ISLAMABAD, April 26 (EW): A ship carrying 37 Pakistani nationals from war-torn Sudan has reached Saudi Arabian port city Jeddah on Wednesday, the Foreign Office (FO) said. “Evacuation plan for Pakistani nationals in Sudan continues. The ship carrying 37 Pakistani nationals from Port Sudan arrives in Jeddah,” it said in a tweet. “They were received by CG in Jeddah, …
LAHORE, April 26 (EW): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned a meeting of the ruling alliance today (Wednesday) before negotiations with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on the Supreme Court’s directions. Party sources said the top leadership of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and its allied parties along with their legal wizards were expected to participate in the meeting …
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday demanded the Supreme Court initiate contempt proceedings against Prime Misitre Shehbaz Sharif and the federal cabinet for not releasing funds to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa polls. In a tweet, PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry said despite the apex court’s orders, the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) …
ISLAMABAD, April 18 (EW): Despite the Supreme Court’s orders, the National Assembly approved a motion sent by the Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue regarding the non-provision of funds to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Earlier in the day, the NA committee, in the motion sent to the federal cabinet, recommended that funds amounting to Rs21 billion for …
ISLAMABAD, Apri 14 (EW) : An in-camera session of the National Assembly will be held today during which the military leadership will brief the lawmakers on the prevailing national security situation. According to sources, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum will give a detailed overview of the …
LAHORE, April 10 (EW):v The Shehbaz-led cabinet will table the elections fund issue and the Supreme Court bill in the joint session of the Parliament today. National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has convened a joint sitting of parliament today as President Arif Alvi returned the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023, unsigned a day earlier. According to a …
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Wednesday warned the coalition government of retaliation if the polls in Punjab — as ordered by the Supreme Court — were not held on time. “Today, I am telling the entire nation to gear up. Get ready. If we do not stand up for […] elections, then history will not forgive us,” Khan …
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has stated that any statement about the allocation of funds to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for holding elections in Punjab would be premature until Parliament makes a decision. The minister said during Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath‘ on Wednesday after the Supreme Court ordered to hold elections in Punjab on May 14, which …
Pakistan moved one step closer to the revival of the crucial bailout package of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as Saudi Arabia has provided assurance for $2 billion in additional deposits to the global lender. The IMF has informed the Pakistani authorities about the confirmation, one of the major demands for resuming the loan deal stalled since last year. …
ISLAMABAD, Apr 04 (EW): The Supreme Court on Tuesday termed null and void the Election Commission of Pakistan’s March 22 notification and restored the ECP’s election schedule with minor changes with setting new date for elections in Punjab as May 14. Apex court’s three-member bench headed by Chief Justiece Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice …
