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Elections should be held in Oct-Nov: PM Shehbaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that coalition partners have unanimously decided that elections be held in October-November across country on same day. Addressing meeting of Cabinet he said, “There is consensus that assembly would...
‘DG ISPR castigates LoC violations by India’
Islamabad: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry addressed press conference here. He briefed media on security-related matters. In particular, he condemned 56 ceasefire violations by neighbouring...
Election date: SC adjourns hearing as govt, PTI to hold talks on April 26
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) adjourned hearing of petition seeking simultaneous elections across Pakistan after being told that meeting had been scheduled between government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for April 26. Three-member bench comprising Ch...
Summons political leadership in election delay case
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) made it clear that court will not backtrack from its April 4 order as it issued notices to all political parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami, for hearing today. Three-member bench was hearing Defence Ministry’s plea...
Defence Ministry moves SC seeking election on same time
ISLAMABAD: In fresh development, Ministry of Defence responsible for allocating armed forces for elections moved Supreme Court seeking elections across country on same date. Ministry’s view is in line with government’s stance, which has p...
Praises support during floods, terms ties remarkable
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asserted that Pakistan will always remember timely and valuable support of its “Brotherly Muslim countries during disastrous floods in country”. Addressing an iftar dinner hosted in honour o...
PM says PTI govt ‘deliberately’ slowed down development pace in Punjab
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that previous government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had deliberately slowed down pace of development that was achieved during Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's tenure in Punjab. Instead of initiating new pr...
COAS Gen Asim urges lawmakers to focus on ‘Our Pakistan’
Islamabad: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir has urged lawmakers to focus on “Our Pakistan” instead of on debate over ‘Naya’ or ‘Purana’ Pakistan. He expressed these remarks during an in-camera mee...
SC halts bill on CJP’s powers from taking effect
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) stopped implementation of Supreme Court (Paractice and Procedure) Bill 2023, aimed at curtailing Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)’s power to take suo motu notice, until further orders. An eight-member bench of apex...
PML-N seeks ‘guarantee’, PTI-govt stalemate not ends
ISLAMABAD: Deadlock 'persists' between government and opposition over backdoor dialogue as Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz seeks 'guarantee'. Deadlock was reported in backdoor negotiations between incumbent government and opposition over 'guarantee'. "P...
