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PTI leaders Shah Mahmood Qureshi (L) and Yasmin Rashid (R). PHOTO: FILE LAHORE: Five senior PTI leaders jailed in Lahore’s Koth Lakhpat jail have written an open letter calling on Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi to re-investigate PTI founder Imran Khan’s health and treatment and “see that justice is done”. Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Dr.

. President Asif Ali Zardari. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday approved the summary of calling a joint session of Parliament on March 2, 2026, as part of the beginning of the new parliamentary year. According to the presidency, the joint meeting will be held at 15.00 on 2 March. The joint

. Returns of 13.27% look discriminatory compared to 15% for DISCOs. Illustration: talha khan ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) released the performance report of power distribution companies (DISCOs) for the financial year 2024-25, revealing a cumulative loss of Rs472 billion to the national exchequer during the year. According to the report, the

ISLAMABAD: Aleema Khan, sister of the jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder, strongly criticized the party leadership and warned that anyone who could not bear Imran Khan’s narrative should step aside. Speaking outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC), Aleema Khan issued a stern warning to the party leadership, asking them not to issue any statement about

A paramilitary soldier receives medical attention in an ambulance in Chaman. Photo: Reuters QUETTA/PESHAWAR: A fresh wave of terrorism hit parts of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Wednesday, leaving seven security personnel martyred and several others injured in separate gun attacks, while security forces killed three terrorists during an operation in Lakki Marwat. In

ISLAMABAD: Since the passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has struggled not only to secure substantive relief from the courts, but even to obtain timely fixation of its cases – particularly those involving its founder, Imran Khan, and his spouse – in the superior judiciary. The party, whose founder and chief

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks at the opening ceremony of Indus AI Week in Islamabad. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN LAHORE: Amid a controversial debate over creating a separate “Karachi province”, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday sought to allay Sindh’s fears when he hosted Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in Islamabad. The debate over the division

Security forces killed 34 terrorists in a series of high-tempo, intelligence-driven operations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan over the past few days, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday. "On 24 February, 26 khwarij belonging to the Indian proxy Fitna al Khwarij were killed in four separate engagements in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, while eight khwarij belonging to the

The Election Commission of Pakistan building in Islamabad. Photo: Radio Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to conduct a recount of 39 polling stations in Balochistan Assembly’s PB-21 Hub constituency and accepts Ali Hasan Zehri’s application. The ECP took the decision on Wednesday with a majority of two members. ECP member