April 19, 2024
PAKISTAN Politics

Saifur Rehman has been chosen as new administrator of Karachi

KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) announced Dr. Saifur Rehman, a government official, as the new administrator of Karachi on Thursday. A recent agreement between the PPP and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) that would bolster the local government system in the province led to the choice of a grade-20 official. In September of last year, […]

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Azam Swati visits Supreme Court to request relocation of cases to Islamabad

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Senator Azam Swati requested on Thursday that all cases brought against him in Sindh and Balochistan for the contentious tweets he sent about senior military personnel be transferred to Islamabad. He did this in an application to the Supreme Court. His attorney, Babar Awan, submitted the plea, which added the federal government, the director […]

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Punjab will hold LG elections in April, according to ECP

Punjab’s long-delayed LG elections will take place in April of next year, the Elections Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared on Wednesday. In a meeting presided over by Chief Elections Commissioner (CEC) Sultan Sikandar Raja, the decision was made. The main electoral authority needed to delimit the constituencies for a third time, according to the briefing […]

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Imran’s appeal against a fine in code of conduct violation case is denied by ECP

ISLAMABAD: The PTI chairman Imran Khan’s appeal against a sanction related to a code of conduct breach in the Peshawar by-elections was denied by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday. Details indicate that the ECP has rejected the former prime minister’s petition about a code of conduct infraction in Peshawar’s NA-45 constituency. Imran […]

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Azam Swati approaches IHC, ‘fearing custodial killing’

ISLAMABAD: On Monday, PTI leader Senator Azam Khan Swati went to the Islamabad High Court to inquire about the complaints made against him for tweeting disparaging remarks about top military commanders. In a petition, Swati claimed that the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) had brought an action against him in accordance with the Prevention of Electronic […]

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Zardari is in Islamabad seeking advice on a crucial appointment

Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and a former president, arrived in the Islamabad on Thursday. In an interview with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, the former president will participate in a conversation about the nation’s political climate and future tactics. Additionally, he will participate in the interviews for the […]

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Arshad Sharif case is connected to brothers’ travel records

In the most recent step in the Arshad Sharif murder investigation, Pakistani officials have obtained the travel records of Khurram Ahmed and Waqar Ahmed, the two brothers suspected in the contentious slaying.While travelling to Nairobi last month, Sharif was fatally shot by Kenyan police in a case of alleged “mistaken identity.” Khurram visited Pakistan four […]

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Nawaz requests that PM Shehbaz quickly file lawsuit against Imran

ISLAMABAD: Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday to take immediate legal action against PTI Chairman Imran Khan over remarks made against the Pakistan Army. According to people familiar with the situation, PM Shehbaz and Nawaz Sharif spoke over the phone about the divisive remarks […]

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The Islamabad government imposes restrictions on PTI’s ability to hold a rally

ISLAMABAD: A four-page letter outlining the terms and conditions for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) demonstration in the nation’s capital has been produced by the Islamabad administration. The terms and conditions state that PTI Chairman Imran Khan will sign the affidavit, the authorization for the rally will be granted for one day, loudspeaker use is restricted, […]

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IHC asks PTI for assurances about maintaining calm during jalsa

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued a directive to PTI on Thursday directing them to maintain peace wherever they are granted permission to hold sit-ins and jalsa. The comment was made during the hearing on PTI’s complaint that the government failed to provide it a certificate of no objection for its sit-in in Islamabad. The […]

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