Govt, PTI in talks on election date, SC told

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that its judgment passed on April 4, fixing May 14 as the date for holding elections to the Punjab Assembly, was in the field and binding on all judicial and executive authorities in t…

'Getting impossible to hold polls on May 14,' ECP tells SC

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said Tuesday the conduct of polls on May 14 was getting impossible due to the non-provision of funds and forces for maintaining law and order.

How Imran Khan's quest for snap polls leading to political turmoil

The attempt by former prime minister Imran Khan to hold snap elections has escalated into a constitutional crisis in the country.

Judge threatening case: Islamabad court issues bailable arrest warrant for Imran Khan

A court in Islamabad on Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan in the female judge threatening case.

Pakistan shares $3bn 'financing plan' with IMF

In a bid to unlock the much-awaited International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the government on Tuesday shared its plan with the lender for securing an additional $3 billion to bridge the financing gap, Geo News repor…

Fawad asks President Alvi to approach SC against caretaker setups

PTI leader writes letter asking president to take action against interim govts' involvement in major policy decisions

Noor Jehan's ailing health sparks concerns about wildlife in Pakistan

Residing in captivity across zoos in the country, wildlife in Pakistan is suffering at the hands of human violence, incompetence and ill-trained caretakers

PM reviews free flour distribution in Faisalabad

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif arrived here to review arrangements for the distribution of free flour among deserving people.

Punjab elections: SC may issue order today on non-provision of Rs21bn funds

The Supreme Court is likely to issue an appropriate order today (Wednesday) over the non-implementation of its order passed on April 4, directing the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to ensure holding of elections i…

IMF also cuts Pakistan’s GDP forecast to below 1pc

IMF forecast inflation, measured by CPI, would be recorded around 27.1% in FY23 and fall to 21.9% in FY24

Funds not released for Punjab polls

The Supreme Court had ordered federal government to provide funds to ECP by April 10 for Punjab elections

Resolution passed to make Constitution compulsory part of curriculum

The Golden Jubilee Convention of the 1973 Constitution on Monday passed a resolution calling for the inclusion of the Constitution and democratic civic education as a compulsory part of the curriculum.

Security forces gun down two terrorists in Balochistan's Mach area

Terrorists were involved in targeting civilians and taking extortion from coal mine owners, says ISPR

CJP reaches out to dissenting judges

The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Umar Ata Bandial, has started consultations with his brother judges to end the division in the Supreme Court.

Punjab polls: ECP unlikely to get funds till 10th

The government sources said on Saturday that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is not likely to receive funds for the elections by April 10.

Gallup Pakistan Survey: No reduction in use of plastic bags despite ban

Despite a ban imposed on the use of plastic bags for their harmful effects on the environment, the majority of Pakistanis still see plastic bags ideal for carrying their daily-use items from the market.

Suspect hiding behind PM House wall apprehended

Sources say Islamabad CTD have arrested the suspect and have shifted him to an unknown location

Pakistan is IMF member, no beggar: Dar

Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan is not a beggar but a member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) and no one can stop the country’s delegation from attending its meetings.

President Arif Alvi returns Supreme Court bill for 'reconsideration'

President Arif Alvi says Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023, was beyond parliament's jurisdiction

NA rejects SC’s ‘minority’ ruling on Punjab polls

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif convened a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) — the country’s top security body comprising civil and military leadership — to discuss the “ongoing situation”

Extension in election period beyond 90 days: Ready for one-time amendment, says PTI leader

Amid the rising political temperatures, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Thursday again offered dialogue to the coalition government to finalise a date for the national elections.

Number of corona patients climbs up countrywide

On April 5, 2023, 49 were found positive with average positivity of 1.38%

IHC CJ directs govt to give security to Imran Khan as per law

Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Aamer Farooq on Thursday directed the government to provide Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan with security as per the law.

