Iftikhar A. Khan is an Islamabad-based reporter for Dawn with over three decades of experience in journalism. He covers the parliament, the Election Commission of Pakistan, and the Interior Ministry.
Commission further warns that the matter may also be taken up with the federal government; CEC says polls required under Article 140(A) of the Constitution.
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“Have some sense of our wounds. Why are Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s conditions not being given importance?" Senator Attaur Rehman asks.
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Opposition slams high duties on fuels despite declining global oil prices, fears increase will trigger fresh wave of inflation
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PTI's Ali Zafar says government is collecting more than Rs117.5 per litre in petroleum levy, far exceeding the IMF-agreed limit of Rs80.
Published11 May, 202610:05pm
Of the 246 decided petitions, tribunals dismissed 242 and accepted only four — all from Balochistan — where repolling was ordered at selected polling stations.
Published11 May, 202609:54pm
Corps commanders review internal, external security environment; say regional peace, stability linked to collective restraint,
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“Digital identity succeeds or fails not on technology, but on whether its governance can withstand political pressure," he says.
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