Pakistan

LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan said his party members were being asked to part ways with him and were being coerced into believing that he had been marked with a “red line” and had no political future, and vowed to erase all such barriers with the help of his supporters. The former prime minister once again accused the establishment of …

The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday directed the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz — a major partner of the ruling coalition — to hold intra-party elections by March 14. A five-member ECP bench, headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja, heard a case regarding the intra-party elections of political parties. According to Section 208 of the Elections Act, all …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) was told on Thursday that Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman had retracted orders to de-notify Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi as the provincial chief executive after he managed to secure the confidence of 186 members in the Punjab Assembly (PA). The revelation was made as a five-member bench took up a petition filed by the CM challenging Rehman’s …

LONDON/ISLAMABAD: Reports that a package containing uranium originating from Pakistan arrived at Heathrow Airport last month sparked panic in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, but Pakistani officials insisted that London has not contacted Islamabad regarding the investigation into the matter. Officials also said that the shipment did not originate in Pakistan, as is being claimed by British media, and suspected foul play …

LAHORE: Chief Minister Parvez Elahi’s son Rasikh Elahi on Tuesday appeared before the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and recorded his statement in connection with a fresh money laundering probe against him and some other family members. According to officials, Mr Rasikh replied to the queries of investigators for over 90 minutes. The FIA had also summoned his wife and sister-in-law …

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Tuesday claimed that flour price in the province went up extraordinarily due to the high wheat support price announced by the Sindh government. “Sindh’s unusual move to take wheat support price to Rs4,000 per 40kg after Punjab and KP fixed it at Rs3,100 is abnormally driving flour rate up in our province as Punjab’s …

SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: The participants of a protest sit-in blocked roads in South Waziristan tribal district after talks between their leaders and the local administration failed to yield any results on Tuesday. The protest sit-in staged in Wana, the district headquarters, entered the fifth day on Tuesday. It has been organised by Waziristan Aman Olasi Pasoon to demand that the government …

ISLAMABAD: Questioning a demand by the Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC) for an annual financial support of $40 million for continuing its flight operations, the federal government informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that it had provided the national flag carrier Rs114 billion since 2018. Through its counsel Raja Salman Akram, PIA had sought the $40m financial support, as well …

British police said on Tuesday they had opened an investigation into a package containing uranium that was seized at London’s Heathrow Airport. The package was discovered by border agents during a routine search on December 29, police said. The package had originated in Pakistan and arrived on a flight from Oman, according to The Sun, which first reported the story. The uranium was …

ISLAMABAD: Two senior bureaucrats are in hot water and four key officials of the National Endowment Scholarships for Talent (NEST) have been dismissed from service for splurging at least Rs25 million to acquire membership in the elite Islamabad Club. NEST is a programme for eligible and deserving students. It is an autonomous body and an additional secretary of the Ministry …