Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has removed Jhelum Deputy Commissioner Mir Raza Ozgen from his post after intermediate examination papers in the district were postponed ahead of her scheduled visit on November 10. The computer science papers for the Intermediate Second Annual Examinations 2026 were originally scheduled for November 10. The district administration had recommended...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to participate in the upcoming local government elections in Islamabad, scheduled for December 20, 2026, directing its local organisations to submit nomination papers for all 125 union council seats. PTI Islamabad President Amir Mughal confirmed the decision to Dawn on Wednesday, October 28, saying the party would contest every seat...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has confirmed that Junaid Akbar will remain the party’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) president, while Senator Noorul Haq Qadri will preside over provincial party meetings in his absence. In a notification issued on Saturday, October 24, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan stated that the provincial organisation would continue operating under Akbar’s leadership,...
Authorities placed shipping containers on major roads in Peshawar on Sunday as security was tightened following the imposition of an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Key routes leading to the provincial assembly and the Red Zone were blocked, while police personnel were deployed at important locations across the city. Several major roads faced restrictions, disrupting movement...
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has launched the first phase of its planned long march from Lakki Marwat to Swabi, as negotiations with the federal government failed to break a political deadlock. The march began on Sunday from Gandi Chowk in Lakki Marwat, with caravans from Tank, Dera Ismail Khan, South and North Waziristan, and Bannu...
Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur has said the postponement of PTI’s planned Islamabad march weakened the party’s momentum and that no special preparations had been made for the protest. Speaking to journalists, Gandapur said continued political pressure on the federal government could eventually lead it to accept PTI’s demands. He also criticised...
Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has accused the PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government of failing to take effective action against militancy and alleged that it is facilitating the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Speaking at a press briefing, Tarar described the provincial government as the TTP’s “B-team” and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Afghanistan’s “C-team”. He also criticised KP Chief...
ISLAMABAD: Tensions over Imran Khan’s medical treatment intensified in the Senate as government and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers traded accusations over the implementation of the Supreme Court’s directive concerning the former prime minister’s treatment. PTI Senator Ali Zafar attempted to move a resolution seeking treatment for Khan at Shifa International Hospital. However, Presiding Officer Senator...
RAWALPINDI: The federal government has approved the deployment of three companies of the Pakistan Army in Rawalpindi for six months under Article 245 of the Constitution, citing the need to prevent any undesirable situation and respond to unforeseen security challenges. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control, the deployment...
ISLAMABAD: Eight members of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) have strongly criticised the government for what they described as the “blatant, wilful, and deliberate violation” of the Supreme Court’s order directing the transfer of PTI founder Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital. In a statement issued on Saturday, the members said the Supreme Court’s August...