LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Monday directed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi to approach relevant authorities against his detention. “You should file an appeal with the district commissioner; he will hear your plea and issue an order on it,” LHC’s Justice Ali Baqar Najafi said while hearing a petition against Elahi’s detention order. […]
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PESHAWAR: Former prime minister Imran Khan‘s aide Pervez Khattak has formed a new party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Parliamentarians, days after being thrown out of PTI, sources told Geo News Monday. Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Mahmood Khan and ex-lawmakers Shaukat Ali and Syed Muhammad Ishtiaq Urmar are among 57 ex-assembly members who have joined the […]
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Paying rich tribute to our forefathers who rendered immense and everlasting sacrifices for the creation of Pakistan and the martyred who laid down their lives for the stability and survival of the motherland, acting president and Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Monday urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to ensure the establishment of memorials of national […]
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MUZAFFARABAD/LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Sardar Ziaul Qamar on Thursday came out the winner in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) LA-15 by-election, the unofficial result suggested, according to The News. The PPP and PML-N, which are allies in the centre, are among several others vying for the seat that fell vacant after Ilyas was […]
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ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will unveil the federal budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 on Friday (today) with a proposed outlay of Rs14.7 trillion, The News reported. With a higher consolidated budget deficit of over 6% of GDP. It will also dole out funds on different targeted schemes to lure voters in the next […]
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Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said the chances were that former prime minister Imran Khan could be tried in a military court for his alleged involvement in the May 9 incidents in which military court awaits and state installations were attac ked by his party workers, according to a media report on Sunday. Khan, […]
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According to details, the MQM-P delegation held a meeting with GDA leaders to get their support for the slot of opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly.During the meeting, the MQM-P delegation requested GDA to support its candidate for Sindh opposition leader slot which was declined by the GDA leadership. “We have supported your candidate in […]
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Lawyer Abdul Razzaq Shar was on his way to the Balochistan High Court complex in Quetta on Tuesday when he was shot by unknown gunmen, according to a criminal complaint filed on Wednesday. Police officials told Al Jazeera that Shar was shot more than 10 times in his car and died instantly. Shar’s son, Siraj […]
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In a normal year, Pakistan’s economic federal budget is typically presented by inflating income and deflating expenses to meet the predetermined fiscal deficit target. However, during election years, the government tends to inflate both income and (pro-people) expenditures to present a “pre-election” budget that focuses on being “pro-poor,” and providing “relief” to the citizens. In […]
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar announced Wednesday that he was stepping down as the party’s secretary general after serving in the position for the last 17 months. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said he would also no longer remain a part of the PTI’s core committee. He clarified, however, that he was […]
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