Victory for PTI as SC strikes down ECP decision to delay Punjab poll
The SC has declared the ECP decision on the Punjab elections null and void. Polling day has been set for 14th May. The reserved verdict is being celebrated by PTI.
Fahd Husain steps down as SAPM
Fahd Husain announced his resignation on Twitter. He also praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, saying that no one could have dealt with tough times in a better way than the premier.
Chinese yuan dethrones US dollar as Russia’s most traded currency
The switch comes after additional sanctions this year affected the few banks in Russia that retained the ability to make cross-border transfers in dollars and other currencies of countries branded “unfriendly” by the Kremlin.
Imran Khan graces the cover of Time Magazine
America’s most influential magazine, Time magazine, published the photo of Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan on its cover and called him the most popular politician of Pakistan.
Pakistani academic Dr Adil Najam named new WWF President
Dr Adil Najam's appointment as the President of WWF International is a welcoming development for Pakistan. The President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi also congratulated Dr Adil Najam on the appointment.
SC questions ECP decision to delay polls
The Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial said the law gives no one the authority to delay elections. Only the court can delay the date for polls.
Missing teenage girl from Karachi found ‘married to kidnapper’ in Lahore
The girl had reportedly married the suspect with “her free consent”, however, her marriage papers are being verified.
Never offered ‘life-time’ extension to Gen Bajwa: Imran Khan
Imran Khan's statements are in stark contrast to what the DG-ISI claimed last year. In 2022, DG ISI Lt. Gen Nadeem made the revelation that Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was offered to continue as the army chief for an indefinite period.
LHC stops leasing of over 45,000 acres of land to Pak Army
Earlier this month, the Punjab caretaker government allocated over 45,000 acres of land to the Pakistan Army for a “Corporate Agriculture Farming” project.
SC bench dissolved again as Justice Mandokhail bows out in poll delay case
Hours before the hearing was set to resume at the Supreme Court on Friday, Justice Jamal Mandokhail recused himself from the case and remarked that he believed he was a “misfit” in the four-member bench.
PM orders withdrawal of “flimsy, baseless” review petitions against Justice Isa
PM Shehbaz said that Justice Isa and his family were "harassed and defamed" in the name of the reference.
LHC strikes down sedition law in historic judgment
Journalists, lawyers, and PTI leaders are celebrating the landmark judgment. Slain journalist Arshad Sharif is also being remembered as it was on his advice Abuzar Salman Niazi filed the petition against the sedition law.