Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Islam­abad High Court (IHC) declined to issue an interim order on Friday to restrain the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from proceeding against Prime Minister Imran Khan and federal ministers for allegedly violating the code of conduct during the ongoing campaign for local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The ECP earlier issued notices to Prime Minister Khan, KP Governor Shah …

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Saturday issued show-cause notices to 13 of its lawmakers on grounds of alleged defection, and sought an explanation from them by March 26 as to why they may not be declared defectors and disqualified as a member of the National Assembly. The notices have been issued to the following MNAs: Noor Alam Khan (NA-27 Peshawar-I) Dr …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday predicted that most of the dissident lawmakers of his party, whose potential vote against him in the looming no-trust move in the National Assembly could threaten his government, will return back to the PTI because of “public pressure”. Terming the no-confidence resolution against him a “wonderful opportunity”, he said, “I predict that as the …

The Supreme Court on Saturday issued notices to four political parties — PTI, PML-N, PPP and JUI-F — in connection with a petition filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) seeking the SC’s intervention to prevent “anarchy” ahead of the no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan. The apex court directed the Islamabad inspector general of police to submit by Monday …

ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 positivity ratio in Pakistan dropped below 1per cent as the country reported 183 new cases during the last 24 hours, the data released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed on Friday. According to NCOC, the nerve centre leading Pakistan’s fight against COVID-19, a total of 28,554 samples were tested, out of which 183 turned …

PESHAWAR: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl on Thursday announced that it would send around 10,000 volunteers of its Ansarul Islam force to Islamabad from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to provide security to the participants of the opposition’s march on March 25. The JUI-F’s provincial council met here on Thursday with Maulana Attaur Rehman in the chair and worked out the plan for the Islamabad …

ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah of the Supreme Court on Thursday observed that judges not in touch with science cannot produce jurisprudence. “As a judge, I feel this is a great judgement that has opened the gates of science to walk into our courtrooms,” said Justice Shah while giving a keynote speech at a report launch commemorating the one-year …

LAHORE: The opposition may bring a no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Usman Buzdar before March 28 to forestall the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government’s possible plan to dissolve the Punjab Assembly in case of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ouster. “The PML-N and PPP leaders are deliberating to bring a no-trust move against Buzdar in the last week of this month sensing …

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: The capital is witnessing unique events after the opposition Pakis­tan Peoples Party (PPP)-led Sindh government called in the provincial police to help protect the premises of Sindh House. Sindh House is the domain of the provincial government and as such, is always at its disposal. The same is true for Punjab House, Balochistan House and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House. But …

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said on Friday that he had presented a summary to Prime Minister Imran Khan on imposing governor rule in Sindh earlier in the day but added that during a PTI parliamentary committee meeting no decision had been made on the suggestion so far. Talking to reporters in Islamabad, the interior minister asked the dissident PTI lawmakers …