Imran Khan warns govt: Conduct polls as scheduled or face consequences

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has called on the federal government to act upon the Supreme Court ruling for elections in Punjab. He also warned that if the polls are not conducted on schedule, there …

PM Shehbaz summons NSC meeting to deliberate on 'ongoing situation'

As the coalition government locks hock horns with the Supreme Court over the election verdict, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday summoned a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) — the country's top se…

Govt rejects SC verdict in polls delay case, terms it ‘unenforceable’

In its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the federal cabinet on Tuesday rejected the Supreme Court of Pakistan's "unanimous verdict" in the case related to postponement of polls in Punjab and Khyber Pakht…

Beijing urged to resume Pak-China bus service

"I think this will be very beneficial for the Pakistani students who are studying in China," planning minister says

PBS extends deadline for census

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Tuesday extended the deadline for the country's ongoing first-ever digital population and housing census till April 10 to ensure the complete coverage of the population and left…

More than 100,000 Cambridge students gear up for exams

With over 330,000 subject entries, more than 100,000 candidates in Pakistan will be sitting for exams in over 100 subjects in Cambridge O Level, IGCSE and Cambridge International AS & A Level qualifications

Safety gear fails to save lives of 2 cops in Kohat terror attack

Two policemen were martyred in Kohat when terrorists opened fire at them on Monday. In a shocking revelation, a police report said that their helmets and safety jackets failed to stop bullets, which pierced through the s…

Cabinet meets twice in 24 hours as SC verges on crucial verdict

The federal cabinet has been called to hold an urgent meeting for the second time in less than 24 hours today.

Elections delayed twice in country’s political history

General elections have been delayed twice in the chequered political history of the country due to a natural calamity in 1970 and the assassination of then-chairperson Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto in 2007.

Govt files plea urging SC to form new bench for Punjab, KP election delay case

The federal government on Monday urged the Supreme Court to form a new bench comprising judges who did not hear the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa election suo motu notice to oversee the ongoing polls delay matter.

Like Punjab, KP election on Oct 8: ECP

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) late night Wednesday notified October 08 as the date of the general election to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly.

Elections can only be postponed by declaring emergency: CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday observed that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had no authority and legal backing for postponing the elections in Punjab until October 8 and pa…

Judiciary must avoid interfering in domain of other institutions: HRCP

On concluding an extraordinary meeting to deliberate on the current political crisis and constitutional impasse, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s governing council has urged to uphold and strengthen the…

SC to resume hearing on PTI's plea on Punjab, KP polls date today

Top court had sought assurances from govt, PTI to bury the hatchet for free, fair, and transparent elections

'All districts will receive textbooks by mid-April'

The Janak Education Materials Centre (JEMC) Ltd has assured that it would supply school textbooks to all districts by mid-April.

Whether I'm in jail or not, PTI will sweep elections: Imran Khan

Government petrified of elections, scared PTI will win so they're trying everything to get me out of the way, PTI chief tells NPR

Pakistan continues to report uptick in coronavirus cases

The number of corona virus patients is increasing continuously across Pakistan, with the virus affecting at least 150 people in the last 24 hours.

Putting off Punjab polls flouts Constitution, experts say

The ECP’s decision to postpone the election in Punjab, citing financial and security challenges, is legally flawed and in violation of the constitution, say legal and political experts.

9 dead as 6.8 magnitude quake rattles Pakistan

The USGS said the quake was centred near Jurm in northeastern Afghanistan and had a depth of 187 kilometers (116 miles).

Pakistani police storm home of former PM Khan, arrest 61

Khan was not in the home, having traveled to Islamabad to appear before a judge to face charges he sold state gifts while in office and hid his assets. The judge postponed that hearing until March 30.

Ramadan 2023 office timing in Pakistan

The monitoring committee to oversee the implementation of austerity measures has discussed the working timings in Ramadan 2023 and decided that the new timing for office work.

More clashes in Pakistan as police try to arrest Imran Khan

Clashes between Pakistan's police and supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan persisted for a second day outside his home in the eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, a day after officers went to arrest him for fai…

Arresting Imran Khan will only deepen crisis in Pakistan: Zalmay Khalilzad

Arresting Imran Khan will only deepen the crisis in Pakistan, says former US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Zalmay Khalilzad.

