ISLAMABAD, – On Monday, President Arif Alvi declared that elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will take held on April 9. The president directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to announce an election schedule in compliance with Section 57 (2) of the Elections Act, 2017. The president said inContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD : — Speakers of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) legislatures petitioned the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) again on Monday to set a date for provincial elections. Province governors, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), President Dr Arif Alvi, and the governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)Continue Reading

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – The Comsats University Islamabad (CUI) has fired a professor for reportedly asking a “objectionable” question in an exam on the Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE) program’s English composition. On February 2, the CUI administration informed the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) that it had launchedContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will meet today (Monday) to determine whether to accept or reject the Presidency’s request to consult on dates for provincial assembly elections. According to a notice, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja has called a consultative meeting on Monday morning toContinue Reading

MUNCHEN – Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with his Norwegian colleague, Anniken Huitfeldt, on Sunday and vowed to collaborate to combat the global rise in Islamophobia. They expressed their intention to deepen ties between Pakistan and Norway during their meeting on the sidelines of the Munich SecurityContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has excused itself from speaking with President Arif Alvi about elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at this time, claiming that the topic is already being reviewed by the judiciary. Earlier this week, President Alvi called the election commissioner for a “urgent meeting”Continue Reading

RAWALPINDI : Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that the general elections should go place simultaneously nationwide since the election date is much sought after. The security chief said that his “party is completely prepared” for the polls while speaking to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers’ convention on SundayContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD : The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) requested on Saturday that President Arif Alvi adopt a “better choice of words” while addressing constitutional authorities, after the supreme commander invited Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja to a “urgent meeting” about general elections. In his letter, CEC Raja preached toContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – On Saturday, the Ministry of the Interior removed the protection of three former chief justices of the Supreme Court and a judge. Former Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, former Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, and Justice (r) Azmat Saeed Sheikh no longer have Rangers protection. After rendering decisionsContinue Reading