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ISLAMABAD: In a frantic attempt to get the local government (LG) polls in the federal capital delayed, the National Assembly on Thu­rsday passed a government bill seeking to increase the number of union councils from 101 to 125. The move comes less than 10 days ahead of the polling day, December 31, and the bill was passed with the house …

The opposition staged a walkout of the Punjab Assembly on Friday as the house passed a resolution against the Punjab governor’s “unconstitutional and illegal” move to de-notify PML-Q leader Chaudhry Parvez Elahi as the provincial chief executive. PA Speaker Sibtain Khan chaired the session that was marred by sloganeering by the treasury and opposition benches. The session also came as …

A family court in Karachi has directed police and hospital officials to verify the evidence submitted by Aliza Sultan regarding alleged physical torture on her by actor and her former husband Feroze Khan. Judicial Magistrate (East) Sajid Ali Abbasi, who recently took up the matter, directed the SHO of the Darakhshan police station and the medico-legal officer of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday reinstated PML-Q leader Chaudhry Parvez Elahi as the Punjab chief minister after he submitted an undertaking assuring that he would not dissolve the provincial assembly until the next hearing. The court issued the directives as a five-member bench took up Elahi’s plea challenging Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman’s orders to de-notify him as the provincial …

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Deputy Speaker Mahmood Jan remained unhurt on Friday as shots were fired near a gathering he was attending in Peshawar’s Shagai area, police said. “Mahmood Jan remained unhurt in the attack,” SSP Operations Peshawar Police Kashif Abbasi told Dawn.com. He added that the police were conducting a search operation in the area to arrest the miscreants. The motive …

RAWALPINDI: Due to poor visibility and fog in Lahore, Pakistan International Airlines on Wednes­day decided to shift all international flight operations between 10pm and 11am from the capital of Punjab to Islamabad. The rescheduling of flights during these hours is temporary and will be restored as soon as the foggy conditions improve, according to the national flag carrier. A PIA …

ISLAMABAD: The government has summoned an emergency session of the National Assembly on Thursday (today) to get Islamabad’s local government amendment bill passed, with an aim to increase the number of union councils and seek direct election for the post of mayor. The session has been convened by President Dr Arif Alvi at a time when political parties are already …

WASHINGTON: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has suggested letting neighbouring countries know that the outlawed TTP is an “absolute red line” for Pakistan and it would not allow anyone to cross that line. “As far as the TTP (Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan) is concerned, it’s absolutely our red line. It is something that we will not tolerate,” said the foreign minister while speaking …

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 …

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 …