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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Monday issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan and provincial authorities on a petition of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan against delimitation process for local government constituencies and demarcation of towns in Karachi. MQM-P convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui along with other party leaders petitioned the SHC stating that the delimitation and town demarcations …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday reserved its verdict in the much-delayed prohibited funding case — previously referred to as the foreign funding case — against the PTI. The case, which was filed by party founding member Akbar S Babar, has been pending since Nov 14, 2014. Babar, who is no longer associated with PTI, had alleged serious financial irregularities …

Pre-monsoon rains have wreaked havoc in various parts of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, causing floods and roofs to collapse, damaging crops and properties and leaving several people dead and injured, according to the provinces’ disaster management authorities. In the Sonari area of Balochistan’s Kohlu, the road connecting the locality to Quetta had been swept away by flooding and several bridges …

The family of former military dictator Pervez Musharraf has said that “significant medical, legal, and security challenges” need to be considered before making a decision regarding his return to Pakistan. The retired general is suffering from amyloidosis — a rare disease in which an abnormal protein called amyloid builds up in organs and tissues throughout the body. His illness first came …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) issued notices to the Punjab government and other respondents on Monday, seeking their replies by June 24 on a plea challenging an ordinance promulgated by the province’s governor to place the assembly under the law department. The plea was filed by Punjab Assembly Speaker Parvez Elahi earlier today, amid a crisis that goes back to the resignation …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday accepted lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir’s petition to dismiss a case filed against her by the Pakistan Army for allegedly “abusing and defaming the senior command” of the institution after she expressed “regret” over her words. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah, who heard the petition, remarked during the hearing that Mazari-Hazir was a respectable officer of …

After returning unsigned a bill seeking to reverse the changes made in election laws by the former PTI government, President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday did the same with another piece of legislation seeking to clip the vast powers of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The two bills were passed by the National Assembly and Senate last month and were subsequently sent …

An accountability court in Lahore on Monday accepted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s application for permanent exemption from appearing at hearings in the Ramzan Sugar Mills case. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a reference against Shehbaz and his son Hamza Shehbaz in 2019, alleging that they “fraudulently and dishonestly” caused a Rs213 million loss to the national exchequer. According to …

By: Raja Zahid Khanazada Houston: Marriage of Muhammad Sameer Sheikh with Afifa Arif was solemnized in Houston.To celebrate the occasion a reception was hosted by Muhammad Saeed & Farida Sheikh and Arif & Saima Burney on June 05, 2022 at Marriott Sugarland Town Square. This grand fairytale style event was attended by who’s who in USA including S. Javaid & …

PESHAWAR / ISLAMABAD: The federal government has asked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to absorb the health card beneficiaries from the merged districts of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) into the province’s Sehat Card Plus programme, as the Centre is going to discontinue funding for the tribal region’s health insurance scheme by June 30. The KP government has sharply reacted to the …