ISLAMABAD: Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik of the Supreme Court on Thursday recused himself from the bench that was hearing a petition filed by a leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) against his disqualification as a member of the National Assembly.
Politics
PESHAWAR: Pakistan People’s Party has expressed concern over delay in provision of offices and funds to the elected representatives of local governments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday issued notices to Election Commission (EC) and others for March 31 on a petition seeking disqualification of PML-N leader and Chairman UC-107, Khawaja Ahmad Hassan.
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayyaz Sadiq on Tuesday accepted resignation of MQM’s parliamentarian Rehan Hashmi.
LAHORE – In a stark departure from the prevailing practice in Pakistan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf has decided to finalise its candidates for the next general elections by the end of June this year.
The National Assembly was informed on Monday that the government is committed to holding the population census next month depending upon availability of army personnel for security purpose.
ISLAMABAD: National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) which had earlier suggested the use of magnetic ink to restrict electoral rigging doesn’t have the technology to read it.
ISLAMABAD: PTI candidate Hamid Khan, who lost 2013’s general elections in the NA-125 (Lahore) constituency, requested the Supreme Court on Monday to order the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to bear expenses of verification of voters’ thumb impressions by Nadra, instead of him.
PESHAWAR: Defence Secretary, Lt Gen (retd) Muhammad Alam Khattak has been appointed as a new Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, days after Mehtab Abbasi resigned from the position.
PESHAWAR: The dissident faction Jamiat Ulamai Islam-Nazriati (JUI-N) will formally re-merge into Jamiat Ulama Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) in the presence of Maulana Fazal Rehman on February 25 next.
ISLAMABAD: The long-awaited 6th population census is all set to be postponed again mainly because of non availability of required number of army personnel and inability of the Centre to convince Balochistan over lingering controversy of counting Afghan nationals, it has been learnt.
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) nominee for the Karachi mayor slot Waseem Akhtar has said that his party would move the Supreme Court if powers were not devolved to the local government representatives.
HYDERABAD: A member of the Grand Democratic Alliance formed against the Sindh government has expressed serious reservations over the proposed census.
DADU: Awami Ittehad leader Liaquat Ali Jatoi, who is also a former chief minister of Sindh, on Tuesday accused the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) of using state machinery and funds as well as providing undue protocol to its candidate for the PS-76 Khairpur Nathan Shah where a by-election is to be held on March 3.
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Supreme Court on Monday took strong exception to non-implementation of its judgment on the appointment of chief election commissioner CEC, directing for personal appearance of law minister and chief secretary before it on Wednesday.
