KARACHI, Pakistan — The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership has stated a strong desire for national elections to be held within 90 days. They emphasized that extending the electoral schedule beyond three months might result in a constitutional crisis in the country. Senator Sherry Rehman of the Pakistan People’s PartyContinue Reading

Niamey, Niger (AFP) – The French ambassador was given 48 hours to leave Niger by the military authorities who took over the government in July, according to a statement from Niamey’s foreign ministry on Friday. Since the July 26 coup, relations between the new government in Niamey and many WesternContinue Reading

Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), decided on Thursday not to visit the nation in September. Nawaz Sharif and former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif met in London to make this decision. Nawaz would postpone his arrival till later, it was determined. Nawaz Sharif might perhaps thinkContinue Reading

LAHORE – On Monday, the Lahore High Court reaffirmed a single bench ruling prohibiting the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Punjab President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi in any unspecified matter. After hearing the subject of giving bail to former chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi in secret cases, a two-member LHC panelContinue Reading