The Lahore High Court (LHC) declared the election of Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz to be illegal on Thursday after accepting the PTI’s intra-court appeals. The larger LHC bench, which was presided over by Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan, ruled that Hamza Shehbaz is no longer the chief minister of Punjab and must now take an […]
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PML-N files petition against LHC order of notifying PTI members on reserved seats
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) filed an intra-court appeal on Wednesday against the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) order to notify members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on the five reserved seats in the Punjab Assembly. In the intra-court appeal filed by the PML-N vice president, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), […]
Coalition govt’s wrong policies behind current economic crisis: Imran
Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, protests will be held in key cities across the country on Tuesday. Imran Khan told a news conference in Islamabad that the PTI will hold a historic rally at the Parade Ground on Saturday evening. Imran Khan urged the public to fully engage in the protests, saying […]
PTI expresses reservations over ECP’s role against violations in elections
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) expressed severe concerns about the role of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in combating election breaches during its top-brass meeting on Monday. The PTI’s political committee thoroughly assessed the country’s overall political condition and future course of action. Asad Umar, Central Secretary General, and other central and regional leaders attended […]
YouTube bans Sidhu Moosewala’s song SYL in India
After receiving a government complaint, video-sharing platform YouTube has banned Sidhu Moosewala’s latest tune, SYL, in India. Within three days of its release following Moosewala’s death, the song had received over 2.7 lakh views on YouTube. “The content is not available on this country domain owing to a legal complaint from the government,” according to […]
UK promises £130m for girls’ education in Pakistan
The United Kingdom (UK) launched Saturday a bilateral initiative worth up to £130 million to boost girls’ education in Pakistan, affecting over 17 million youngsters. The Prime Minister’s Girls’ Education Action Plan, which was released in May of this year, outlines realistic strategies to achieve the UK’s worldwide goals for girls’ education. The programme, titled […]
280 dead as powerful earthquake wreaks havoc in Afghanistan
A powerful earthquake of 6.1 magnitudes struck the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region in the early hours of Wednesday, killing up to 280 people and razing hundreds of houses. The epicentre of the earthquake was 46 kilometres southwest of Khost, Afghanistan, with tremors felt in North Waziristan, Swat, Buner, Mehmand, Malakand, Peshawar, Kohat, Shabqadar, Bhakkar, Phalia, Kamalia, […]
Chances of urban flooding in Karachi, Lahore
In the midst of ongoing warnings about Pakistan’s pre-monsoon wet spell, Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman warned on Tuesday that there is a “clear” risk of urban flooding, particularly in Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, and Islamabad. “Torrential rains are likely in urban areas,” the minister warned in a series of tweets. According to […]