Pakistan

PESHAWAR: In the wake of serious developments on the political front at the Centre, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has ruled out the dissolution of provincial assembly at the moment, claiming that he has not received any instructions from the prime minister in this regard. KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, who has the constitutional authority to advise the KP …

LAHORE: PML-N supr­emo Nawaz Sharif has laid into Prime Minister Imran Khan and all other “conspirators” for dismissing a no-confidence motion against Mr Khan, saying that “a man obsessed with power has trampled on the Constitution today”. “Imran Khan, who puts his ego before the country and the nation, and all conspiratorial characters involv­ed in this conspiracy are guilty of high treason …

ISLAMABAD: Only a day after Fawad Chaudhry as the law minister issued directives for formation of a commission to investigate the alleged foreign conspiracy behind the no-confidence resolution against Prime Minister Imran Khan, Qasim Suri in his controversial ruling declared that “circumstances show that there is a nexus between the no-confidence motion, foreign intervention and the activities of the state’s representatives deputed to Pakistan”. …

Imran Khan will continue to serve as the prime minister of Pakistan till the appointment of a caretaker premier under Article 224-A(4) of the Constitution, according to a notification issued by President Dr Arif Alvi ‘s office. Article 224(A) deals with the procedure of the appointment of the caretaker prime minister in case the leader of the house and leader …

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 …