LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) candidate Hamid Khan’s request for re-polling in the constituency of NA-125 Lahore on Wednesday, with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Saad Rafique declared victorious, Express News reported. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Saad Rafique had won the seat with Hamid Khan [...]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif had a one-on-one meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday, Express News reported. The two Pakistani politicians met during a luncheon organised for the Chinese prime minister at the President House in Islamabad, where they discussed the overall political situation of the [...]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ordered Barrister Zafarullah Khan to amend his application against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain over his controversial speech, reported Express News on Wednesday. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that the petitioner needs to name the MQM chief as a respondent in his application [...]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court released a short order of cancelling appointments and transfers of officers made by the caretaker government in the three months of their tenure based on a petition filed by PML-N leader Khawaja Mohammad Asif, reported Express News on Wednesday. Election related appointments and hiring on vacant posts [...]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the auditor general of Pakistan to conduct a special audit on the approval and execution of development schemes initiated by ex-premier Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to determine if there were any wrongdoings in the process. Giving a two-week time period, a three-judge bench headed [...]
LAHORE: Prime minister-in-waiting Nawaz Sharif has started preparing for the customary first address to the nation which will follow after he takes oath as the prime minister of Pakistan. Nawaz has presided over five meetings in this regard on Tuesday , discussing issues related to various ministries and development projects. [...]
ISLAMABAD: A lack of spare parts, natural gas and furnace oil are the primary reasons for the electricity shortage in the country, the Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday. A three member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, was hearing a suo motu case [...]
ISLAMABAD: Asad Umar, economist- turned politician and party vice president, is likely to be the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate for NA-48 Islamabad by-elections, sources said. A party insider told the Express Investigation Cell (EIC) that PTI chief Imran Khan decided to field Umar in the by-polls for NA-48 after taking [...]
ISLAMABAD: Around 112 parties contested the 2013 elections. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), however, emerged as the largest party – both in terms of the number of seats it won in the National Assembly, and the votes it bagged. The PML-N fielded 220 candidates for 270 seats in the lower [...]
LAHORE: The Bank of Punjab (BoP) in compliance with the Supreme Court (SC) order has prepared a report revealing that the bank’s management has referred 83 cases of loan defaults to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). As per procedures, a bank has to [...]
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