ISLAMABAD – President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to announce the elections date of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab at the earliest. In his letter, President Alvi gives a reminder to country’s top electoral watchdog to announce the date ...

The PML-N chief urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to expedite consultations with Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) parties in order to prevent the dissolution of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies. Both bigwigs also discussed the option of no-confidence motion in the Punjab ...

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has said that there were several flaws in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) law as it was per law to detain anyone for 90 days just on the basis of the accusation. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Umar ...

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday held a meeting with President of Singapore Halimah Yacob and exchanged views on enhancing mutual cooperation. During his meeting with the Singaporean president, Foreign Minister Bilawal discussed matters relating to enhanced engagement and ...

The Rawalpindi Bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) Wednesday disposed of a contempt of court case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar after the latter unconditionally apologised to the court. Asad Umar appeared before the court along with his lawyer Chaudhary ...

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will pay official visits to Indonesia and Singapore from December 7-9 to hold meetings with his counterparts and attend international events. In Bali, Indonesia, the foreign minister will hold a bilateral meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno ...

Indonesia's parliament approved Tuesday legislation that would outlaw pre-marital sex while making other sweeping changes to the criminal code -- a move critics deemed as a setback to the country's freedoms. After the controversial new criminal code received the majority of votes from lawmakers ...

Special Assistant to Prime Minister Attaullah Tarar has said that the PML-N is making a strategy to use all available options to restore Hamza Shahbaz’s government in the Punjab province. Speaking jointly outside the party’s Model Town office, PML-N leaders Atta Tarar and Azma Bukhari said ...

European Union Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Ylva Johansson has lauded Pakistan’s role in controlling cross-border terrorism, smuggling, and trafficking and expressed the EU’s intent for “deeper cooperation” in the area of border management. At a joint press stakeout with ...

President Dr Arif Alvi Saturday said there was no harm if the Chief of Army Staff appointment is made through consultation, reported 24NewsHD TV channel He said that although his constitutional role does not allow him to mediate between political parties, particularly on the matter of the army ...