shah LAHORE: PML-N president and National Assembly opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday lashed out at the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf for the ruling party’s workers assault on senior leaders of his party in Islamabad, saying “this unacceptable behaviour is a reflection of the training given to them [workers] by their party leadership”. “The attack on Marriyum Aurangzeb, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Ahsan …

KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday in a meeting with Senator-elect Mohammad Abdul Qadir welcomed him into the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) despite strong opposition from Balochistan leadership and zonal heads of the party who had earlier compelled the central high command to withdraw a party ticket awarded to him. Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak and PTI chief organiser Saifullah Niazi …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday asked the counsel for the Indian High Commission to apprise the court whether or not the Indian government was satisfied with the actions taken by the Pakistani government for the release of five Indian spies who were behind bars even after completion of their sentences. A three-judge IHC bench comprising Chief Justice Athar …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up on Wednesday (today) the hotly debated issue of by-election in NA-75 Daska. A three-judge SC bench, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and consisting of Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Yahya Afridi, will hear an appeal filed by PTI’s Ali Asjad Malhi, who is seeking overturning of the Election Commission of Pakistan’s …

• Shibli does not rule out offer to JUI-F • Opposition says govt trying to divide PDM • PM terms e-voting vital for transparency in next polls ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Shibli Faraz on Tuesday did not rule out the government’s offer of the Senate deputy chairman slot to the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) as the federal cabinet expressed its confidence of …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by PTI’s Ali Awan challenging the Senate victory of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. During today’s proceedings, the court also rejected a plea to disqualifying the former premier’s son, MPA Ali Haider Gilani Earlier this week, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) formally nominated Gilani as its candidate for the office …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday rejected a plea seeking to stop the electoral body from issuing the notification regarding PTI’s Faisal Vawda’s victory in the recently held Senate polls. The decision was taken in a hearing of the commission, headed by its member from Punjab, Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi. Vawda, who appeared in person in the hearing along with …

Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood said on Wednesday that educational institutions in seven cities of Punjab will close down for two weeks from March 15 (Monday) in light of rising Covid-19 cases. The minister was addressing a press conference alongside Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan shortly after the National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) reviewed …

Globe Life Field is set to host in-person commencement ceremonies for all 2020 and spring 2021 University of Texas at Arlington graduates in May. This will be the university’s first commencement ceremony since fall 2019, after it postponed all 2020 ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a university news release. Graduating students will have the choice to attend …

Main Street Cafe in downtown Garland is hosting a food drive for a local pantry that suffered from a lack of donations during last month’s winter storms. After the shelves of Good Samaritans of Garland emptied at the end of February, volunteers stepped in to help. Local businesses and organizations like Intrinsic Smokehouse and Brewery and VN United Soccer showed …