Pakistan

• Says no one can stop govt from issuing ordinance • JUI-F’s petition seeking ruling on issuance of ordinance to be heard along with main case • Rabbani says no political party opposes concept of transparency • PBC terms govt move a bid to ‘manipulate’ Senate polls ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed on Monday observed that the government …

The families of missing climbers Muhammad Ali Sadpara, Jon Snorri and Juan Pablo Mohr said they have made the difficult decision to proceed with their rescue mission after “72 gruelling hours of non-stop intensive efforts” that were halted the day before due to bad weather. Hopes for the survival of the three climbers were waning as heavy clouds continued to …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday expressed strong displeasure over federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda’s absence from proceedings in a dual nationality case and imposed a fine of Rs50,000 on him for “repeatedly asking for postponements”. The fine was imposed after Vawda’s lawyer, Mohammad bin Mohsin, failed to appear in front of the ECP during the …

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday will appoint an administrator for running the affairs of the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI), which is going to complete its five-year term on Feb 15. The cabinet, which is slated to meet on Tuesday (tomorrow), will give approval for the appointment of the administrator for the MCI and its 50 union councils. During its …

ISLAMABAD: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), which sits on the opposition benches but not as part of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), on Sunday submitted separate resolutions to both the houses of parliament seeking disapproval of the controversial presidential ordinance on open Senate vote promulgated by the government on Saturday. The resolution in the Senate Secretariat was submitted by JI emir Sirajul …

ISLAMABAD: As majority of the frontline healthcare workers in the federal capital have adopted a ‘wait and see’ approach to get themselves vaccinated against Covid-19, only 34 so far received the vaccine since campaign was launched by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Feb 2. However, District Health Officer Dr Zaeem Zia expressed the hope that a large number of healthcare …

NOWSHERA: Federal Minister for Defence Pervez Khan Khattak has said that Pakistan Democratic Movement chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and former president Asif Ali Zardari will be behind bars soon. He was addressing different public gatherings in Meetakhel Kheshgi Bala and Payan where new power feeders were inaugurated. He said that Maulana Fazlur Rehman should …

GUJRAT: The mainstream opposition parties think that the PTI government can only hold the local polls under pressure of the Supreme Court as the situation is not favourable to take such a risk amid “poor state of economy and bad governance”. Some senior party leaders of the PPP and the PML-N also hint at the option of contesting jointly from …

Lawyers wreaked havoc on the Islamabad High Court building on Monday as they protested over the destruction of their chambers by the Capital Development Authority last night. Lawyers barged into the Chief Justice Block and broke windows and chanted slogans against IHC CJ Athar Minallah outside his chamber, trapping him inside. The IHC top judge was inside his chamber at …

KARACHI: Expressing serious reservations over the Elections (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 that the government promulgated just two days after abandoning its efforts to get the constitution amendment bill for ‘open vote’ in the coming Senate elections passed through the National Assembly, opposition parties have said the government is pushing the country towards a constitutional crisis. In separate but similar reaction, senior …