On Saturday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) deemed the Election Act Amendment Ordinance unconstitutional. Section 181A is in direct contradiction with clause 233 of the Election Act, according to the Election Commission’s ruling. Amending the legislation goes against openness and providing all candidates an equal chance. Campaigning is prohibitedContinue Reading

On Friday, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) detained Chaudhry Tanveer, a former senator and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), at Karachi airport. According to the FIA, Chaudhry Tanveer was reportedly implicated in corruption cases in Punjab and was on a’stop list.’ Chaudhry Tanveer was apprehended at theContinue Reading

The Pakistan Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act Ordinance 2022 was rejected by the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Thursday (PECA). The Media Freedom Round Table Conference was conducted in Karachi on the issue of understanding and tackling the barriers to media freedom in Pakistan, according to details. Senior journalistsContinue Reading