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Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday asked PML-Q leader Parvez Elahi’s lawyer whether the parliamentary party was separate from the party head, as the hearing into Elahi’s plea on the Punjab chief minister election resumed. The development comes as the apex court resumed hearing PML-Q leader Chaudhry Parvez Elahi’s petition challenging the deputy speaker’s ruling in the …

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, while hearing a petition related to the recently held Punjab chief minister’s re-election, remarked on Monday that the party head “will also have to listen to the parliamentary party’s opinion”. He made the remarks during the hearing of a petition filed by PML-Q leader Chaudhry Parvez Elahi challenging Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost …

The coalition government on Monday reiterated its demand for the formation of a Supreme Court full bench to hear the case related to the Punjab chief minister’s election. On Friday, Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Mohammad Mazari decided not to count the PML-Q’s votes in the Punjab chief minister’s election, deeming them to be against party head Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain’s directions and …

PESHAWAR: Two people were killed and 10 others were injured when torrential rain lashed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, causing flash floods in several districts of the province. Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) confirmed two deaths and five injuries. A person was killed in a roof collapse incident in Lower Dir while another in Dera Ismail Khan. Besides, three people were …

Intermittent rainfall lashed parts of Karachi for a second consecutive day on Monday, claiming the lives of at least two people. Police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed told Dawn.com that the bodies of two men were brought to Civil Hospital Karachi from Lyari and SITE area early morning. She said that both deaths were caused by electrocution. A day earlier, at least three …

ISLAMABAD: Citizens across the country endured another spell of “abnormal” monsoon rains on Sunday as heavy downpour claimed six lives — three in Karachi — and caused urban flooding in major cities and flash floods in mountainous regions, putting several villages at risk of inundation. In order to mitigate the impact of the downpour, the Sindh chief minister declared the latest …

KARACHI: Keeping in view the forecast of heavy rains in the metropolis from Sunday (today), Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday visited different areas of the metropolis to inspect the repair works and cleanliness of major storm water drains. He visited the KPT Nullah, Machhar Colony Nullah, Mahmoodabad Nullah, Picher Nullah as well as Urdu Bazaar, Burnes …

ISLAMABAD: A day after the federal cabinet approved an ordinance pertaining to the sale of national assets in a bid to overcome the economic crisis faced by the country, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan opposed the legislation and said the “thieves” should not be allowed to sell the assets. On his Twitter account, the former prime minister said: “How …

GUJRAT: Political crisis over the Punjab chief minister election has created chances for new political alignments in the local politics following a clear split in the ranks of PML-Q leadership. Since the Parvez Elahi camp has been holding sway in party affairs in Gujrat for the last one decade, none of the local party officials spoke in favour of PML-Q …

ISLAMABAD: Following in the footsteps of its main rival, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), the ruling coalition has also started exerting pressure on state institutions, and vowed to fight the “darkness of fascism”. On the other hand, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz claimed the “Constitution was being interpreted to benefit PTI Chairman Imran Khan”. The ruling alliance, on …