ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday suspended the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to disqualify Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Transport Minister Shah Muhammad Khan and temporarily restored his portfolio. The ECP disqualified Mr Khan earlier this month from holding any public office for five years due to his involvement in attacks on polling stations, kidnapping polling staff and snatching election material in his native Bakakhel area of Bannu district on the eve of the first phase of KP local government elections held on Dec 19. In a 21-page judgement, a two-member ECP bench consisting of Nisar Ahmad Durrani and…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
ISLAMABAD: A day before a sit-in planned by the representative bodies of federal government employees in Islamabad, the government on Wednesday decided to give 15 per cent disparity allowance on running basic pay to the underprivileged employees from BS-1 to BS-19 from March 1. The package has also been recommended to the provinces for adoption from their own funds, says a finance ministry handout. Further, it says, a summary for timescale promotion has been initiated by the finance division to mitigate the hardship being faced by the employees stuck in the same grade for a long time. It says that…
Senior PML-N leader and former finance minister Ishaq Dar has written a letter to Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, expressing his willingness to take his oath as a member of Senate “virtually” from the UK or through the “mechanism provided under Article 255 (2) of the Constitution” as he would not be able to come to Pakistan due to a “prolonged illness and ongoing medical treatment”. In the letter dated February 2, Dar stated that he was elected as a senator on a technocrat seat in the polls held on March 3, 2018. His victory was notified by the Election Commission…
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday awarded appreciation certificates to the “top 10 best performing federal ministries” under his government, with the communications ministry, planning ministry and poverty alleviation division getting top honours of first, second and third respectively. The top 10 ministries recognised for their performance at a ceremony held in Islamabad were as follows : Ministry of Communications (Murad Saeed) Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (Asad Umar) Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division (Dr Sania Nishtar) Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (Shafqat Mahmood) Ministry of Human Rights headed (Dr Shireen Mazari) Ministry of Industries…
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ruled that the demand for a presidential system of government in Pakistan is against the basic structure of the Constitution. “The writ of mandamus can only be issued, under Article 199 of the Constitution, to a person to do what is required by law to do,” observed Justice Jawad Hassan, dismissing a writ petition seeking directions to the cabinet division to decide an application that seeks a referendum for presidential system in the country. A citizen, Hafeezur Rehman Chaudhry, had filed a petition through Barrister Ahmad Pansota with multiple prayers, including a direction to…
A special court in Lahore on Thursday fixed February 18 for the indictment of Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, his sons Hamza and Suleman, and others for their alleged involvement in laundering an amount of Rs16 billion in the sugar scam case. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had booked Shehbaz and his sons Hamza and Suleman in November 2020 under sections 419, 420, 468, 471, 34 and 109 of Prevention of Corruption Act and r/w 3/4 of Anti Money Laundering Act. Suleman Shehbaz is absconding in the UK. Fourteen others have also been named in the FIR…
Julia Fox is playing a compromising girlfriend for Kanye West. Speaking to Alexander Cooper about beau Kanye West’s ongoing feud with estranged wife Kim Kardashian, Julia shared that his reaction is understandable. “I’m sure there’s still some residual feelings, and that’s normal, it’s human,’ Fox said. ‘I also know that he’s with me now. And that’s all that matters.’ The Uncut Gems star later opened up about her experience making adult videos and how they shaped her choices in real life. “I’m into weirdly, like, partner swapping,” she began before admitting that she has never had a chance to try them. “I…
Kim Kardashian is ready to fulfill her life-long wish of becoming an attorney. The 41-year-old KKW Beauty founder turned to her Instagram on Wednesday to share a photo of her notepads reading, “Kim is my lawyer” and a bunch of textbooks scattered around a zoom call on her laptop. “And so it begins again #lawschool,” captioned Kim alongside the post. Kim decided to follow the footsteps of her attorney father Robert Kardashian when she opted for a baby bar exam. After failing three times, in December, the mother-of-four finally passed the test. “OMFGGGG I PASSED THE BABY BAR EXAM!!!! Looking…
Jennifer Aniston has posted a video of her dogs on her Instagram Reels, and it’s too adorable to handle. The Friends alum, often shares cute moments of her pooches has now once again treated her fans with an adorable video of herself getting in a workout session at her home while being interrupted by two of her dogs — Lord Chesterfield and Clyde. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston) The 52-year-old Morning Show star started her 11-second Instagram Reel by trying to do twisting crunches while her furry friends can’t seem to get…
Nick Jonas has been away from social media after embracing fatherhood; however he recently dropped a TikTok video as he geared up for a ‘great day’. Taking to Instagram recently, the 29-year-old singer dropped a short video of himself as a voice asked him what he “woke up feeling like”? and he replied, “Let’s make a great day.” He captioned the post, “Morning mood.” The Jonas Brothers member can be seen enjoying his coffee at his Los Angeles residence as he flaunted his handsomeness in white tee and green shirt. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nick Jonas…
