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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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LAHORE – At Zaman Park on Tuesday, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi met Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a former prime minister. Asad Umar, the PTI secretary general, Fawad Chaudhry, Senator Azam Swati, and Hammad Azhar were also present. Discussions of constitutional defences against the Election Commission ofRead More →

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LAHORE – Four alleged terrorists were detained by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Tuesday in various locations around Punjab. A representative for the CTD said that 50 areas were searched in 49 combing and search operations, adding that 2713 suspects were questioned, 517 people had biometric checks, and threeRead More →

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LAHORE – Ijaz ul Haq, chairman of Pakistan Muslim League-Zia (PML-Z), called on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday, amid demands for a no-confidence motion against Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Parvez Elahi. Former President Zia ul Haq’s son, speaking to the reporters outside Mr Imran’s mansion in ZamanRead More →