Former PM challenges disqualification in LHCLAHORE: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday challenged the Rawalpindi appellate election tribunal's decision restraining him from contesting from NA-57 Murree - his home constituenc...
TLP delaying award of tickets in Lahore, hoping to get ‘disgruntled’ aspirants from other partiesLAHORE: The Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan (TLP), led by fire-brand cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi, has been deliberately putting off its final announcement of candidates for National and Provincial Assemblie...
CJP admits he failed to put own house in orderISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday admitted that he has been unable to put his own house in order. "I openly admit that as head of my institution, I have been unab...
EU kick starts election observation missionISLAMABAD: The European Union on Thursday started its Election Observation Mission (EOM) for the upcoming general election. Addressing a press conference, Chief Observer Michael Gahler, a member of th...
KBA advises apex court to exercise restraintLAHORE: In a strongly-worded resolution, the Karachi Bar Association (KBA) on Thursday urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan to convene a full-court meeting to discuss appropriate ways for improvement o...
SC attains sanctioned strength of 17 judgesISLAMABAD: After a long time, the Supreme Court (SC) attained its sanctioned strength of 17 judges on Thursday when Justice Yahya Afridi, chief justice of Peshawar High Court, took oath as judge of th...
NAB, ROs’ decisions pre-poll rigging: NawazResponding to a recent arrest and court decisions agianst his party's key leaders, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) quaid Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that a new history of pre-poll rigging was b...
NAB to bring back Hasan, Hussain Nawaz via InterpolThe National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has approved repatriation of Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz through Interpol. NAB Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal told media on Thursday that the accountabilit...
Nawaz, Maryam get one-day exemption in Avenfield caseAn accountability court hearing the Avenfield reference on Thursday approved a one-day exemption request by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz, who are in London to tend...
Umrah pilgrims to face jail, fine for overstaying in Saudi ArabiaThe Saudi government has announced that it will impose a fine of 50,000 riyals (approximately Rs1.623 million) and six-month imprisonment on Umrah pilgrims staying beyond their designated schedule. Ac...
Mirza Saleem Baig made PEMRA chairmanA day after the Supreme Court's order, the Ministry of Information on Thursday issued a notification for the appointment of Mirza Saleem Baig as the chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulator...
SC tells private schools not to charge fees for summer breakThe Supreme Court on Thursday barred private educational institutions from charging fees during the summer break. While hearing an appeal filed by various private schools against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K...
SC orders removal of Shujaat Azeem’s name from ECLThe Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to remove the name of Capt (retired) Shujaat Azeem, former special assistant to prime minister on aviation, from the Exit C...