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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said Friday it could not hold general elections across the country in line with the schedule if the seventh census results are not provided by March 31, 2023. “It would be difficult for the ECP to undertake the exercise of fresh delimitation of constituencies […], complete other electoral activities mentioned above, and conduct of …

Reacting to the latest audio leak purportedly involving former first lady Bushra Bibi and Inaam Khan, the former administrator of the ex-prime minister’s residence at Bani Gala, , Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Senior Vice-President Fawad Chauhdry has said that it is a manipulation of different audio clips. Interacting with journalists in Lahore’s Zaman Park Friday, Fawad said: “Those who think such audios will harm [credibility …

Details of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s helicopter expenses were presented Friday during a Senate session by the Cabinet Division. In the written reply submitted to the Upper House, the Cabinet Division mentioned that the PTI chief’s expenses for his chopper rides from January 2019 to March 2022 cost over Rs430 million. The document further stated that the former prime minister completed a total of 1,579 VVIP …

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar Friday announced parting ways with the party, saying continuing further is tantamount to compromising his self-respect. Khokhar made the decision over a month after resigning as a senator as differences developed between him and the party leadership on the coalition government’s policies. “I wish the best for Peoples Party. I feel honoured to serve …

QUETTA: A day after boycotting the federal cabinet meeting over the issue of Reko Diq, Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) President Sardar Akhtar Mengal has decided to convene his party’s central executive committee meeting to take a final decision about quitting the coalition government. A senior party leader said the date for the CEC would be announced within a couple of …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday observed that registration of several first information reports (FIRs) of single occurrence is against the law. Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, while hearing petitions filed by Information and Broadcasting Secretary Shahera Shahid, Pakistan Television Managing Director Sohail Ali Khan and Director News Rashid Baig over registration of FIRs against them in Punjab, remarked that the high …

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to implement the Police Order 2002 in order to stamp out unease among the public owing to growing crimes and barred premature transfers and posting in the police department. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ayesha Malik and Justice Athar Minallah issued these …

The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Thursday directed the Ministry of Human Rights to constitute a child protection unit for transgender children to ensure the provision of due rights to them. A two-member bench of the FSC, comprising Chief Justice Dr Syed Muhammad Anwer and Justice Khadim Hussain Shaikh issued the directive while hearing a set of petitions challenging the …

An Islamabad district and sessions court extended the judicial remand of PTI Senator Azam Swati — who has been in detention since Nov 27 over his controversial tweets about senior military officials — for 14 days and directed the investigating officer (IO) to submit a challan at the next hearing. Swati was initially booked by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Islamabad …

The Lahore High Court ordered on Wednesday the closure of all markets and restaurants in Punjab’s provincial capital by 10pm on weekdays and seal any schools that opened on Fridays, as part of measures to curb smog in the city. The directives were issued by Justice Shahid Karim as the court took up public interest petitions on several issues relating …