Politics

ISLAMABAD: The Red Zone was partially sealed again on Thursday to stop activists of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) from coming out on streets and protesting in front of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Police officers told Dawn that the Red Zone was partially sealed over an alert shared by Special Branch of police …

• PM says prohibited funding verdict proves PTI chief a ‘liar’ • Nawaz recalls how the person who would lecture on honesty had been exposed as ‘biggest thief in history’ • Maryam says Imran Khan took money from foreign powers to create anarchy • Info minister demands Imran resign as …

• Coalition leaders question impartiality of three-judge apex court bench, refuse to accept its verdict • Maryam says anti-PML-N judges repeatedly included in benches; court favours PTI despite their ‘repeated mockery of judiciary’ ISLAMABAD: In a late-night press conference following the Supreme Court’s refusal to constitute a full court to …

THE winner of the election for the Punjab chief executive seemed apparent on the final count — 186 votes in favour of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi of the PML-Q, 179 in favour of the PML-N’s Hamza Shehbaz. Yet Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari’s bizarre decision to reject the PML-Q’s 10 votes from the …

Former prime minister and PTI leader Imran Khan on Friday urged his workers and supporters — particularly the youth — to register their protests tonight, adding that he now expects the Supreme Court to play its role in light of Hamza Shehbaz’s shock win over Parvez Elahi in Punjab CM …

Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman on Saturday administered the oath to newly re-elected Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz after a day of drama that ended with Chaudhry Parvez Elahi’s shock defeat in the contest for the slot as provincial assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Mazari decided not to count the votes of PML-Q lawmakers. …

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari has sought security cover from the provincial chief secretary and the inspector general of police for peacefully holding the election to the office of chief minister as per court order on Friday. In a letter to the top Punjab officers on Thursday, …

WILL Pakistan actually default if the IMF, Saudi Arabia and other donors do not disburse a few billion dollars? Some are sounding the alarm bell, but others — including the government — insist that our economic ship is not about to sink anytime soon. They tell us we will not become Sri Lanka. …

AT a recent presser, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah had some ominous words for the opposition in Punjab: “We will not let Elahi become the chief minister so easily. If five to seven PTI lawmakers do not show up on Friday, how will the party have its chief minister?” This warning …

• Parvez Elahi’s supporters number 187, Hamza Shehbaz camp has 179 members • Both sides make hectic last-minute efforts to ensure numbers • Zardari, Shujaat meet twice in span of few hours • LHC asks Punjab IGP, CS to ensure all MPAs cast their votes safely and freely LAHORE: All …