ISLAMABAD — Sher Afzal Marwat, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has filed a challenge in the Islamabad High Court to Ishaq Dar’s appointment as Deputy Prime Minister. Sher Afzal Marwat, through his lawyer Riaz Hanif Rahi, filed a lawsuit in the Islamabad High Court, claiming that Ishaq DarRead More →

LAHORE – The first plane carrying 180 people has arrived in Lahore, since the latest developments in Kyrgyzstan have put the students at risk. Flight KA-571 arrived at Lahore Airport. Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi greeted the students at the airport, accompanied by the airport’s Chief Operating Officer and otherRead More →

The troubled party is due to undertake intra-party voting on March 3, and Barrister Zafar’s name has been provided by party officials for the chairman position. ISLAMABAD: Barrister Ali Zafar announced on Saturday evening that he has withdrew his candidacy for the position of PTI chairman.The struggling party is scheduledRead More →

President Dr. Arif Alvi concluded his five-year term on September 8, last year, but continues to maintain office in the absence of legislators. ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) intends to hold the presidential election on March 9, only one day before the start of Ramadan, Channel News reportedRead More →

SLAMABAD – The Supreme Court (SC) decided on Wednesday whether to pursue the Supreme Judicial Council’s proceedings against retired or resigned justices. In its short judgment, the Supreme Court declared that the Supreme Judicial Council will not suspend its actions owing to the judge’s departure; the Judicial Council has theRead More →

TEHRAN: Nine foreign nationals, believed to be Pakistanis, were slain by unidentified gunmen in southern Iran on Saturday, more than a week after the neighbours traded deadly cross-border fire. “Witnesses said this morning that unknown gunmen killed nine non-Iranians in a house in the Sirkan neighbourhood of Saravan city” inRead More →