Zaman Park turns into battleground for Imran’s arrest

Heavy police force led by the city’s chief cop reached Zaman Park in the early hours of Wednesday after Islamabad police failed to arrest PTI chief Imran Khan

Judge threatening case: Islamabad court issues arrest warrant for Imran Khan

Judge orders to arrest Imran Khan by March 29 and present him in court

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif blames Imran Khan for 'derailing his own IMF programme'

Deputy Commissioner, Lahore, on Saturday refused to give permission to the PTI for carrying out a rally on Sunday (today).

Pakistan cancels military parade over political unrest, economic instability

The Pakistan Day parade, which is held annually on March 23, has been cancelled, due to growing political unrest and the nation's deteriorating economic position, as per a Zee news report.

Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan no-show in court, avoids arrest

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan failed to appear before a court in Islamabad on Tuesday to answer charges in a graft case against him. The no-show was apparently a legal maneuver by the ex-premier to avoid ar…

Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad

Pakistan is set to receive a $1.3 billion financing boost from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) in the coming days, according to the country’s Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar. Speaking at a press confe…

Pakistani rupee hits record low amid IMF bailout delay

Pakistani rupee dropped by 6 percent against the US dollar, while interest rate was raised to 20 percent as the country waits to unlock $1.1bn IMF fund.

Pakistan’s CPI soars to highest rate in nearly 50 years

Pakistan’s consumer price index (CPI) jumped 31.5 percent in February year-on-year, the statistics bureau says, the highest annual rate in nearly 50 years, as food, beverage and transportation prices surged more than 45…

Pakistani court issues arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan

A Pakistani court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, as the cricket star-turned-politician called on his supporters to keep up protests amid a roiling political crisis.

Torkham border remains shut for fourth day

The Torkham border crossing remained closed on Wednesday (the fourth day) after a row over the legal documents for Afghans travelling to Pakistan.

Azam Tarar says president violated Constitution by giving election date

Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar chaired the third meeting of the anti-corruption task force for review of the institutional framework of anti-corruption institutions at the ministry of law and justice on F…

Bangladesh will get to pick new Saarc secretary general

As member states do not recognise Kabul’s Taliban regime, Dhaka will send new secretariat chief.

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Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan has claimed that former Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa wanted him to condemn Russia for invading Ukraine, but the then premier did not oblige him citing the example of In…

Caught on camera: In Pakistan, mob lynches man accused of blasphemy, tries to set ablaze

The mob stormed the police station at Warburton, Nankana Sahib, about 80 km from Lahore, and took custody of Waris Issa stripped him naked, and dragged him into the streets before beating him to death.

Pervez Musharraf: Thousands attend funeral of ex-Pakistan military leader

Thousands have attended funeral prayers for Pakistan's divisive former president General Pervez Musharraf.

12 terrorists killed in Lakki Marwat operation: ISPR

Lakki has witnessed an unprecedented increase in terrorist attacks for over a year

Pakistan blocks Wikipedia for 'blasphemous content'

Wikipedia has been blocked in Pakistan for hosting "blasphemous content".

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's ex-president, dies aged 79

Pakistan's former president General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999, has died aged 79.

‘Beyond imagination’: Pakistan PM warns of IMF bailout conditions‘Beyond imagination’: Pakistan PM warns of IMF bailout conditions

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the government will have to agree to International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout conditions that are “beyond imagination”.

Blackouts and soaring prices: Pakistan’s economy is on the brink

“All we’re being told by the government is that things are going to get worse,” Radaqat told CNN.

Suspects arrested in fatal Pakistan mosque suicide attack that left over 100 dead

Several suspects have been arrested in connection with Monday’s suicide bomb blast in a mosque in Pakistan’s northern city of Peshawar that killed more than 100 people.

Death toll from blast in Pakistan mosque rises to at least 100 as country faces ‘national security crisis’

The death toll from a suicide bomb that ripped through a mosque in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, rose to at least 100 on Tuesday.

Suicide bomber kills 20, wounds 96 at mosque in Pakistan

A suicide bomber struck Monday inside a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 20 people and wounding as many as 96 worshippers, officials said.

