Pakistan

ISLAMABAD:The Islam­a­bad High Court has suspended FIA’s notice to former first lady Bushra Bibi in connection with the audio leaks probe. The notice was issued to Ms Bibi after she purportedly featured in a telephonic conversation, the recording of which was leaked on social media. She was asked to appear before a JIT to confirm if it was indeed her …

ISLAMABAD: With criticism growing over the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) failure to announce a specific date for general elections, a senior ECP official told on Friday that it was “not technically possible” to do so. The official, who asked not to be named, argued that the official announcement of an election date will kick-start a formal process that must …

KARACHI: The 10 films of 20 to 30 minute duration had their own merit, but getting to know the stories, challenges and struggles of the 19 talented female filmmakers, who so beautifully brought their subjects to the big screen, also deserve thunderous applause. All of them stole the show at the closing ceremony celebrating the successful conclusion of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s …

LONDON: A day after arriving in London on a visit seen as sudden and rushed, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif met with his brother Nawaz Sharif and other N-league representatives at Stanhope House, and later said the meeting was called to discuss Mr Nawaz’s next legal and political steps. Speaking to reporters after a huddle with Mr Nawaz, party Vice President Maryam Nawaz …

The Islamabad High Court has fixed for hearing the post-arrest bail plea filed by PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the cipher case, in which he is currently incarcerated at the Attock jail, it emerged on Saturday. The court will take up the petition on Sep 25 (Monday), and IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq will preside over the proceedings. The court has …

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa on Friday lent his support to a decision to revive the Quaid-i-Azam University’s (QAU) students’ union, a move that, it is hoped, will pave the way for the revival of student unions in other universities as well. The decision was taken during a syndicate meeting chaired by the university’s Vice Chancellor, Niaz …

PPP leader Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has advised the PML-N against seeking action against former army chief Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa and ex-spymaster retired Lt-Gen Faiz Hamid and not to engage in such confrontations. The remarks from the senior PPP leader come in the backdrop of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif’s recent hard-hitting statement, in which he held the two officials …

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has called for the formation of an international alliance to keep in check the “rough behaviour” of India after the murder of a Sikh leader in Canada left relations between New Delhi and Ottawa in tatters. Addressing a news conference at the Pakistan Mission in New York on Friday, the prime minister gave examples of how Pakistan had …

MARDAN: An anti-terrorism court here on Thursday confirmed bail before arrest (BBA) of 124 workers of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in the May 9 riots case. The court was presided over by Judge Syed Ubaidullah Shah. Lawyers Riaz Khan Paindakhel, Jawad Ali and Islam Khan Wardeg represented the PTI workers in the court. After completion of the arguments from both sides, the …

LOWER DIR: About two dozen shops at a market in Chakdara bazaar reduced to ashes when fire broke out in a gas filling shop owing to a cylinder blast here on Thursday. The residents of the area said that Rescue 1122 firefighters along with fire brigade from Timergara and Batkhela reached the site but the fire could not be extinguished …