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

The Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) is expected to make a final judgement on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan at its meeting tomorrow (Sunday). According to reports, the PML-Q conducted a significant consultative meeting today, during which they discussed the negotiations between the opposition and the government. AccordingContinue Reading

Senator Faisal Javed of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced on Saturday that Prime Minister Imran Khan will speak to a crowd in Hafizabad tomorrow. Following successful rallies in Mandi Bahauddin, Mailsi, and Dir, Faisal Javed announced on Twitter that the Prime Minister will speak at a rally in Hafizabad tomorrowContinue Reading

The opposition has presented the leadership with a draught no-confidence resolution against Speaker of the National Assembly Asad Qaiser and Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri. According to reports, the draught has more than 100 people who have signed it. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker have been accused of prejudice in theContinue Reading

On Saturday, the Charge d’Affaires (Cd’A) of the Republic of India in Islamabad was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conveyed the Pakistani government’s grave concerns about the Indian Press Information Bureau’s Defence Wing’s press statement regarding the “accidental firing” of an Indian missile into Pakistani territory onContinue Reading

On Saturday, Australian captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the second Test in Karachi. The visitors withdrew fast bowler Josh Hazlewood from the first Test lineup and gave leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson his Test debut to improve their spin attack. Pakistan recalled frontline pacemanContinue Reading

On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin granted the go-ahead for up to 16,000 volunteers from the Middle East to fight alongside Russian-backed rebels in Ukraine, doubling down on an invasion that the West claims is losing steam. The action, which comes little over two weeks after Putin launched the assault,Continue Reading