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Ex-retired Lt General Shoaib sent on 3-day physical remand

ISLAMABAD: A local court in federal capital rejected police’s plea and approved three-day physical remand of Lieutenant General (retd) Amjad Shoaib. Former military officer was presented in court of Judicial Magistrate Abbas Shah today after he...

ECP de-notifies Imran Khan from 6 NA seats

Islamabad: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) de-notified former Prime Minister Imran from six National Assembly seats that PTI Chairman won last year during by-elections. According to notification issued by electoral watchdog, which it posted on...

CJP takes suo motu notice over delay in Punjab, KP elections

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) took suo moto notice of holding elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A nine-member bench was constituted. Hearing of case, headed by Chief Justice will be held today at 2 pm. Earlier, Lahore High Court ordered Ele...

PM directs measures for power transmission improvement ahead of Ramadhan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed authorities concerned to take timely and effective measures to improve power transmission and load management systems ahead of summer. Chairing review meeting to discuss power transmission and load ma...

Aiwan-e-Sadr turned into ‘Aiwan-e-Conspiracies’: Marriyum Aurangzeb

Islamabad: Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said Aiwan-e-Sadr has turned into ‘Aiwan-e-Conspiracy’. “Election Commission is constitutional institutional. We will not allow Tiger force to be set up, she said this in her websit...

President says Constitution being abrogated on pretext of seeking election date

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said Constitution of Pakistan is being abrogated on pretext of seeking date for elections, so he had to write letter. In an interview, Alvi said instead of finding loopholes in Constitution it should be respected...

Elections should be held across country at same time: Rana Sanaullah

Islamabad: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah asserted that general elections should be held across country at same time. Addressing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz workers’ convention here, he said his “Party is fully prepared” for elec...

Imran Khan asks President Alvi to order inquiry against ex-COAS Gen (retd) Bajwa

LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan has asked President Arif Alvi to order an inquiry against former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa for his alleged violation of oath and Constitution of Pakistan. “Some very disturbing i...

PPP sets condition for not contesting NA by-elections

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples’ Party made it clear to Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) that it will not contest by-elections on vacant National Assembly (NA) seats only if Awami National Party (ANP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P)...

NA, provincial assemblies’ election simultaneously: Rana

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said election of National Assembly and provincial assemblies should be held simultaneously to his opinion. In statement issued here he said if Imran Khan meets defeat in election then he will level allegati...

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Govt plans to cut electricity prices by up to Rs10 per unit

ISLAMABAD: Government has unveiled a revised plan to reduce the baseline power tariff by Rs 8 to Rs 10 per unit, quoting sources. The plan aims to address the issue of circular debt, which will be reduced through the reduction of the debt amount. Un...

Govt rejects proposal to exchange Dr. Aafia Siddiqui for Shakil Afridi

ISLAMABAD: Government told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) its position on the proposal to exchange Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s release for Shakil Afridi’s handover. According to reports, the government of Pakistan turned down the possibility of...

Mustafa Amir’s remains exhumed for DNA samples

KARACHI: Following the court orders, Sindh health department’s medical team exhumed body of Mustafa Amir for DNA samples. Mustafa Amir was kidnapped and allegedly murdered by his friends in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Jan...

Pakistan releases 22 Indian fishermen, begins repatriation process

KARACHI: Pakistani authorities have released 22 Indian fishermen from Karachi’s Malir Jail, beginning their repatriation process on Friday, as confirmed by a police official.   Arshad Shah, the superintendent of Malir Jail, confirmed that...
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