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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court called for a commitment from the federal government to ensure the armed forces exclusively focus on defence-related matters rather than commercial activities. The assurance was sought by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, who was heading a three-judge bench in a case scrutinising the use of military lands for business purposes. The matter was …

The Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday that the electoral process in Pakistan was an internal sovereign affair and the nation was committed to upholding its constitutional obligations. The remarks were passed by FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch in response to media queries regarding the global response to the February 8 election, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. Nearly 60.6 million Pakistanis voted in …

PTI leader Barrister Gohar Khan on Thursday said former premier Imran Khan had nominated Omer Ayub as the candidate for prime minister while Mian Aslam Iqbal was picked for the slot of Punjab chief minister. The development came after Barrister Gohar and other PTI leaders held a flurry of meetings with the imprisoned party chief at Adiala Jail to discuss …

ISLAMABAD: Former ISI chief Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hamid and Brig Irfan Ramay on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the Constitution does not provide for continuation of proceedings by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against judges who either resigned from his office or retired on reaching superannuation prior to the conclusion of such proceedings. In a 23-page concise statement, …

QUETTA: Two of Balochistan’s political parties have decided to launch a protest movement against the alleged election rigging, describing the Feb 8 polls as the worst in the country’s history. Pashtoonkhwa National Awami Party (PkNAP) Chairman Khushhal Khan Kakar and Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) President Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti told separate press conferences on Tuesday that their parties would launch a …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday regretted that state functionaries become intimidated by troublemakers who take law in their hands only to advance their agenda by provoking people to launch attacks against properties of members of religious minorities, thereby advance agenda of perpetrators. Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, a three-member bench took up the hearing of the …

QUETTA: Balochistan remai­ned virtually paralysed as shutterdown strikes, sit-ins and roadblocks against alleged rigging in the general elections continued across the province on Tuesday. A complete shutterdown strike was observed in many areas of Balochistan, including the provincial capital, Quetta. All shops, markets, businesses and shopping malls remained completely closed throughout the day on the appeal of the four-party alliance …

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday issued victory notifications of a dozen members of the National Assembly including Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supreme leader Nawaz Sharif and three other members of his family. As per the ECP’s notification the former prime minister has been declared a returned candidate from NA-130 (Lahore), his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif …

ISLAMABAD: As his opponents cobble up a coalition to rule for the next five years, PTI founder Imran Khan on Tuesday revealed that the former ruling party was willing to talk to all political parties except for the PPP, PML-N and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM-P). The remarks by the former premier came at a time when his rivals — …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday granted PTI President Parvez Elahi bail in a case pertaining to an alleged illegal appointment made in the Punjab Assembly during his recent stint as the chief minister. Initially taken into custody on June 1 last year, the former Punjab CM has faced a series of releases and re-arrests, and has remained in detention ever since. The legal …