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Pakistan ruling coalition sweeps Senate elections, wins 18 of 19 seats
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The ruling coalition on Tuesday swept the Senate elections for 19 seats while the polling was postponed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over a dispute in the swearing-in of Opposition members elected to reserved seats, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan faces challenge of economic reforms amid weak coalition governmen
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid the staggering economic crisis, Pakistan's biggest challenge now is fiscal consolidation and reforms amid a weak coalition government and political instability stemming from accusations of electoral fraud, the Washington-based Institute of International Finance (IIF) has said, Dawn repo
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Pakistan government hikes petrol price by PKR 9.66 per litre
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
After this new hike, the price of petrol surged to PKR 289.41 per litre from the previous PKR 279.75, while the price of high speed diesel (HSD) decreased by PKR 3.32 to PKR 282.24 per litre.
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Executive meddling in judicial affairs won't be tolerated, Pak Chief Justi
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
CJP gave this statement after meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Supreme Court on Thursday, attended by Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar and Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to lodge FIR against PML-N leader for 'threatenin
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Geo News reported that, according to a spokesperson of the former ruling party, PTI Karachi chapter Vice President Tehmas Ali has submitted an application to the Sir Syed police station for lodging an FIR against Sanaullah for allegedly giving "death threats" to the PTI founder during a T
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Baloch National Movement holds protest in Netherlands denouncing Pakistan'
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The press statement also stated that, addressing the gathering, speakers reiterated their unwavering commitment to the cause echoing Dr. Allah Nizar's sentiment that the Baloch struggle for independence will persist until justice is achieved. They emphasized March 27, 1948, as a tragic day i
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Imran Khan's party loses seats it won to Nawaz Sharif's coalition followin
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In a recent turn of results, ex-minister of state for interior Abdul Rehman Kanju, who was defeated by PTI-backed independent candidate Rana Faraz Noon, somehow stunned Noon with victory in the recount in NA-154 (Lodhran).
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to continue protests against 'election rigging' t
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader, Ali Zafar, said on Tuesday that his party has decided to continue its protests against alleged rigging in the general elections throughout Ramzan.
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Human Rights Watch urges Pakistan's PM to strengthen democratic institutio
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
It said that the new Pakistani government should adopt an agenda that actively promotes and protects human rights, advances the rule of law, and strengthens democratic institutions.
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Islamabad Police register FIR against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Police in Islamabad have registered new complaints against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including Sher Afzal Marwat and others for allegedly blocking the road during protests, ARY News reported on Monday.
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Election Commission of Pakistan appoints returning officers for senate ele
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the report, the election watchdog on Sunday issued a notification saying that the ECP Director General Training Saeed Gul will be the Returning Officer (RO) in the federal capital, whereas provincial election commissioners Aijaz Anwar Chohan, Sharifullah, Shamshad Khan, and Muha
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Pak PM Shehbaz directs officials to expedite privatisation process of PIA
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the report, PM Sharif called a high-level meeting in Islamabad to take stock of the privatisation process and also directed that immediate measures should be taken to strengthen the ability of the institutions in charge of privatisation to resuscitate the economy and speed up th
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