LAHORE – The delineation of Punjabi seats for the local government elections will begin the next week, according to the Pakistani Election Commission’s announcement on Friday. The main electoral authority said that the process will begin on December 16 and end on January 6, 2023. The ECP will redraw theRead More →

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The number of tankers waiting to leave the Black Sea through Turkish straits increased on Friday, and Turkiye became a significant roadblock in the way of a complicated international scheme to deny Russia the proceeds from oil sales during times of conflict. Despite days of pressure fromRead More →

ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday barred the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from apprehending Suleman Shahbaz, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s son, in a money laundering case. IHC Chief Justice Amir Farooq issued the order while hearing a petition filed by Mr Suleman seeking protective bail in theRead More →

KARACHI – On Thursday, the son of PTI senator Azam Swati filed a plea in the Sindh High Court (SHC) disputing proceedings brought against his father for making controversial comments about state institutions. Barrister Usman Swati also asked the court to ban the Sindh police from filing further complaints againstRead More →

ISLAMABAD: The government of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance on Saturday declined to call early elections after receiving an offer from former prime minister Imran Khan, saying that “talks don’t come with conditions.” At a joint news conference with the interior minister, Rana Sanaullah Khan, the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-InsafRead More →