Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: As his opponents cobble up a coalition to rule for the next five years, PTI founder Imran Khan on Tuesday revealed that the former ruling party was willing to talk to all political parties except for the PPP, PML-N and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM-P). The remarks by the former premier came at a time when his rivals — …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday granted PTI President Parvez Elahi bail in a case pertaining to an alleged illegal appointment made in the Punjab Assembly during his recent stint as the chief minister. Initially taken into custody on June 1 last year, the former Punjab CM has faced a series of releases and re-arrests, and has remained in detention ever since. The legal …

ISLAMABAD: After the Election Commission of Pakistan notified the victory of PML-N candidate Tariq Fazal Chaudhry from NA-47, his opponent Shuaib Shaheen, a PTI-backed candidate, moved the Islamabad High Court against the ECP notification, citing ‘mala fide’ intent. The plea is likely to be heard today, whereas another PTI-backed candidate Ali Bukhari from NA-48 is also likely to approach the …

ISLAMABAD: After almost 35 years of its construction, the Saudi government is expected to provide funds for the renovation of Faisal Mosque in the federal capital, which has not seen any major repair work over the past three decades. This was revealed as caretaker Interior Minister Gohar Ijaz visited the mosque along with Saudi envoy Nawaf Saeed Al-Maliki, Capital Development …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has expressed concerns over frivolous complaints filed against judges to “damage” their reputation. The remarks were made on Monday by judges who were part of a five-member bench, headed by Justice Aminud Din Khan, which had taken up the federal government’s intra-court appeal (ICA) challenging the 2023 decision in Afiya Shehrbano Zia case. “We should take care of complaints filed …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court, which resumes the case proceedings in the 2023 Jaranwala tragedy today, has been urged to direct the one-man commission of Dr Shoaib Suddle — appointed in 2019 to implement its 2014 order in a minority rights case — to conduct inquiry and assign culpabilities to groups and individuals involved in the gruesome arson attacks on churches and properties …

QUETTA / GWADAR: Vari­ous political parties continued to hold rallies and sit-ins in several parts of the province on Monday against alleged rigging in elections, causing traffic suspension between Balochistan and other provinces. An alliance of four parties representing Baloch, Pashtoon and Hazara nationalists gave a call for a shutter down strike in the province for Tuesday (today) and made …

ISLAMABAD: Follo­wing days of severe criticism over the delay in the announcement of poll results, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has defended itself, saying a litany of security and logistical challenges impeded the process. For four days since Feb 8, mum was the word from the commission as people waited for the final consolidated results. There were also claims …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday summoned caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on February 19 over the failure to recover allegedly missing Baloch students. The directive was issued as IHC’s Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani resumed hearing a petition regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances. The commission was established in 2011 …

ISLAMABAD: Even as PTI described alleged ongoing attempts to change the election results to convert the victory of its candidates into defeat as a malicious plot to plunge the country deep into a quagmire of political chaos and economic instability, the party on Monday decided to run for the offices of speaker, prime minister and other positions. Besides, the PTI …