19th Dawn Education Expo to kick off in Karachi on January 27 – Pakistan
The 19th Dawn Education Expo opens in Karachi on January 27-28 at the Pearl Continental Hotel. Key features of the Education Expo include: Representation from over 80 global universities The Education Expo features stalls from over 80 universities globally. Representatives of these universities will be present to share information on university requirements and pre-requisites, programmes […]
ECP freezes development funds of local govt institutions till announcement of election results – Pakistan
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday directed that all development funds pertaining to local government institutions be frozen with “immediate effect” till the results of the February 8 polls were announced. The commission issued the directives in a notification, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com. In the notification, the electoral watchdog […]
SC reserves verdict on ex-judge Shaukat Aziz’s plea against removal – Pakistan
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by former Islamabad High Court senior puisne judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui against his removal. A five-member bench — led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and including Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, and […]
Govt dispels ‘rumours’ of no int’l coverage of Feb 8 polls
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, and Parliamentary Affairs, Murtaza Solangi, dismissed on Tuesday the rumours circulating about the absence of foreign journalists and observers in Pakistan for the upcoming general elections, asserting that such claims were contrary to the facts. Addressing a press conference alongside Secretary Information and Broadcasting Shahera Shahid, Executive Director […]
‘Making a speech is anybody’s right,’ says CJP while hearing ex-judge Shaukat Aziz’s plea against removal – Pakistan
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa on Tuesday observed that giving a speech was “anybody’s right” as the Supreme Court heard a petition filed by former Islamabad High Court senior puisne judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui against his removal. “Is a judge not allowed to make a speech? I think we should not forget […]
Shares at PSX climb 450 points in intraday trade – Business
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) traded in the green on Tuesday, gaining more than 400 points during intraday trade. According to the PSX website, the KSE-100 index climbed 473.82, or 0.74 per cent, to stand at 64,413.23 at 12:58pm from the previous close of 63,939.41. Raza Jafri, head of equities at brokerage Intermarket […]
SC hears former judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui’s petition against his removal – Pakistan
The Supreme Court on Tuesday is hearing a petition filed by former IHC senior puisne judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui against his removal. A five-member bench — led by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and including Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, and Justice Irfan Saadat — is presiding over the […]
SC hears former judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui petition against his removal – Pakistan
The Supreme Court on Tuesday is hearing a petition filed by former IHC senior puisne judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui against his removal. A five-member bench — led by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and including Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, and Justice Irfan Saadat — is presiding over the […]
‘Smooth sailing’ for PPP in Shaheed Benazirabad – Pakistan
PTI-backed Sardar Sher Muhammad Rind is contesting against PPP’s Asif Ali Zardari on NA-207. NAWABSHAH: A general disinterest of voters towards imminent polls, lack of adequate electioneering by candidates of rival parties and Pakistan Peoples Party’s ability to lure in or silence with favours all meaningful opposition have made electoral contest an easy sail for […]
Dera Ismail Khan’s NA-44 to see three-way contest among heavyweights – Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A tough competition is likely in NA-44, DI Khan-I, among three heavyweights — Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Pakistan Peoples Party central information secretary Faisal Karim Kundi and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader and former federal minister Ali Amin Gandapur. The constituency comprises Paharpur, Dera Ismail Khan tehsils, cantonment, Shorkot, Chehkan and Katla […]