The petitioner's counsel contended that his client was initially declared elected by 7,791 votes. However, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) conducted a recount at the request of the respondent, Nahra, after which he was declared victorious with a margin of 3,100 votes, Dawn reported
Toshakhana, a government department tasked with storing gifts bestowed upon rulers, parliamentarians, bureaucrats, and officials by foreign heads of state and dignitaries, was at the centre of the case.
Quite similar to balancing on a sea-saw, Pakistan is also dangling between maintaining its relationship with both Saudi Arabia, and Iran amid regional security concerns and persistent economic challenges.
Addressing the media in Quetta, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Omar Ayub, said on Sunday that the Sharif family was "afraid" of prisoner number 804, referring to Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan by his prisoner number.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, who visited the Civil Hospital's Trauma Centre to extend his support to the injured, confirmed the grim toll, stating that 17 lives were initially lost, with 52 injured passengers rushed to the hospital, 40 of whom were later discharged.
Muslims are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr with religious fervour and devotion, with large prayer gatherings organised in mosques and open grounds across the country.
After Eidul Fitr, Zaeem Qadri, a former leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), is set to join Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's political party, ARY News reported, citing sources, on Tuesday.
The two nations issued a joint statement on the meeting between Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The report revealed that the bus targeted in the attack was travelling at a distance of 15 feet from the other bus and fell into a 300-foot-deep ditch after a suicide bomber crashed his explosives-laden vehicle into the vehicle carrying the victims on the Karakoram Highway.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders on Saturday lashed out at Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz for calling Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as 'a corridor of terrorists and smugglers,' Dawn reported, adding that the PTI leaders blamed the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government for the resurgen