Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Except the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), all political parties, including government allies, in a consultative session with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday opposed recent changes to the elections law to allow key public office holders to take part in election campaign. Representatives of some 17 political parties attended the session with Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja in …

Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Karachi on Wednesday, a day after the joint opposition submitted a no-confidence motion against him with the National Assembly Secretariat, and held a meeting with the leadership of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), allies of his government in the Centre. The premier was received by PTI and MQM-P members upon his arrival …

Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Wednesday said Prime Minister Imran Khan should not have reacted “publicly” against the European Union in his recent speech where he lashed out at the bloc’s ambassadors for their “undiplomatic” statement asking Pakistan to condemn Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Speaking during a public rally in Vehari last week, the prime minister had questioned if the …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said his “gun” was now aimed at PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari who he said was his “next target”. The prime minister was addressing a rally in Karachi during a one-day visit to the city where he held a meeting with the leadership of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan, an ally of his government in the Centre. “Now …

LAHORE / ISLAMABAD: As the opposition accelerates its efforts to topple the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government through a purported no-confidence motion, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday faced a huge setback when his close friend Aleem Khan announced joining hands with disgruntled party leader Jahangir Tareen, and a panic-stricken PM dispatched Sindh Governor Imran Ismail to Lahore to pacify the …

ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: Stepping up their efforts to table a no-confidence motion against the government, the top leaders of the three opposition parties on Monday held a serious consultative session in the presence of their senior members and legal wizards and discussed the pros and cons of their possible move aimed at ousting Prime Minister Imran Khan. Head of Pakistan …

ISLAMABAD: The capital police have agreed to provide security cover to the participants of the PPP long march which is expected to reach Islamabad on Tuesday (today), PPP Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar said on Monday. Mr Khokhar had submitted an application to the capital police chief on March 4, seeking security arrangements at Rawat but received no response. The senator …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday observed that the first information report (FIR) registered against Baloch students and rights activist Imaan Zainab Mazari is “liable to be quashed” and asked the federal cabinet to redress grievances of the students. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah was hearing a petition filed by Ms Mazari against the FIR registered against her …

The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, on Tuesday launched the National Gender Policy Framework aimed at providing a structured mechanism with defined objectives for improving the lives of women and providing them with equal opportunities to excel in a professional sphere. According to a press release issued by the ministry a day earlier, …

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the de-sealing of Islamabad’s Monal Restaurant, suspending the January 11 Islamabad High Court order of sealing and taking over possession of the restaurant situated in the picturesque Margalla Hills. The apex court order was issued by a three-member bench headed by Justice Ijazul Ahsan. The IHC had on Jan 11 ordered capital authorities to seal Monal …