ECP recommends vital amendments in election laws: Sources
- 04-Oct-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has recommended a vital amendments in the election laws and regulations, ARY News reported. Sources said that the ECP has forwarded the draft of the recommendations to the ministry of the law and human rights. In its proposed recommendations, the ECP has asked powers to oversee the political […]
Deadly Indonesia protests force U-turn on lawmakers’ perks
- 31-Aug-2025
JAKARTA: Political parties in Indonesia have agreed to cut lawmakers’ benefits, President Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday, in a bid to calm anti-government protests that have killed at least five people in the country’s worst violence in decades. Protests began on Monday over what demonstrators called excessive pay and housing allowances for parliamentarians of Indonesia, […]
Pak army not interested in talks with political parties, says DG ISPR
- 27-Jun-2025
ISLAMABAD: Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that the Pakistan Army is not interested in engaging in talks with political parties. DG ISPR) Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry in an interview with the BBC urged that the armed forces be kept out of politics, emphasizing that the military has consistently maintained a […]
ECP summons 48 political parties’ heads failing to file tax returns
- 06-Nov-2024
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has summoned 48 political parties heads, including PTI Nazariati and Sunni Ittehad Council, for failing to submit their tax returns, ARY News reported. As per details, the commission had directed all parties to submit their annual income, expenditures, funding sources, and assets by August 29. However, the ECP summoned […]
No party prepared to talk over IPPs atrocities: Hafiz Naeem
- 25-Aug-2024
LAHORE: Hafiz Naeem has said that no political party is prepared to talk over atrocities perpetrated by the IPPs, ARY News reported on Sunday. Talking to media here Jamaat Islami chief said that the independent power producers (IPPs) have also been given relief in the income tax. He said, the electricity supply to people will […]
All parties to be taken on board on ‘Azm-e-Istehkam’ operation: Sanaullah
- 04-Jul-2024
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday said that all the political parties would be taken on board before launching “Azm-e-Istehkam” operation. Keeping in view the wave of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and other parts, “Operation Azm-e-Istehkam is need of the hour”, Rana Sanaullah said while talking to a […]
Cross-party consensus backs CPEC, stronger China ties as Pakistan hosts JCM
- 21-Jun-2024
ISLAMABAD: All the mainstream political parties of Pakistan on Friday displayed exemplary consensus to back the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with the leaders reiterating their unwavering commitment to further strengthen the bilateral relationship between Pakistan and China by thwarting all nefarious designs. The political consensus was shown at the CPEC Pakistan-China Political Parties Forum and […]
IHC judges’ letter: ‘Political parties not in favour of ending interference’
- 07-May-2024
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the suo-moto case pertaining to a letter of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges, alleging interference in the judicial affairs by the country’s intelligence agencies, ARY News reported. The representatives of the Pakistan Bar and the Islamabad High Court Bar presented their […]
Ishaq Dar urges political parties for ‘Charter of Economy’
- 08-Mar-2024
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Senator and former finance minister Ishaq Dar on Friday urged all political parties to get united and sign a Charter of Economy to get the country out of the financial trap, ARY News reported. In his farewell speech, the Senator said that the time has come to work together […]
‘Pakistan’s Constitution offers solution if parties fail to forge consensus’
- 20-Feb-2024
ISLAMABAD: With no breakthrough in talks between the PPP and PML-N over formation of government, Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi on Tuesday asserted that the Constitution is very comprehensive and offers solutions if political parties fail to forge consensus. Talking to journalists, the interim minister said that political parties are holding negotiations over the […]