Pakistan

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 …

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday that the government would file a reference in the Supreme Court, asking it to interpret Article 63 (A) of the Constitution, which is related to disqualification of parliamentarians on grounds of defection. In a series of tweets, Chaudhry said the government would also request the top court to conduct daily …

• Work to start next month; land acquisition underway RAWALPINDI: The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) on Wednesday acquired the contract to start the much-awaited Rawalpindi Ring Road (R3) project, estimated to cost Rs22.8 billion. On the other hand, the delegation of a Chinese company expressed its interest in the Leh Nullah Expressway and flood channel projects during its visit to the …

TAXILA: A Malaysian Buddhist delegation along with scholars from Taxila Institute of Asian Civilisation (TIAC) visited Taxila Museum and other world heritage sites of Taxila and Julian on Wednesday. The delegation including nuns and disciples are on their visit to Pakistan to participate in the International Conference and Arts Festival on ‘Buddhism in Pakistan: History, Archaeology, Art and Architecture’. Upon …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government’s presidential ordinance of direct election of the capital’s mayor has been set aside as the Islamabad High Court (IHC) ruled that the local government (LG) polls would be held as per the law introduced by the previous regime. IHC Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani accepted the identical petitions filed by Mazdoor Union of Capital Development …

SWAT / ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that it was the responsibility of the entire nation to come out of their homes and stand with the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in Islamabad on March 27, against “the three thieves” to tell the world that they are against the “hypocrites and the allies of the United States”. The PM …

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to produce a progress report on the steps taken for blocking ‘unlawful’ contents, including immoral material, on the popular mobile video app, TikTok. A bench consisting of Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan and Justice Abdul Shakoor observed that the country had its own social values, so the court …

LAHORE: Though the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is confident Prime Minister Imran Khan will go home without its planned long march on the capital as he virtually has lost the support of his government’s allies, it (PDM) wants PML-N’s ‘crowed-puller’ Maryam Nawaz to lead the caravan from Lahore. The government allies, especially PML-Q and MQM-P, still remain indecisive which side …

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has claimed that a number of opposition MNAs are presently staying at Sindh House to provide them security in the wake of threats by government ministers and the March 10 police raid on Parliament Lodges. This admission came amid allegations by the government that the opposition had detained some ruling party lawmakers at …