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Ishtiaq AhmedIslamabad: All the main political parties, including PTI, are in agreement that the nation should go to the ballot box on February 8. This is a good omen for a country where democracy has been too frequently circumvented.…

APPPeshawar: PTI candidate Shehryar Afridi has filed a legal challenge against the allotment of an arbitrary election symbol by the returning officer in the Peshawar High Court.In his petition, Afridi contends that the Election…

Daniyal AzizPeshawar:  The Peshawar High Court reversed its earlier decision, overturning the stay order that had allowed the PTI to retain its election symbol, the bat. A single-member bench, led by Justice Ejaz Khan, announced this…

APPLahore: The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in central Punjab and Lahore has seen the acceptance of key party leaders' and workers' nomination papers by returning officers.Prominent figures whose nomination papers have been…

APPMultan: The traditionally considered backward region of South Punjab is witnessing a remarkable shift in the political landscape, with an unprecedented surge in women's participation as 20 women are contesting open seats in the 2024…

AFP/APPWashington: The US state of Maine on Thursday blocked former president Donald Trump from its Republican presidential primary ballot, the second state to disqualify him over his role in the January 2021 assault on the US Capitol.…

News DeskIslamabad: Republican lawmakers are rallying together in a substantial gesture for former President Donald Trump this holiday season.Following the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to block Trump from the state's 2024…

Ishtiaq Ahmed  London (Part II): 2023 started with tumultuous political events, which unquestionably set the scene for the next 12 months. For example, on January 17, the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab was dissolved. This also…

News Desk Islamabad:The Supreme Court (SC) has made a significant ruling, stating that objections to the delimitationsfor the upcoming general elections cannot be raised after the election schedule is announced. This decision, in…

Ishtiaq Ahmed (Part 1)London: Every year brings new challenges to Pakistan. Nothing is certain and predictable in a country that is still finding its feet and direction.The past 76 years have been fraught with short-lived returns to…