Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Akbar Nasir Khan has arrived at the residence of PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Chief Justice of Pakistan’s (CJP) order following a ‘raid’ at the latter’s house. The PTI chairman was informed about the raid while he was attending the Supreme Court hearing regarding his party’s electoral symbol of “bat”. During …

Another resolution has been moved in the Senate of Pakistan, seeking a delay in the general election 2024 for three months, citing security challenges. The resolution has been moved by Senator Hidayatullah, a member of Pakistan’s upper house from the Independent Parliamentary Group. Expressing concern about the rising attacks on the candidates willing to contest the general election, the resolution …

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Friday that the culprits in the Model Town case should be brought to justice. Speaking to media in Lahore, Bhutto-Zardari said, ”We have got the plans in line with the manifesto. We have the tradition of fulfilling the promises like the other political parties.” He was of the view that there …

The Pakistan Meteorological Department has stated that due to stable weather conditions, cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. Furthermore, as per the Met Department, very cold weather conditions are likely to continue in the plains of Punjab during the next week. Dense foggy conditions are also likely to continue in plain areas of Punjab, …

President Arif Alvi on Friday accepted the resignation of Justice Justice Ijazul Ahsan. President Alvi accepted the resignation of Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan on the advice of the caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar. President Arif Alvi accepted the resignation under Article 179 of the Constitution. Earlier, President Alvi accepted the resignation Justice Mazahir Ali Naqvi. Earlier. Supreme Court’s senior-most judge, …

2 terrorists killed in military operation in NW Pakistani security forces claimed on Friday evening to have killed two terrorists during an operation in North Waziristan district of the country’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday moved the Supreme Court (SC) against the Peshawar High Court’s decision allowing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to retain its electoral symbol. The ECP, in a plea, has pleaded with the apex court to overturn the PHC verdict which is against the ‘constitution’. The moves comes after a consultative meeting was held on Thursday …

UK-based citizenship and residence advisory firm, Henley and Partners, has once again ranked the Pakistani passport among the worst in the world in its latest rankings. The country hasn’t shown any improvement in its ranking during the last five years. The most recent Henley Passport Index positions the Pakistani passport as the fourth worst globally. According to the firm’s Global …

The Islamabad High Court has accepted an appeal of former prime minister Imran Khan against the in-camera trial of the cipher case against him, and annulled the proceedings of the case from December 14 onwards. The Islamabad High Court has also suspended the stay order in the cipher case in a verdict issued by Justice Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb. The Islamabad …

Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Qatar Emiri Air Force joint aerial Exercise Zilzal-II has kicked off in Qatar. The exercise will mimic a near-realistic aerial warfare scenario coupled with real-time opportunity for the participating Air Forces to test their operational readiness. Exercise Zilzal-II, aimed at improving joint planning mechanism, is considered a historical benchmark to further solidify the existing defence …

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of later former president Pervez Musharraf’s awarded to him by a special court in 2019 in a “high treason case”. A four-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Aminuddin Khan and Justice Athar Minallah conducted the hearing. The former …

The bodies of 11 people were recovered from a house in Takhtikhel area of Lakki Marwat. The bodies included women and children. Police reached the spot in the remote Tap Takhtikhel area of Lakki Marwat where someone reportedly broke into a house and killed 11 people, and escaped after locking the house from the outside. According to the police, the …

The Rawalpindi police have taken an important initiative by starting regular school classes for the city’s transgender population. The special classes are being conducted at the Islamia Higher Secondary School in Liaquat Bagh. A spokesman for the Rawalpindi police said that such an initiative for the education of transgenders had been taken for the first time in Pakistan. The district …

Senior judge of the Supreme Court Justice Mazahar Ali Naqvi has resigned from office.  The judge has sent his resignation to the president of Pakistan. A complaint against Justice Naqvi on charges of corruption and incomplete asset details was being heard in the Supreme Judicial Council. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court had on Tuesday rejected an appeal for …

The Peshawar High Court has allowed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to contest the upcoming elections in February on its bat symbol. The court had earlier reserved its decision on the PTI’s appeal against the election commission’s decision to withdraw the symbol from the party and nullify its intra-party elections. The PHC accepted the PTI’s appeal and declared the election commission’s …

In the second meeting of the Trilateral Defence Collaboration held on Tuesday at the GHQ, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye discussed potential collaboration in defence equipment technologies including research and development. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the three sides reaffirmed the salience of “combining the intellectual, technical, financial as well as human resources of …

The Punjab government on Tuesday decided to cancel the artificial rainfall programme due to the absence of the required clouds. Sources divulged that two aircraft from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were presently stationed at Lahore Airport, awaiting approval from the meteorological department to proceed with the artificial rainfall operation. It had been disclosed that the Meteorological Department has not …

Negotiations are underway between the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) regarding the allocation of seats in NA-242. Sources divulged on Tuesday that for the provincial seats in NA-242, the MQM-P is anticipated to nominate its candidate, whereas the PML-N is showing a preference for presenting its own candidate. Ongoing discussions are in progress between MQM and …

Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan has been arrested in the case of May 9 attack on the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the Pakistan Army also. Imran Khan is incarcerated in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on judicial remand in two references of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), while his release orders in the cipher case were …

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted mainly cold and cloudy weather in most of the upper and western parts of the country. The northern regions, in particular, are expected to experience very cold temperatures. Furthermore, as per the PMD’s forecast, northern Balochistan and western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are expected to receive rain, with the possibility of snow over mountains. Additionally, …

