Pakistan

PML-N leader Malik Ahmed Khan on Tuesday accused former prime minister Imran Khan of wanting to “alter the election cycle” of the country by attempting to force elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before general elections — something he deemed a “flawed scheme”. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Malik Ahmed explained why holding national and provincial assemblies’ elections — …

South Waziristan MNA and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader Ali Wazir was released from Karachi’s Central Jail on Tuesday after being incarcerated for more than two years. The lawmaker had been jailed in Karachi since December 31, 2020 after being arrested in various sedition cases. Wazir’s lawyer Advocate Qadir Khan confirmed the development to Dawn.com, saying that his client had been …

ISLAMABAD: Less than a week after the much-hyped Multi-Party Conference (MPC) was shelved, the Pakistan Peoples Party urged all political parties on Monday to sit together and devise a Code of Conduct (CoC) so that “we don’t cross the line while confronting each other” and thrash out a consensus to tackle the multiple crises afflicting the nation. Although the Pakistan …

After meeting with the electoral watchdog, Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman said on Tuesday that he would approach the Lahore High Court (LHC) to seek clarity on its order for the immediate announcement of the date for provincial elections as well as his advisory role in this regard. Last week, the LHC had ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to immediately announce …

KARACHI: In uncertain economic conditions, consumers continue to receive severe price shocks following an unchecked hike in the prices of daily use items, including loose milk, which has been increased to Rs210 from Rs190 per litre by some shopkeepers and live broiler chicken which has seen an increase of Rs30-40 per kg in the last two days, taking the cost …

LAHORE: Prime Minis­ter Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday issued directives for speedy completion of solar and wind energy projects. While chairing a meeting on renewable energy, he said it was the government’s main priority to encourage the production of electricity through solar and wind energy sources. The renewable sources would produce low-cost and environment-friendly electricity, he added. PM Sharif pointed out …

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the modern-day threats to peace are extremism-based terrorism, illegal activities by transnational criminal syndicates, maritime piracy and poverty. “Natural calamities as a result of climate change, environmental degradation and the traditional threat of inter-state rivalries based on nationalistic agendas devoid of moral principles and justice happen to be great …

TAXILA: A female belonging to the minority community has been appointed as the assistant commissioner of Hassanabdal for the first time in the history of the town. Dr Sana Ramchand Gulwani, 27, has assumed the charge of the AC and administrator of the town. Dr Sana was the first female from the Hindu community to join the Pakistan Administrative Service …

LAHORE: Though it has yet to announce a date for the launch of the ‘court arrest movement’, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has said that preparations in connection with the drive are in full swing. According to Senator Ejaz Chaudhry, the PTI leaders and supporters will take out a procession on The Mall — a violation of Section 144 of CrPC …

LAHORE: The Nankana Sahib police arrested 60 suspects involved in the lynching of a man outside the police station on Saturday morning. Several police teams launched a massive crackdown at the residences, business points, and other places to round up the suspects. Sheikhupura Regional Police Officer (RPO) Babar Sarfraz Alpa said some 17 suspects/attackers have been nominated in the FIR. …