BreakingNews

Outgoing army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is set to retire tomorrow, has said he is certain that the “political quarantine of the armed forces” will bode well for Pakistan in the long term. “Despite some criticism and undue vilification of the armed forces through mass propaganda and meticulously crafted false narratives, the institutional resolve to remain apolitical will …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday asserted that by-polls will be held within 60 days if mass resignations were served in Punjab and KP assemblies. The statement from the electoral watchdog came after former prime minister Imran Khan announced on Saturday that his party was leaving all provincial assemblies and opting out of the “corrupt political system”. ECP Spokesperson Ibrahim …

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday said that data regarding the alleged assets of outgoing Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and his family members making the rounds on social media were “misleading”. The statement comes days after a report by investigative news website FactFocus — which describes itself as a “Pakistan-based digital media news organisation working on data-based investigative …

LAHORE: Even though his son tweeted their administration’s support for Imran Khan’s strategy soon after the PTI chief announced it during a public meeting on Saturday night, it seems Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi may not have been consulted on the move in advance. Earlier in the day, in an interaction with a delegation from the All Pakistan Newspapers …

North Waziristan lawmaker Mohsin Dawar on Sunday alleged that he was stopped at the Islamabad airport by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from travelling to Tajikistan for a security conference. In a Twitter thread, the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement-linked MNA lamented that he was stopped from travelling even though his name had been removed by the cabinet from the Exit Control …

KARACHI: The Cambridge Assessment International Education on Friday announced the winners of the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards in Pakistan, celebrating the academic achievements of students in the June 2022 examination. In total, 277 students in Pakistan received 304 awards for exceptional performance in the examinations, including 40 students who attained the highest marks in the world, and 43 students who …

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) early Sunday morning arrested PTI Senator Azam Swati — the second time in less than two months — over strongly worded tweets against senior military officials. He was previously arrested by the FIA in October for a controversial tweet thought to be against the armed forces. Since he was released on bail, the senator has maintained that he …

ISLAMABAD: In what appeared to be the government’s readiness to hold snap polls, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah invited PTI chairman Imran Khan to hold talks with the ruling alliance for an early election date. “Decisions change and deadlocks break when politicians hold talks,” Mr Sanaullah said while speaking at a press conference after presiding over a meeting on the law …

KARACHI: Blaming the regulator for the shortage of paracetamol, a commonly used painkiller, across the country amid growing malaria and dengue cases, a study has found that the crisis could have been avoided had the decision-making been based on evidence instead of populist narratives. “The recent shortage of Panadol in Pakistan was a case of mismanagement from public entities and …

MUZAFFARABAD: All arrangements have been made to conduct the first phase of local government elections in Muzaffarabad division of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Sunday, officials said. Due to unavailability of additional security personnel from the federal government, the election commission had decided a week earlier to conduct local government polls in three phases. Polling in Muzaffarabad division will …