“Shahbaz Sharif can deliver.” This is a common perception but this time the job is new and the challenges ahead are even tougher. Being the new Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif will have to have a multipronged strategy in order to overcome the multiple economic and political challenges. He himself admitted, while giving his maiden speech in National Assembly as Prime …

Web Desk — Former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif, president of Pakistan’s Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), was elected prime minister by the National Assembly on Monday. This comes after Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was ejected as premier over the weekend following a no-trust vote. The development came after PTI lawmakers announced mass resignations and boycotted the session, …

Monitoring Desk — Imran Khan was ousted as the prime minister of Pakistan from office through a no-confidence motion after the National Assembly debated on the matter for more than 12 hours and the political situation in the country took a critical turn. The National Assembly session was chaired by Ayaz Sadiq — a member of the panel of chairs …

Monitoring Desk — Prime Minister Imran Khan has dismissed reports claiming that he has removed Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Geo News quoted sources as saying. According to the news channel, PM Imran Khan, in conversation with senior journalists, said that he had no plans to make changes to the defense department. “There was neither any talk …

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court set aside a deputy speaker’s ruling to dismiss the no-trust resolution against Prime Minister Imran Khan and the subsequent dissolution of the National Assembly on the PM’s advice. Ultimately, the court ruled that the deputy speaker’s ruling was “contrary to the Constitution and the law and of no legal effect, and the same …

Web Desk — The Supreme Court would only focus on the legality of National Assembly (NA) Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s ruling on a no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, said Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial while hearing the case on the constitutional crisis on Tuesday. The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) categorically stated that the court would not interfere …

Web Desk — The Small & Medium Enterprise Development Authority (Smeda) Chief Executive Officer Hashim Raza, in a surprise development, resigned from his office under protest for ‘abrogation of the Constitution of Pakistan’ in Sunday’s National Assembly proceedings. Raza said, “Whatever happened in the NA session (called for voting on the no-trust motion) amount to abrogation of the Constitution of …

Web Desk — On Monday, the Supreme Court adjourned its hearing on the legality of the current situation in the country following the dismissal of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan by National Assembly (NA) Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri and the subsequent dissolution of the NA by President Arif Alvi on the advice of the prime minister until …

Web Desk — The Supreme Court of Pakistan took sou moto notice of the political situation in the country on Sunday. Following the opposition leaders’ demand that the “unconstitutional” ruling given by National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri be reviewed, Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial headed to the top court. According to reports, the judicial staff has started …

Web Desk — Shocking every law-abiding Pakistani, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri on Sunday dismissed the no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying it violated Article 5 of the Constitution. Suri chaired the session on Sunday after opposition parties filed a no-confidence motion against Speaker Asad Qaiser. Nevertheless, that was not the only surprise for …