The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) while pronouncing a reserved verdict in the case pertaining to the on the interpretation of Article 62-1F has abolished the lifetime disqualification. The ruling was made by a distinguished 7-member bench of the apex court, featuring Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Jamal Mandukhel, …

Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi said that due to the ongoing winter wave, schools will resume on 10th Jan 2024. He said from 10th January to 22nd Jan, schools will start at 9:30 am. The caretaker CM said that It is highly advisable to wear jackets and warm clothes. Earlier, amidst intensifying winter conditions, the Education Department of Khyber …

The Supreme Court (SC) postponed the hearing on the presidential reference against the late former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s death sentence until after the general elections in the third week of February. The date for the next hearing will be announced later. A nine-member larger bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez …

The Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench reserved on Sunday its decision on the disqualification appeal by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan Justice Chaudhry Abdul Aziz presided over the election tribunal and Barrister Ali Zafar represented the PTI chief. Imran’s counsel prayed to the tribunal to annul the decision made by the returning officer on Imran’s nomination papers. Zafar argued …

The Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) rejected the criticism against the Senate resolution to delay polls and requested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to consider the resolution as there was nothing unusual in it. BAP spokesman Senator Kauda Babar rejected the criticism of the resolution and questioned have elections had never been delayed before today and was it was a …

Uncertainty hangs over the upcoming general elections, as the secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Omar Hamid Khan, has reportedly suddenly fallen seriously ill and offered to resign. According to unconfirmed sources, while Hamid hasn’t officially submitted a written resignation yet, an important meeting was held between him and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja to discuss …

The federal government constituted on Saturday a cabinet committee to investigate the incidents of May 9, when public and private property was vandalized by violent PTI supporters following the arrest of PTI founder. According to the notification, the caretaker federal law and justice minister will be the convener committee. Other members of the committee include ministers of interior, information, and …

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has said that every citizen has the right to disagree with the judiciary. The CJP made these remarks during a speech he delivered at the launch event of the e-campus of the Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad. The academy is functioning under a strong board, which includes important personalities. He further said …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has completed priority-based training for election supervisory staff appointed for the smooth conduct of the 2024 general elections. According to the electoral body, the training of 579,191 people has been completed, while the remaining 406,222 people will complete training by February 1. ECP spokesman said on Thursday that the Commission had initiated training for …

Several senior political leaders including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice-chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry, Zulfi Bukhari, Atif Khan, Naeem Haider Panjutha, Firdous Shamim Naqvi and others have secured relief from election tribunals as their nomination papers were accepted for the February 8 general elections. Hearing of objections filed against the rejection or acceptance of nomination papers by the election tribunals …

President Dr. Arif Alvi on Friday approved the reconstitution of the Council of Common Interests (CCI. The president gave the approval under Article 153 of the Constitution. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will be the chairman of the council. All four Chief Ministers of the provinces and three federal ministers will be the members of the council. Caretaker federal ministers for Finance, …

The Supreme Court (SC) reserved its decision on Friday in the matter related to the re-examining of the lifetime disqualification of lawmakers under Article 62 (1) (f) of the Constitution. “We will try to come up with a shorter order as soon as possible. Probably not today but it will be very soon God willing,” said Chief Justice Qazi Faez …

The United States State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller in press briefing said that U. S. supported democracy could not how to conduct elections. Responding to a question about ECP rejecting nomination papers of ex-PM Imran Khan baring him to contest the elections and how the US assess the situation when you call for free and fair elections, Miller said that …

With the next general elections hardly a month away, the Senate passed a resolution on Friday seeking a delay in elections citing security concerns. The resolution, presented by independent Senator Dilawar Khan, was opposed by Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Afnan Ullah Khan. The upper house of parliament has a total of 100 members, …

In a tragic incident, three shepherd children were dead in a landmine blast in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa۔ Local sources report that the explosion occurred in the fields in Mir Ali, where the children, aged between 5 to 15 years, were grazing goats. The deceased children belonged to Khajoori Zakir Khel village, the police said. The bodies were moved to …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) restored on Thursday 10-year disqualification for the convicts charged under the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO). The IHC’s division bench consisting of Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz restored the 10-year disqualification period of convicts As per the verdict, the disqualification period spanned five years instead of 10. Today’s order came during the …

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has filed an application before the Supreme Court against the Peshawar High Court’s  (PHC) decision regarding the party’s election symbol. The high court had accepted the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) plea and withdrew its previous stay order on the ECP verdict annulling the PTI’s intra-party poll and subsequently withdrawing its election symbol of bat. The …

Former chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Faiz Hameed, has reportedly recorded his statement before the Faizabad dharna inquiry commission. Sources said that the former ISI director general has answered the questions provided by the commission. The sources further said that Faiz Hameed has claimed he negotiated with the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on the instructions of the then government of …

The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has suggested some very important election reforms, including a reduction in the National Assembly’s term, more powers for the election commission, the size of the cabinet, and the number of seats a single candidate can contest. As per the report, titled ‘Reform Agenda’, the prominent economic and research think tank has suggested the …

ISLAMABAD: A thick blanket of fog starting from Tuesday night in Pakistan’s federal capital Islamabad and its twin city Rawalpindi has disrupted bus, train and flight schedules and affected the daily life of local residents. A man rides a bicycle amid heavy fog on a road in Peshawar, Pakistan, Jan. 3, 2024. (Photo by Umar Qayyum) Vehicles run amid heavy …