The State Life Insurance Company (SLIC) has warned that it may have to close the Sehat Sahulat Programme in the Punjab region of Pakistan, due to the non-payment of Rs83bn ($536m) in pending liabilities. This warning undermines the former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s flagship scheme, which provides free treatment to 25 million families in 724 […]
Hassaan Niazi, a PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) leader and nephew of Imran Khan, has been transferred to Lahore from Quetta, where a judge had previously granted him interim bail in a case registered against him by the Airport Police Station in Quetta. However, he was detained under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued a notice to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for delaying provincial elections in Punjab until 8 October. The Court also demanded that the ECP and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf guarantee that the elections are both peaceful and transparent. The notice was issued in response to a petition by […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has served a notice to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for delaying provincial elections in Punjab province until 8 October. During the hearing, the court ordered the government and the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to guarantee that the election would be both peaceful and transparent. Meanwhile, an ECP […]
Pakistan’s top court has accused the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of obstructing orders from the Supreme Court. The comments came during a hearing into a petition lodged by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, which was challenging the ECP’s decision to delay the Punjab Assembly elections until 8 October due to fears over national security. Barrister […]
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan has announced his 10-point program to rescue Pakistan from its current crises during a pre-election speech at a public rally at Minar-i-Pakistan. He challenged the current rulers to put forward their own plan. Khan said that difficult decisions were required to address the prevailing economic crisis and increase the […]
Pakistan’s pharmaceutical industry is grappling with rising production costs and the Health Ministry’s rejection of its demand for a 38% increase, leading to critical drug shortages and patients relying on smuggled and potentially counterfeit drugs at increased costs. Local currency devaluation and soaring inflation, compounded by the coronavirus pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, have increased […]
The Indian Army has misfired three surface-to-air missiles during an exercise in Pokharan, Rajasthan, according to media reports. No casualties or property damage was reported, and the incident was attributed to a technical error. The army is conducting a search for a missing third missile. In August 2019, the Indian government dismissed three officers after […]
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has invited supporters to a political rally in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) sixth jalsa. Khan claimed that the event at Lahore’s Minar-e-Pakistan monument will “break all records” and warned the government may attempt to prevent supporters from reaching it. The rally will begin at 9pm after Taraveeh prayers. In a televised […]
As Imran Khan, the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) sought interim bail in three terrorism cases, he called for supporters’ presence at the party’s Minar-i-Pakistan rally and urged them not to back down “under any circumstance”. Speaking to the media Imran claimed there would be a public “reaction to whatever method” the government would use. Comparing the […]