to accept their …

ISLAMABAD: A member of the Supreme Court bench on Friday while hearing a petition of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan raised questions if the parliament can be left empty in any circumstances by the members and whether such conduct will not weaken the parliament. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah …

ISLAMABAD: The judiciary came under fire in the upper house of parliament on Friday over remarks given by judges the previous day, which were seen by lawmakers as ‘political’ and ‘against parliament and the legislative processes’. Senators belonging to various political parties voiced their objections to observations made by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, who said during a hearing …

ISLAMABAD: PTI lawmakers’ bid to return to the National Assembly was thwarted on Thursday when the deputy speaker abruptly prorogued the session. The lawmakers had arrived at the assembly a day after the Lahore High Court (LHC) suspended the speaker’s decision to accept the resignation of 43 PTI lawmakers and the subsequent move by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to de-notify …

LAHORE: The LHC spokesperson said on Thursday a letter written to the Multan stadium manager for the provision of VVIP passes of the Pakistan Super League’s opening ceremony for the judges and their families was a ‘misunderstanding’ and had been withdrawn. “The letter was issued on account of misunderstanding and as and when the matter came to the notice of …

ISLAMABAD: A federal minister has suggested the prime minister to undo the recent amendments to the blasphemy law because it was done to “please a specific group” and approved without “fulfilling the norms of parliamentary proceedings”. The minister was referring to an amendment approved by the National Assembly on Jan 17 in the presence of just 15 MNAs. Human Rights Minister Riaz …

PESHAWAR: Seventy-six people have filed nomination papers for the March 16 by-elections in eight National Assembly constituencies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. All eight former Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf MNAs, who vacated the seats by tendering resignations, were among them. The eight constituencies include NA-4 Swat, NA-17 Haripur, NA-18 Swabi, NA-25 Nowshera, NA- 26 Nowshera, NA-32 Kohat, NA-38 Dera Ismail Khan and NA-43 Khyber. …

RAWALPINDI: A team of experts from the UK has arrived in Karachi for an audit of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), sources said on Thursday. The team from the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority is led by the Head of the State Safety Partnership Program at UK CAA Captain Malcolm Rusby. According to sources, after …

ISLAMABAD: Due to opposition by leaders within the ruling alliance, the fate of proposed legislation seeking up to five-year imprisonment for scandalising or ridiculing the Pakistan Army and judiciary hangs in the balance. They termed the proposed amendments to the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) against basic human rights and demanded such protection and …

The Interior Ministry has informed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that the armed forces would not be able to perform security duties during the provincial assembly elections in Punjab and KP as well as by-elections on 64 National Assembly seats as it was busy conducting census and counter-terror operations, it emerged on Thursday. Earlier this week, the electoral body …