• Lahore’s 14 NA and 30 provincial seats attract 600 candidates, including Nawaz, Imran and Bilawal• Over 800 candidates for Karachi’s 22 NA seats, more […]
Month: December 2023
Interesting contests emerge as bigwigs file papers in Punjab
LAHORE: As heavyweights from across the political spectrum continued to collect and submit their nomination papers in Punjab, a possibility of a number of interesting […]
PML-N ‘resisting pressure’ in seat-adjustment talks with IPP
• Says no room for IPP candidates ‘who joined after May 9 riots’• Asks Tareen’s party to cut short its ‘ambitious list’ of aspirants LAHORE: […]
SC approves Imran, Qureshi’s bail in cipher case
The Supreme Court on Friday approved the post-arrest bail of former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who are incarcerated at […]
Imran’s prospects dim as conviction remains in field
• IHC distinguishes between ‘conviction’ and ‘sentence’, holds that former can’t be overturned under Section 426• Petition challenging cipher trial to be taken up today• […]
Islamabad police baton-charge, arrest Baloch protesters
Islamabad police arrested dozens of Baloch protesters in multiple areas of the federal capital late Wednesday night. They also baton-charged them during a demonstration against […]
Ex-ministry official files SJC complaint against two judges
ISLAMABAD: A former senior official of the defence ministry has filed a complaint in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against two judges of the Supreme […]
No intelligence agency permitted by govt to tap audios, IHC told
Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday that the government had not permitted any intelligence agency […]
Lawyers assail CEC over poll ‘discrepancies’
• PBC, SCBA and SHCBA point out inconsistencies’ in delimitation, seat allocations• Commission denies claims regarding creation of extra seat in ECP chief’s home district• […]
Balanced ballots
THE latest voter data by the ECP is a harbinger of progress. The electoral gender gap in Pakistan has notably shrunk to below 10m. With the overall […]