Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) Sindh chapter on Sunday took notice of print and electronic advertisements run by the provincial government on the day of local government elections in Karachi, Hyderabad and other areas. The commission has also sought an explanation from the Sindh administration for running the ads regarding the launch of electric buses and some other projects on …

QUETTA: The Canada-based Barrick Gold Corporation has formally launched work on the Reko Diq project in Balochistan, the company’s head announced on Sunday. In a ceremony held at the Chief Minister’s secretariat on Sunday, Barrick Gold Corporation Chief Executive Officer Mark Bristow said the company has also established a project office in Quetta. “We have hired the best team of …

LAHORE: After experiencing the bitter taste of defeat at the hands of the PTI multiple times, the PML-N leadership is now searching for a ‘narrative’ to counter Imran Khan, especially in light of upcoming elections in Punjab following the dissolution of the provincial assembly. This time PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif is the man in charge. For this purpose, the …

KARACHI / HYDERABAD: After a long delay, local government elections in Karachi and Hyderabad were finally held on Sunday with people casting votes to elect their representatives. The polling, which started at 8am, continued till 5pm in a largely peaceful manner with sporadic incidents of violence and recriminations of rigging by political parties. Unofficial results from Hyderabad put the Pakistan …

Former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association and senior lawyer Latif Afridi was killed in firing inside the Peshawar High Court (PHC) bar room on Monday, according to the police. He was moved to the Peshawar Lady Reading Hospital immediately after the incident where he succumbed to his injuries during medical treatment, the facility’s spokesperson said. Muhammad Asim also …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday responded to the criticism from contesting parties over the delay in results of the second phase of local government elections in Sindh, saying that “this is a complicated process and it takes time to prepare the result of one union council.” The explanation was given by Sindh Election Commissioner Ejaz Anwar Chauhan in …

KARACHI: Welcoming the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision of holding local government elections in Karachi and Hyderabad divisions on Sunday [today], the opposition parties asked law enforcement agencies and ECP to ensure free and fair polling. They expressed fear that ‘moves’ were still being made to pressurise the ECP and delay the process for political ‘vested interests’. Addressing a press …

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Saturday lashed out at the federal government for forming a committee to disburse development funds in tribal districts and insisted that the move was unconstitutional. Addressing the oath-taking ceremony for the newly-elected cabinet and governing body of the Peshawar Press Club here, the chief minister said the steering committee notified by the …

LAHORE: Former deputy speaker of the National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri has approached the Lahore High Court against the notices issued to him by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on a complaint of journalist Saleem Safi Suri, through a counsel, submitted that the FIA issued him call-up notices on a complaint that did not make any offence under the Electronic …

LAHORE / DERA GHAZI KHAN: Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Amir Zulfiqar Khan has ordered a clean-up operation against militants and other criminals involved in attacks on police check posts in different cities of south Punjab. He was holding a meeting at the Dera Ghazi Khan regional police officer (RPO) office after a head constable was martyred in an …