by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Dec 8th, 2023LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is wary of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) dominance on social media platforms, but it asserts that it may not have an impact on the polls, which will be contested on the ground. “The PTI invested in social media over the last 15 years, and we lagged behind. What is happening in cyberspace is not on the streets. The elections will be held…
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By Wajih Ahmad Sheikh in Dawn, October 26th, 2023LAHORE: The Punjab caretaker government is likely to constitute a special medical board in case medical reports submitted to the Lahore High Court by PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif are contested, according to a committee that recommended the suspension of the PML-N leader’s sentence in the Al-Azizia case. The five-member body was formed by caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi to deliberate upon an application filed by the…
by Nasir Iqbal in Dawn, Sept 14th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial on Wednesday wondered why the Constitution’s command, which clearly states that elections should be held within the stipulated period of 90 days after the dissolution of the assemblies, was being contested. Speaking at a farewell dinner hosted in his honour by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), the CJP observed that the superior courts would not be burdened with…