Lahore: Annual elections for various bar councils across Punjab are underway, with polling ongoing in most districts, while the District Bar Sheikhupura elections have been postponed, officials said. Read more: Punjab Bar Council elections to be held on Nov 1 In Lahore, polling for the Lahore Bar Association started in the morning and will continue until 5 PM. […]
Pakistan elections
Tribunal dismisses Taimur Jhagra challenging PK-79 election
An election tribunal in Peshawar on Tuesday rejected the petition filed by former provincial minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Taimur Jhagra, who had challenged the election of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Jalal Khan as MPA from PK-79 in the February 2024 general elections. The decision was made on technical grounds, citing defects in […]
Erdogan and Imran Khan? a political synthesis
Different nationalities, different stories, and different rhetoric yet Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkish Republic, and Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, share a similar direction. The direction that brings prosperity to their people. While this direction may be similar, the selection of methodology to reach the destination, is the real question. The Justice and Development […]
In historic moment, Justice (retd). Mulk sworn in as Pakistan’s caretaker PM
ISLAMABAD: Justice (retd). Nasirul Mulk today took oath as Pakistan’s seventh caretaker Prime Minister at the Presidential house in Islamabad. President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath to the former chief justice, in a ceremony attended by the Senate chairman, deputy chairman, other politicians and military officials. Justice Mulk’s initiation as Pakistan’s caretaker PM is a […]
Our stagnant political landscape
Last year witnessed a spike in far-right, populist movements across the western world. From Brexit and the election of Donald Trump to Marine Le Pen’s National Front and its rising popularity in France, we noticed a sharp rise in nationalistic sentiment both in Europe and the United States. Whether this is a temporary phase in […]