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, Pakistan – Fawad Chauhdry, senior vice-president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), met with US Ambassador Donald Blome on Thursday at the US embassy in Islamabad, according to A-News. According to insiders, the discussion lasted an hour and both parties addressed the current political situation in Pakistan in depth. AtRead 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 →

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) dismissed a plea for protective bail submitted by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan after he failed to appear before the court on Thursday. The court had granted Imran Khan till 6:30 p.m. to appear in court. Despite beingRead 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 →

DHAKA : ( AFP ) -According to a senior US ambassador now in Bangladesh, sanctions on an elite Bangladeshi police unit suspected of arbitrary murders won’t be lifted until the force is reformatted. Last week, State Department Counselor Derek Chollet travelled to the South Asian nation where he spoke withRead More →