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ISLAMABAD: As the seven-day ultimatum given by the Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC) ended on Wednesday, its leader, Dr Mahrang Baloch, issued a new line of action to press for the recovery of missing persons. She announced that a protest camp would be set up in front of the United Nations (UN) offices. She also expressed gratitude to the judiciary for restraining the …

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qaiz Faez Isa on Thursday said the Supreme Court was seeking “clarity” in the run-up to the February 8 general elections as it resumed hearing a set of petitions to determine whether the disqualification period for a lawmaker was five years or a lifetime ban. A seven-member larger bench, headed by the CJP and comprising …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday restored 10-year disqualification for convicts charged under the Natio­nal Accountability Ordinance (NAO) and suspended its earlier ruling limiting the same to five years. The decision was taken by an IHC division bench comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz on an appeal filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on …

The PTI on Thursday approached the Supreme Court (SC) against the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) decision to restore an Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ruling revoking the party’s ‘bat’ electoral symbol over discrepancies in holding intra-party elections. The petition has been fixed for hearing for tomorrow (Friday). On December 22, the ECP had stripped the party of its electoral symbol for the February 8 …

The Sindh High Court’s (SHC) election appellate tribunal on Thursday accepted PTI Central Vice President Firdous Shamim Naqvi’s appeal against the rejection of his nomination papers from Karachi’s NA-236 constituency for the Feb 8 polls. Naqvi was among several PTI leaders whose nomination papers were rejected. On Monday, he had approached the election tribunal against the decisions of returning officers regarding his …

The Department of Justice sued to block a new Texas law Wednesday that empowers state and local police to arrest individuals suspected of being in the country illegally. The lawsuit comes as several members of Congress, including U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, were at the U.S.-Mexico border Wednesday praising the law — Senate Bill 4 — and condemning President Joe …

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Dr Shahzad Wasim on Tuesday underlined the need for charting out a national agenda in line with contemporary needs, saying that political forces must sit together to roll heads to find out solution to the problems facing the country and determine minimum common ground. Speaking in the Senate, Dr Wasim highlighted that …

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday reserved its verdict on review pleas filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against the PHC’s decision to suspend the electoral watchdog’s declaration of PTI’s intra-party polls as void and the re­vocation of its election symbol. The court reserved its verdict after hearing arguments from both the PTI and ECP counsels. A …

Former lawmaker and National Democratic Movement (NDM) Chairman Mohsin Dawar remained unhurt after his vehicle came under fire in North Waziristan’s Miranshah on Wednesday, police said. North Waziristan District Police Officer (DPO) Rohan Zeb said Dawar was targeted during an election campaign in the area. “The vehicle carrying the former lawmaker was bulletproof,” he told. Zeb said security guards accompanying …

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa on Wednesday said the courts were “standing behind every political party for elections” as the Supreme Court heard the PTI’s contempt plea against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). A three-member bench, headed by CJP Isa and comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Musarrat Hilali, presided over the hearing. The proceedings …