CHICHAWATNI – Two persons, including a lady, were murdered and three others were wounded in an explosion on the Jaffar Express near Chichawatni on Thursday. The train was bound for Peshawar from Quetta. According to Pakistan Railways spokesman Babar Ali, the incident happened when a cylinder exploded inside bogie numberRead More →

LAHORE — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Asad Umar cautioned the Chief Election Commissioner on Wednesday against violating the constitution. Speaking to the media, Mr Umar cautioned the ECP CEC that he would be held responsible if he violated the constitution. Mr Umar reminded the election watchdog of its duties,Read More →

LAHORE – Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) have been charged with contempt of court for failing to announce the date of the province’s elections. According to the complaint, the governor and the electoral watchdog disobeyed the court’s order to make the polling location andRead More →

The market supply of flour will be suspended beginning Tuesday: The Punjab Food Department has suspended the wheat quotas for 100 flour mills: The food secretary has said that he would not be blackmailed by anybody.The Punjab Flour Mills Association has declared a strike beginning Monday (February 13), suspending marketRead More →

LAHORE – Hiba Fawad, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry, asked Pakistan’s Chief Justice on Wednesday to take suo moto notice of her husband’s overnight incarceration. She said her husband was abducted rather than detained since the police squad executed the operation without a warrant. Hiba toldRead More →

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Police detained Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry from his Lahore apartment in the early hours of Wednesday. His detention enraged PTI leaders, notably Hammad Azhar and Farrukh Habib, who threatened to initiate nationwide rallies if Mr Chaudhry’s whereabouts was not revealed, claiming thatRead More →