Pakistan

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday urged the Supreme Court to “stop Imran Khan’s coup” and form a “full court bench to address the political crisis” in Pakistan. Addressing a presser in Islamabad, he asserted that what happened in the National Assembly on Sunday was a blatant violation of the Constitution. “There is one legal way of removing the prime …

President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif to propose names of suitable persons for appointment as caretaker premier under Article 224-A(1 )of the Constitution. The development comes a day after the NA deputy speaker disallowed a no-trust confidence motion against PM Imran and …

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said on Monday that the apex court would issue a “reasonable order” today on the the legality of the current situation in the country following the dismissal of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan by National Assembly (NA) Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri and the subsequent dissolution of the NA by President Arif Alvi on …

LAHORE: The participants in an international conference on Saturday emphasised more awareness on groundwater resources. The University of Engineering and Technology’s Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering organised the second international conference on ‘hydrology and water resources’. Participants from various countries, including Hungary, Australia, Turkey, and China, as well as Pakistan, attended the conference. UET Vice Chancellor Prof Dr …

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday for “trying to divide the nation and pushing the country towards a civil war” — a sentiment shared by PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who said it was unfortunate that “this defeated man [the premier] is making efforts to disrupt peace”. Speaking at …

LAHORE: A large number of cyclists, including women, gathered on the Ring Road on Saturday to participate in the cycle rallies in a bid to play their role to improve the environment through promotion of cycling. “I, along with my friends, have not come here just to participate in the bicycle rallies as I also want to tell the people …

ISLAMABAD: A number of hospitals have stopped providing services under the government’s Health Card programme due to payment issues. Even the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) Cardiac Centre has stopped implanting stents for the last over one week as the vendor has refused to provide stents due to non-payment of bills of over Rs100 million. On the other hand, …

ISLAMABAD: The Sindh police have been tasked with escorting all dissident members of the PTI to the National Assembly on Sunday (today) to appear in the proceedings for the vote of no-confidence, sources told Dawn. The sources in the police and the administration said reports gathered by intelligence agencies had showed that the Singh police’s Special Security Unit (SSU), which was …

KARACHI: Making it clear that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan has not demanded any ministries, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Saturday that it was up to the MQM-P to join as a coalition partner of Pakistan Peoples Party-led provincial government. He said this while speaking at a press conference at the CM House. Replying to a question, he …

KOHAT: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl Orakzai district chief and the candidate for the slot of lower tehsil chairman have rejected the results of the local government elections, accusing the administration and election staff of rigging the polls. They were addressing a press conference in Kohat Press Club on Saturday. Those who spoke on the occasion included JUI-F Orakzai chief Maulana Abdul Baseer, …