LAHORE – Saturday, while unleashing a rant against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president and party main organiser Maryam Nawaz declared that the previous governing party destroyed the country’s economy and that her party is rebuilding. In her informal conversation with journalists on Saturday, she statedRead More →

ISLAMABAD: Ijazul Haq, a former minister, was called in on Tuesday in a money laundering investigation by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday. The FIA has sent a summons notice to Mr. Haq. Mr. Haq was charged with possessing more wealth than income. He was under investigation for attemptingRead More →

ISLAMABAD :– The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on Friday that it was functioning within constitutional bounds and not following anyone’s orders. The commission maintained that it carried out its responsibilities independently and without bias, and that the benches appointed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja hadRead More →

ISLAMABAD : – On Friday, the Pakistani Supreme Court temporarily halted the Punjab interim government’s notice that Ghulam Mahmood Dogar would no longer serve as the Lahore capital city’s police chief (CCPO). In its decision on a petition challenging his reassignment, a three-judge panel presided over by Justice Ijazul AhsanRead More →

ISLAMABAD – The Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to promptly declare the date for elections in Punjab. The ECP has opted to challenge the LHC’s decision internally. According to the head electoral body, announcing the date was not constitutionally mandated. According to the report,Read More →

ISLAMABAD, – On Thursday, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) asked the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) not to run in the by-election. According to sources close to the situation, the PDM contacted the MQM-P leadership and requested that by-elections be avoided. MQM-P requested more time to speak with the party’s RabitaRead More →

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said that the raids on the BBC offices in India on Tuesday were just another sign of the country’s constricting media freedom environment and a stain on India’s democratic credentials. Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the raids were retaliation for the BBC documentary on the GujratRead More →