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Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Attorney General for Pakistan Usman Mansoor Awan have requested the Supreme Court (SC) to form a full bench to hear the set of pleas challenging a law that curtails the chief justice’s powers to initiate suo motu proceedings or form benches. The
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of Pakistan, General Syed Asim Munir, met with Afghanistan's Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, to discuss the need for increased cooperation between the two countries to address common challenges of terrorism and extremism. General Asim reaffirmed Pakistan's
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The unofficial results of local government polls in 11 union committees (UCs) in Karachi, held on May 7, 2023, show that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has won five seats, while Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has secured three. The remaining three seats were won by other parties. These results may
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is currently in London, has instructed the authorities to take immediate action to address the flour crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Prime Minister's Special Assistant and PML-N President for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Engineer Amir Muqam, informed the Prime Minister of the concerns of
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Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has reiterated his stance on holding simultaneous elections across Pakistan. In a media briefing held in Faisalabad, he stated that according to the constitution, national and provincial assembly elections should be held at the same time under the caretaker government. The Interior Minister expressed his
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An All Parties Conference (APC) was held in Islamabad on Wednesday to address the political, judicial, and economic crises that have created uncertainty in Pakistan. The APC issued a joint declaration, emphasizing the need to ensure the supremacy of parliament and make political decisions in the parliament instead of the
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President Alvi Directs State Life Insurance Corporation to Pay Claims On May 3, 2023, President Dr. Arif Alvi ordered the State Life Insurance Corporation to pay insurance claims worth 3.2 million rupees to three citizens. The corporation had rejected the claims of Samina Shahzadi's family members, Mohammad
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Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar met with Andrew Schofer, Charge'd Affaires of the Embassy of the United States, to discuss the economic situation in Pakistan and the country's ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) program. According to a statement by the Finance Division on Wednesday,
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The Lahore High Court (LHC) has warned the Additional Director General of Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Waqas Hassan that he may face contempt charges if he fails to produce an arrest warrant for former Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi. The warning came during a hearing of a plea filed by
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Pakistan’s Minister for Climate Change, Sherry Rehman, has called on the international community to restructure the international financial system in order to address climate change adaptation and mitigation. Speaking at the Petersburg Climate Dialogue in Germany, Rehman stressed that the global financial infrastructure must be restructured to make climate
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The opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Khawaja Asif and Javed Latif have been criticized by the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi for hindering the ongoing election talks between the two parties. This comes after Javed Latif expressed his disapproval towards the government-
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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has started its rally from Liberty Chowk in Lahore to Nasir Bagh to mark International Labour Day. Led by former Prime Minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan, the rally is expected to reach MAO College through Ferozepur Road and end at Nasir Bagh via