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PTI-backed candidates to join SIC
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Barrister Gohar Khan Monday announced that independent candidates backed by the party will officially join the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) in the National Assembly (NA) as well as in provinces includ...
Senate rejects Bill on public hanging of rape accused
ISLAMABAD: In a significant development yesterday, the Senate, the upper house of the Pakistani parliament, voted against the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2023, aimed at amending the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898....
PML-N, PPP’s fifth meeting ends inconclusively, impasse persists
Lahore: The impasse in the political landscape persisted yesterday as the fifth round of discussions between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) coordination committees concluded inconclusively. The meeting, hel...
Asif Zardari to be PPP's nominee for president, says Bilawal Bhutto
LARKANA: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto while addressing a public rally in Thatta declared that former president and party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari would be the PPP's nominee for the presidency, vowing that Zardari would bring unity to the country a...
Fazlur Rehman rules out alliance with PTI
ISLAMABAD: Ruling out any alliance with Imran Khan-led party, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday equated the differences with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to ‘mountains’ and said that they were not easy to overcome. Speaking to...
Siraj calls for CEC Raja's immediate resignation
LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Sirajul Haq has demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, referring to the Feb 8 elections as the most tainted with rigging in the country's history. Addressing a press confe...
PPP to form govt in Balochistan with PML-N's support: Bugti
ISLAMABAD: Amid prevailing political uncertainty regarding the formation of government in the Centre, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Sarfraz Bugti Sunday claimed that the party would form its government in Balochistan with the support of Pakista...
Imran Khan nominates Omar Ayub as PTI's candidate for PM slot, Mian Aslam as CM Punjab
ISLAMABAD: PTI leader Barrister Gohar Khan yesterday said former premier Imran Khan had nominated Omer Ayub as the candidate for prime minister while Mian Aslam Iqbal was picked for the slot of Punjab chief minister. The development came after Barris...
UN trade body says Gaza reconstruction estimated at $20bn
NEWYORK: A UN trade body official has said Gaza will need a new "Marshall Plan" to recover from the fighting between Israel and Hamas, adding that the damage from the conflict so far amounts to around $20 billion, Reuters reports. Speaking on the sid...
Bilawal tells political forces 'shun politics of hate, work together for Pakistan'
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples' Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that PPP did not have enough mandate to become prime ministerial candidate. Addressing press conference here, he said, "PPP is determined to steer the country which is in doldr...
