Islamabad High Court;  Constituencies of NA 35 and NA 36 declared null and void

Islamabad High Court; Constituencies of NA 35 and NA 36 declared null and void

Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court declared the delimitation of National Assembly constituencies NA-35 and NA-36 null and void. The Islamabad High Court annulled the constituencies of National Assembly Constituency NA-35 Kohat and N-36 Hangu and Kazai while rejecting Chaudhry Nisar’s petition against the constituencies of NA-53 Constituency. Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Amir Farooq…

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On the issue of elections, hearings started in the Supreme Court on the request of the Election Commission

On the issue of elections, hearings started in the Supreme Court on the request of the Election Commission

Islamabad: After the important meeting between the Chief Justice of Pakistan and the Chief Election Commissioner, the Election Commission challenged the decision of the Lahore High Court in the Supreme Court, which has been appointed for hearing by a three-member bench. Following a petition filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan, the Supreme Court constituted…

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PTI election symbol;  The court stopped the Election Commission from issuing a strict decision

PTI election symbol; The court stopped the Election Commission from issuing a strict decision

Peshawar: The court restrained the Election Commission from issuing a strict verdict in the PTI election symbol case. Justice Shakeel Ahmed and Justice Faheem Wali heard the supplementary petition filed in the High Court regarding PTI’s election symbol Bat, in which PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan and Shah Faisal Atmanakhil Advocate appeared. During the hearing,…

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Homicide a bigger killer than armed conflict and terrorism combined

Over 700 a day dying from small arms fire; main ‘weapons of choice’ for criminals and terrorists

That’s according to Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, who briefed the Security Council on Friday, quoting the latest figures available. “This is more than 700 people a day, or one person dying from small arms every two minutes”, she said. She added that “small arms and light weapons are the weapons of choice…

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Draw inspiration from human rights advocates worldwide, urges Guterres

Draw inspiration from human rights advocates worldwide, urges Guterres

Speaking at the awards ceremony of the UN Prize in the Field of Human Rights for 2023, Mr. Guterres stressed that rights defenders themselves were in need of greater protection. “The world needs leaders of countries, corporations, political parties, religious and civil organizations and beyond, to speak out against antisemitism, anti-Muslim bigotry, attacks on minority…

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