PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has stated that it will boycott the all-party conference (APC) called by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi in response to recent tribal skirmishes that killed at least 133 people and wounded 186 others. The all-party meeting, called to guarantee long-term peace in the province,Read More →
PARIS: France is facing a major political crisis after Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly on Wednesday, raising fears over the European Union’s second-largest economic power’s forthcoming budget for next year. Far-right and left-wing MPs came together to support a no-confidence resolution against PrimeRead More →
ISLAMABAD – PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his entourage met with Maulana Fazlur Rehman at his house in Islamabad on Wednesday. During the discussion, Maulana Fazlur Rehman voiced worry about the President’s failure to sign the Madrassah Registration bill. Maulana Fazlur Rehman questioned why, although both chambers of parliamentRead More →
LAHORE – The Jamaat-e-Islami has decided to hold a sit-in outside the Punjab Chief Minister’s House to protest increased power costs. JI Lahore Emir Ziauddin Ansari declared that the protest and sit-in in Lahore were being arranged at the request of JI Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman. The demonstration would beRead More →
ISLAMABAD: The timetable for the Local Government (LG) elections in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) was released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday. According to a notification, the Returning Officers (ROs) will release a public notice seeking nomination papers on August 15. Candidates may submit their nominationRead More →
Quetta – The Balochistan Assembly will meet today (Thursday). The session will begin at 3:00 p.m. in the provincial assembly building. According to sources, a resolution would be introduced in the assembly condemning an extremist gang’s attack on Pakistan’s consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, as well as the destruction of theRead More →
PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has announced a rally under the direction of PTI founder Imran Khan. The rally will be place on August 5. CM Gandapur announced in a video message that the PTI would host a rally at Swabi Interchange. The PTI founderRead More →
ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif cancelled his visit to Iran and all political activities on Monday after his doctor ordered him to rest completely due to health difficulties. PM Shehbaz was supposed to travel Tehran today (Tuesday) to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s president-elect, Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian. According toRead More →
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government agreed on Monday to give special seats to the families of the martyrs of May 9 in an attempt to bolster its position on that day. Widows of the May 9 martyrs reportedly will be given women’s seats. Special seats will be reserved for theRead More →
RAWALPINDI – The Jamat-e-Islami (JI) has accepted the federal government’s offer and formed a four-member committee headed by Liaquat Baloch to negotiate its demands. Ataullah Tarar, Federal Minister for Information, provided the discussions while visiting the JI protest camp with MNA Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and others. For the past threeRead More →