If the political news is grim, the economic news is often worse It is now increasingly clear that threats to the prospects of next International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme have... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
Opinion Targets in the PML-N manifesto The manifesto of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) contains a set of key macroeconomic targets from 2023-24 ... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
Opinion An (in)credible election! The 2024 elections have aroused a perfect storm of allegations of gerrymandering, rigging and manipulation of... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
Pakistan 8th Feb elections: SC irked by absence of complainant ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court expressed annoyance as Brig Ali Khan (retired) failure to appear for the hearing after... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
Editorials Some soul-searching, perhaps! EDITORIAL: It was one of those revelations that everybody already pretty much knew about yet still came across as... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
Pakistan IHC suspends victory notifications on Islamabad’s three National Assembly seats The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday suspended the victory notifications on three National Assembly seats from... Updated 19 Feb, 2024 10:57pm
Markets Bulls mark return, KSE-100 closes nearly 1% higher Driven by energy sector’s recovery, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw a turnaround as the benchmark KSE-100... Updated 19 Feb, 2024 06:43pm
Pakistan SC adjourns hearing petition seeking to declare general elections void Summons petitioner on February 21 Updated 19 Feb, 2024 10:26pm
Opinion A political cul-de-sac? Growing uncertainty is perhaps a strong reflection of the fact that political tensions have begun to boil in the... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
Pakistan Balochistan NA seats ECP notifies returned candidates ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has issued notification of candidates returned to the National... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
Pakistan KP assembly: ECP issues notification about returned candidates ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued notification of returned candidates to the Khyber... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
Pakistan NA-44: successful candidate notified ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has notified Ali Amin Khan from NA-44 Dera Ismail Khan-I as... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
Pakistan JI announces protest plans against ‘vote rigging’ LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq deemed the recent election the most polluted, rigged, and controversial... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
Pakistan Legally-challenged constituencies: FAFEN urges ECP to ‘audit’ election results ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on Sunday proposed a three-stage methodology for the audit of... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
Print Vote rigging allegation: PTI wants judicial inquiry sans CJP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has called for formation of a judicial commission to probe February 8... Updated 19 Feb, 2024 09:54am
Print Four-party alliance in Balochistan steps up its protest QUETTA: A four parties’ alliance blocked roads in Balochistan as protest against alleged rigging in elections. A... Updated 19 Feb, 2024 09:00am
Print Bilawal says he was offered PM’s seat for two years but declined KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Sunday that he ‘could’ launch a protest if... Updated 19 Feb, 2024 08:52am
Business & Finance Political stability termed a sine qua non of economic stability SIALKOT: Former defence minister and central leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Khawaja Muhammad Asif ... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
Business & Finance Country at the crossroads: BMP chairman LAHROE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has said that the... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
Pakistan Asif Zardari to be PPP’s candidate for presidency: Bilawal Says he turned down an offer to become prime minister for two years Published 18 Feb, 2024 08:38pm
Pakistan PTI to form govt in Centre and provinces: Omar Ayub Party demands formation of judicial commission for inquiry of alleged election rigging Updated 18 Feb, 2024 07:46pm
Pakistan SCBA says concerned at allegations against CJP ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has expressed deep concern and anguish over the statement issued... Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am
Pakistan Pervez Khattak steps down as head of PTI-P PESHAWAR: In a shocking turn of events in the political landscape, Pervez Khattak on Saturday stepped down from the... Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am
Pakistan Vote rigging allegations: PML-N demands Commissioner produce evidence The Party maintains that the commissioner lacked the authority to access election results, saying that he neither served as an RO nor a DRO Updated 18 Feb, 2024 08:55am
Pakistan PTI holds protest in Islamabad Party leadership says the party would never compromise on the theft of people’s mandate Updated 18 Feb, 2024 08:53am
Print PTI demands removal of CEC, CJP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday demanded that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander ... Updated 18 Feb, 2024 08:50am
Print ECP strongly denies allegations ISLAMABAD: Faced with a barrage of criticism over its alleged role in poll rigging, the Election Commission of... Updated 18 Feb, 2024 01:36pm
Opinion A wild allegation, indeed That the news of Commissioner Rawalpindi Liaquat Chatha claiming that Feb 8 election results were “manipulated”... Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am
Print Commissioner claims poll results ‘manipulated’ RAWALPINDI: Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaquat Ali Chattha on Saturday resigned from his post after admitting... Updated 18 Feb, 2024 08:51am
Editorials Tyre smuggling challenge EDITORIAL: It turns out that yet another unintended casualty of the rupee’s collapse has been the local... Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am