Country is supposed to hold elections in 90 days, bringing an interim government to an end amid a sharp economic downturn Pakistan is facing another period of political tension as questions swirl around a forthcoming election, supposedly in three months, that will end the caretaker government. The elections, which experts tell The National are at risk of delay, will usher in a government that will have to chart a course for a country that has suffered 20 per cent annual inflation, worsening terrorist violence and devastating floods that killed nearly 2,000 and caused at least $15 billion worth of damage last year. To pave the way for general...
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Continue readingPESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the provincial police chief and home secretary seeking their response to a petition about the alleged harassment of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf activists. A bench consisting of Justice Abdul Shakoor and Justice Syed Arshad Ali issued the order after holding a preliminary hearing into a petition jointly filed by Nadeem Khan and 230 other PTI activists, who accused the police of illegally raiding their houses and harassing them and their families. The petitioners requested the court to stop police from carrying out those “illegal” activities. Lawyer Mohammad Muazzam Butt appeared for the petitioners and...
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