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Elahi constitutionally no longer Punjab CM after skipping confidence vote: Sana


December 22, 2022

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Thursday said Chaudhry Parvez Elahi had “constitutionally” ceased to be the Punjab chief minister after skipping the vote of confidence. On December 19, Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman had asked Elahi to take a vote of confidence by 4pm yesterday. Subsequently, Punjab Assembly Speaker Sibtain Khan had disposed of the governor’s order, saying that the instructions were “against the Constitution …

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Onus on Centre to fight militancy, says KP


December 22, 2022

PESHAWAR: As some semblance of normalcy returned to Bannu on Wednesday, a day after an operation against terrorists, the under-fire KP government refused to accept the blame for the resurgence of terrorism, saying it was the responsibility of the Centre to tackle the issue. Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in a media talk declared that ‘fighting militancy’ was the mandate of …

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CDA plans housing projects for expats to attract dollars


December 22, 2022

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to attract foreign investment into the country, the federal government is looking towards the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to launch new housing schemes for expatriates to boost country’s dollar reserves. The civic body has prepared a presentation which would likely be given to the prime minister on Thursday (today) in light of his directives pertaining to …

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SC overturns verdicts in favour of khula


December 22, 2022

ISLAMABAD: In a family suit, the Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Peshawar High Court (PHC) and appellate court decisions for dissolution of a marriage by way of khula and restored the decree of a family court to dissolve the marriage on the basis of cruelty inflicted by a man on his wife. While the family court after recording …

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Nawaz becomes latest beneficiary of amended NAB law


December 22, 2022

ISLAMABAD: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif got the first benefit from the recent amendment in the accountability law when a court on Wednesday returned a Toshakhana reference to the anti-graft watchdog that had implicated him as well as PPP leader Asif Zardari and former premier Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani as accused. The reference, relating to vehicles obtained by the two leaders …

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KP ministers blame ‘regime change’ for security issue


December 22, 2022

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Wednesday blamed the security issue in the province on the ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government in April this year. It also flayed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s administration on the criticism of the province’s police and counter-terrorism department over the seizure of the CTD centre in Bannu. Accompanied by adviser to the chief minister on home Babar …

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Irregularities in Daska by-poll: LHC sets aside ECP action against election officials


December 22, 2022

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has set aside the proceedings against more than a dozen officials of the provincial departments initiated by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for their role in the alleged rigging committed in the 2021 by-poll of NA-75, Daska. “Despite repeated queries, learned counsel for the commission has not been able to convince this court that …

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Terrorism will be dealt with ‘iron hands’, vows PM Shehbaz


December 21, 2022

As Pakistan faces a resurgence in terror incidents, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to deal with the problem with “iron hands” and asserted that the state would not bow down to any militant groups. “Attempts to spread chaos in Pakistan through terrorism will be dealt with iron hands,” he said in a statement carried by state-run Radio Pakistan on Wednesday. The premier noted …

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Elections to be held in Oct 2023 on basis of digital census: minister


December 21, 2022

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday reiterated that the next general elections would be held in Oct 2023 based on the 7th digital population and housing census 2022. Addressing digital media influencers, the minister said the last general elections were held on the basis of an old census and the province of Sindh had …

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Sana warns Punjab rulers against stalling no-trust vote


December 21, 2022

LAHORE: In the face of the Punjab Assembly speaker’s intention not to comply with the governor’s directive requiring Chief Minister Parvez Elahi to obtain a vote of confidence from the house, the interior minister has claimed if the order isn’t followed through the governor may notify the CM ceasing to hold office. On the other hand, the Pakistan Democratic Movement …

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