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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is currently addressing the federal cabinet in Islamabad today. The premier’s address comes hours after he held an important meeting with coalition partners to discuss the possibility of talks with the opposition PTI and the date of the Punjab polls set by the top court. The meeting was attended by JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Foreign Minister, …

ISLAMABAD: After a lull of several days, a new leaked conversation has stirred up a storm in the country’s political landscape, but this time the people involved aren’t key political players. The latest leaked audio purportedly features a conversation between two women, one of whom is said to be the mother-in-law of a top-ranking serving judge of the Supreme Court, …

LAHORE / TOBA TEK SINGH: While the ruling PML-N has demanded the resignation of Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and a suo motu notice following the surfacing of an audio clip allegedly featuring an SC judge’s relative, the opposition PTI is of the view that such phone tapping is illegal and punishable by up to three years in …

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir is in China on a four-day official visit aimed at enhancing bilateral military relations with the neighbouring country, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). “COAS is on a four-day official visit to China for enhancing bilateral military relations,” the military’s media wing said in a brief statement released on Sunday. During …

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the heads of the ruling parties will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) to discuss the possibility of talks with the PTI, as well as to chalk out a “strategy to counter” the Supreme Court order pertaining to polls in Punjab. The huddle, summoned by Prime Minister Sheh­baz Sharif on April 26 — the same day as the …

The death toll from Monday’s twin blasts at the Kabal police station in Swat rose to 16 on Tuesday as the cause of the explosions was yet to be ascertained, officials said. Two explosions rocked the police station a day earlier, which occurred on the premises of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) office. A report issued by the Office of Deputy Commissioner …

Houston (Reporting by Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada) Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan says that our country is standing at such a point that it can go towards destruction and a real democracy which we have not got till date. Imran Khan said during a video link tour to the Pakistani community at the Eid-ul-Fitr party in Houston, hosted …

Texas, USA (Report by Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada) Muslims in the state of Texas celebrated Eid al-Fitr with great religious fervor and enthusiasm. Eid prayers were held in cities throughout the state, including Houston and Dallas. Eid prayers were held at Islamic mosques and other venues. The largest gathering for Eid prayers in Houston was organized by the Islamic Society …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday afforded a temporary respite to the country’s main political parties, giving them a week to develop a consensus on the date for elections to the provincial and national assemblies, so they could be held simultaneously across the country. Headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, a three-judge bench consisting of Justice Ijazul Ahsan and …

ISLAMABAD: Member of the ruling alliance and the opposition PTI offered differing views after the Supreme Court ordered political parties on Thursday to decide the question of elections within a week, with the PTI supporting the involvement of the court for the sake of “legal cover”, and the coalition exp­ressed reservations over the decisions of the superior judiciary. In a …