PPP files case against governors in breach of the electoral code of conduct

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) wrote a letter to the Pakistan Election Commission (ECP) urging it to take notice of the meetings of the provincial governors with the different candidates for the Senate elections. Elections to the Senate are set to take place on 3 March, during which campaigning is underway and all political …

Interest on private loans will be a Crime, National Assembly of Pakistan

The National Assembly of Pakistan passed a bill that proclaimed interest on private loans as a crime. The National Assembly of Pakistan passed a bill on Feb23,2021 titled “Islamabad Territorial Interest Interest Prohibition Act 2021” claiming interest as a battle against the Quran and Sunnah. It also proposed a sentence of up to 5 years …

Senate votes to be held by secret ballot, Supreme Court

ISLAMABAD: As political parties are involved in intensive lobbying for the forthcoming Senate elections, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, by a 4-1 majority, that elections to the Senate are held “under the Constitution” and thus cannot be carried out by an open referendum. However, the court also held that the security of the ballot …

Sheikh Rasheed PM’s leadership is taking Pakistan forward

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said on Sunday that Pakistan’s strengthened relations with many countries around the world, including the United States, China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, demonstrate that Pakistan is making progress under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Sheikh Rasheed claimed that finance minister …

Pakistan will save the country $300 million on LNG, says PM

Lahore: Prime Minister Imran Khan declared on Friday that Pakistan had signed an agreement on the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to help save the country $300 million annually. While addressing in Lahore at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Central Business District ceremony, Khan declared that the PTI’s government had been making efforts to …

DG ISPR says Army will rearrest TTP leader Ehsanullah Ehsan

RAWALPINDI: Major General Babar Iftikhar, Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said on Wednesday, that the escape from custody of former TTP spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan was a “grave matter,” adding that the Army is trying to rearrest him. The DG ISPR said that the military took immediate measures against officers responsible for Ehsan’s escape, according …

Maryam Nawaz says Govt’s plan ‘backfired’

Maryam Nawaz, vice president PML-N, on Wednesday, stated that the government was going to recover money from Nawaz Sharif, but the plan “backfired”. The vice president PML-N, who spoke to the media said the government had conducted a “systematic rigging” in the Daska by-election. Maryam claimed that the polling was intentionally slowed down to thwart …

Lahore court approves bail of Hamza Shahbaz in money laundering case

In a money laundering case, the Lahore High Court (LHC) granted bail on Wednesday to the Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly and PML-N leader Hamza Shahbaz. In the money laundering case, a two-member LHC bench comprised of Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Asjad Javed Ghural heard Hamza’s bail plea. The …

PM Imran Khan meets PM of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan held a one-on-one meeting with Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday. Both countries, in the meeting, discussed bilateral and regional matters. Sri Lankan counterpart, in a press conference, spoke to Imran Khan regarding his first trip to the country suggesting it was when “I was beginning my cricket career”. …

Human Trafficking: Case filed against Yahyas & Mir Shakeel

Karachi: A Pakistani lady filed a lawsuit in which she implicated the Yahya family and their Pakistani associates, Mir Shakeel-ur-Rehman, owner of the GEO/Jang party. The woman, Rehana Bibi, says that Mir Shakeel-ur-Rehman hired her for engaging in human trafficking. according to the 46-year-old lady, assumed that her career in America would start off with …

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