ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has set July 1 as the deadline for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad authorities to submit pending maps and data needed for local government (LG) elections.
The tenure of LGs in KP ended on March 15 this year. According to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act, 2013, local representatives are elected for a four-year term.
The term of the…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, following a phone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, said the two leaders agreed that the next phase of Iran-US negotiations must be “guided by a firm commitment to dialogue and diplomacy, and vigilance against any attempt to undermine the peace process”.
On Thursday, a long-awaited peace deal was finally signed between the United States and…
Addressing the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the Centre, in collaboration with provinces, had taken decisions in the national interest.
The NEC met to finalise federal and provincial development plans ahead of the presentation of the budget for the upcoming fiscal year (FY2026-27). It is the highest economic decision-making forum of the…
Gilgit-Baltistan’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Raja Shahbaz Khan announced on Wednesday that the region’s long-delayed local government (LG) elections have been scheduled to be held on August 2.
General elections for the region’s legislative assembly were scheduled for Jan 24, 2026, while LG polls — announced after a gap of more than 20 years — were set for Feb 14, 2026. However, days…
ISLAMABAD: Months after postponing local government polls in the federal capital for the fourth time, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has directed the interior ministry and Islamabad administration to immediately issue notifications on town corporations’ limits and union councils for polls, warning it would fix the matter for a hearing if there was no progress.
Chairing a meeting,…
General elections in Gilgit Baltistan will be held on June 7, the GB Election Commission announced on Saturday after a four-month delay.
General elections for the assembly were scheduled for Jan 24, 2026. However, days after the announcement, the elections were postponed indefinitely due to harsh weather conditions in the region.
The GB Election Commission Secretariat, in a notification…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued directives for authorities to facilitate jailed PTI founder Imran Khan’s meeting with his lawyer for consultation regarding the £190 million corruption case.
The instructions came as the court heard the petitions of Imran and his spouse Bushra Bibi for suspension of their sentences in the case. The bench also hinted at an early disposal…
GILGIT: The PPP has demanded that the election schedule for the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly be issued immediately, as the election commission has yet to announce a timeline, four months after the legislature completed its tenure.
General elections for the assembly were scheduled for Jan 24, 2026, while local government (LG) polls — announced after a gap of 20 years — were set for Feb 14, 2026.…
Though she did give a short performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics and appeared in a _Sunday Night Football_ promo a few months later, Céline Dion hasn't gone on tour in six years. In late 2022, just as post-pandemic live music was returning to some semblance of normalcy, the Québécois icon postponed and subsequently cancelled her world tour dates after being diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome,…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang pledged on Sunday to further open the country’s economy to foreign firms and pursue more balanced trade with its global partners, after a year marked by trade friction and tariff wars with the United States and European Union in particular.
China will import more high-quality foreign goods and work with all parties to promote optimised and balanced trade development and…