DHAKA : (AFP) – On Monday, the sole newspaper of Bangladesh’s largest opposition party ceased publication after a government suspension order was upheld, raising concerns about media freedom in the South Asian country. Campaigners and international governments, notably the United States, have long raised concern about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’sRead More →

ISLAMABAD : — Speakers of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) legislatures petitioned the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) again on Monday to set a date for provincial elections. Province governors, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), President Dr Arif Alvi, and the governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)Read More →

LAHORE– The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday halted the Electoral Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ruling that denotified members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Punjab. The judgement is the latest victory for the previous governing party. Judge Shahid Karim of the LHC delivered the decision on a case filedRead More →

PESHAWAR – The Deputy Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Mahmood Jan, and two friends have been charged with murder and attempted murder in a property-related dispute. According to the authorities, a property dispute is ongoing between Jan and Isa Khel Qum in the Sufaid Sang suburbs. On Sunday, theRead More →