PMLN’s new narrative to focus on Bajwa, Faiz, Imran, Saqib Nisar, Asif Khosa

The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) is inching closer to adopting an aggressive narrative against five individuals for the economic and political chaos in the country and for bringing Pakistan to the current stage through…

Sindh again delays LG polls in Karachi, Hyderabad

Polls delayed due to MQM-P’s reservations, Sharjeel Memon says

Pakistan Academy of Letters publishes collection of Nepali representatives poems in Urdu

Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad has published a collection of representative poems of Nepali poets in Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, under the name "The Voice of Nepali Poets".

Donors offer over $9B for Pakistan after devastating floods

Dozens of countries and international institutions on Monday pledged more than $9 billion to help Pakistan recover and rebuild from devastating summer floods that the United Nations chief called "a climate disaster of mo…

UN gathering seeks aid for Pakistan after devastating floods

A United Nations conference on Monday drummed up funds and other support to help Pakistan cope with the fallout of last summer's devastating flooding.

Security advisory: Saudi Arabia, Australia ask citizens in Pakistan to limit movement

Security alert comes after US embassy stopped staff from visiting federal capital’s Marriott Hotel over fears of an attack

IT parks-revolutionary step towards excellence in digital era

Currently, work on establishing the IT parks in Karachi at the cost of Rs. 41b and Islamabad at the cost of Rs 13.72b is underway.

ADB says Pakistan needs $62bn to $155bn for energy sector until 2030

Pakistan’s energy investment needs range from $62 billion to $155 billion until 2030 based on three different scenarios.

Officials say Pakistan raid kills all Taliban hostage-takers

Details of Toshakhana gifts to PM, judges, army chief sought by PAC

Committee's chairperson also seeks records of gifts taken by bureaucrats and auditor general of Pakistan

Thailand-bound Turkish plane makes emergency landing at Karachi airport

Flight took off after foreign passenger was offloaded and arrested by security forces on the captain’s complaint

Pak embassy in Kabul comes under attack

A security guard was wounded by shots fired at Pakistan’s embassy in the Afghan capital in what Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called “an assassination attempt” on the head of the mission

In surprise move, State Bank hikes interest rate to 16pc

The SBP raised its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points (bps) to 16%, the highest level since 1999, in an effort to contain rising inflation

PTI insists on holding ‘largest gathering’ at Faizabad

Senior PTI leaders insisted on holding their party’s ‘largest-ever gathering’ at Faizabad on November 26

Pakistan seeks help from Interpol to arrest suspect in cop's murder

Decision comes after Khurram Nisar, who reportedly has a foreign passport and is suspected of killing a Karachi cop, fled to Sweden hours after shootout

Army chief appointment: PM violated secrecy by consulting ‘fugitive’, says Imran

Imran Khan called out PM Shehbaz for consulting Nawaz Sharif regarding appointment of the new chief of army staff

PM says Imran wants to ruin Pakistan through agitation

Defeat is destiny of those who doing long march, PM Shehbaz says after third round of talks with Nawaz Sharif

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg from the shooting which injured him last week.

Former Pakistan PM Khan wounded in shooting at convoy:

A member of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said several colleagues were also wounded amid reports one had been killed.

Revolution could be soft or thru bloodshed: Imran Khan

Imran Khan said he had been witnessing a revolution for the last six months, and wondered if it would take place through the ballot box or through bloodshed

Imran wanted talks on COAS appointment: PM

Imran Khan wanted to settle two issues through dialogue, says Shehbaz Sharif

Imran moves SC for probe into audio leaks

Imran Khan filed a petition in the Supreme Court under Article 184(3) of the Constitution

President Alvi files Reko Diq reference with SC

Alvi furnished a reference with the Supreme Court seeking its opinion on the Reko Diq project

Pakistan seeks major export boost under new free trade accord with China

Pakistan has decided to seek from China the meaningful implementation of the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA-2) for a substantive boost in exports as the objectives of the second trade deal are not being achie…

IMF assures Pakistan of support

Jihad Azour says Fund has been very supportive to Pakistan over the last period

PM Shehbaz lambastes PTI for shattering national unity

During tenure of previous regime, false allegations were levelled against political opponents, PM says