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President Alvi invites CEC for talks to fix date for Pakistan parliament polls

President Arif Alvi has invited Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja for a meeting today or tomorrow to “fix an appropriate date” for general elections.Alvi wrote a letter to the CEC today, citing the constitutional requirement for the president to decide a date for gen...

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Shehbaz, Raja Riaz hold first meeting for deliberations on caretaker premier

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met outgoing Opposition Leader in the National Assembly (NA) Raja Riaz on Thursday in what was their first meeting to reach a consensus on the name for the caretaker premier, according to Radio Pakistan.Confirming the anticipated meeting, Riaz said: “With a consen...

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SC rejects plea seeking full court on military trials of civilians

The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday rejected a plea seeking the formation of a full court to hear petitions challenging the military trials of civilians.The reserved verdict was announced by a six-member bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice...

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Blast kills at least 39, injures 200 in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

At least 39 people were killed while over 200 were wounded in a blast at a Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) convention in the Khar tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Bajaur district on Sunday.KP caretaker Information Minister Firoz Shah Jamal confirmed the death toll and number of injuries in ...