Tag: notice
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ECP de-notifies Khan from six National Assembly seats
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has de-notified Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan from six seats of the National Assembly (NA) that the former Prime Minister won last year in by-elections. According to a notification issued by the commission, Imran has been de-notified from the NA-22 Mardan-III, NA-24 Charsadda-II, NA-31 Peshawar-V, NA-108 Faisalabad-VIII, NA-118 Nankana…
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Suo motu notice if FIR of attack on Imran not registered in 24 hours, warns SC
The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday directed Faisal Shahkar, Inspector General (IG) of Punjab Police, to register a first information report (FIR) of the gun attack on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan within 24 hours. A five-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice…
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ARY News taken off air, CEO, journalists booked, head of news arrested
Karachi police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against ARY Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Salman Iqbal in connection with the controversial remarks made by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Shahbaz Gill during a news transmission. The police have also arrested Ammad Yousuf, the head of news and Senior Executive Vice President of ARY News.…
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‘Produce missing persons or appear before court’: IHC sends notice to Musharraf, IK, PM Shehbaz
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the government to issue notices to former President General Pervez Musharraf, former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and the current PM Shehbaz Sharif for following an “undeclared tacit approval of the policy regarding enforced disappearances.” The court directed that the federal government shall produce the missing persons before…
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Heatwave intensifies, Disaster Management Authorities on high alert
Keeping in view the meteorological department’s prognosis of a heatwave for the coming week, the Punjab government issued an advisory on Friday, requesting that all relevant ministries in the province take steps to mitigate the effects of the heat. The provincial and district crisis management agencies have been activated across the province to avert health-related…
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Election Commission sends notice to Fawad Chaudhry and Azam Swati for controversial comments
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has sent a notice to Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati and Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry. The ECP has decided to ask for proof from Swati as the latter accused the institution [ECP] of taking bribes and being on the payroll of ‘someone’. Last…
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‘They need to hold their tongue’, Saad Rafique demands action over Azam Swati’s ‘threats’ against ECP
Addressing a press conference in Lahore, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) leader Saad Rafique, said while referring to Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati’s accusation on the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of taking bribes and being on the payroll of ‘someone’ said: “They need to hold their tongue.” “If the government is making…
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Indian SC issues notice to ‘Mirzapur’ makers, Amazon Prime
The Supreme Court of India has issued notices to the makers and producers of the web-series Mirzapur and Amazon Prime Video. According to reports, a bench headed by Chief justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde admitted the plea and sought a response from the makers of the web-series and Over The Top (OTT) platform Amazon…