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 →

ISALAHABAD – In a case involving accusations of a murder conspiracy against former president Asif Ali Zardari, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday granted bail to Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the head of the Awami Muslim League (AML). After hearing arguments from Islamabad Advocate General Jahangir Khan Jadoon and counselRead More →

China has declared that, owing to “technical challenges”, it would temporarily close the consular division of its embassy in Pakistan. There was no precise information offered by the Chinese embassy on the nature of the difficulties, nor was a date provided for the reopening of the consular department. For theRead More →