03 March 2026
Kart-e-Char, Kabul, Afghanistan

Iftikhar A. Khan

Articles by Iftikhar A. Khan

Barbs fly in Senate as PTI’s Ali Zafar demands probe into ‘institutional overreach, election fraud’

TechnologyJanuary 23, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Barbs flew in the Senate on Friday with the opposition taking the government to task over its policies and demanding a parliamentary probe into “institutional overreach” and “election fraud...

PTI seeks withdrawal of asset secrecy bill

NewsJanuary 23, 2026

ISLAMABAD: PTI MNA Asad Qaiser, while speaking in the National Assembly on Thursday, raised objections to the bill ensuring the secrecy of lawmakers’ assets passed a day earlier, saying parliamentaria...

Bill for secrecy of lawmakers’ assets sails through NA

HealthJanuary 22, 2026

• PTI opposes law; PML-N supports it despite earlier reservations• House passes CSR bill mandating 1pc profit spending by large firms• Questions raised by minister over 18th Amendment spark controvers...

ECP seeks amendment in Elections Act to ensure timely conduct of local govt polls

NewsJanuary 20, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has sought an amendment in the Elections Act, 2017 to ensure the timely conduct of local government elections across the country, it emerged on Mon...

Gilani to notify MWM chief as Senate opposition leader by tomorrow: PTI’s Ali Zafar

BusinessJanuary 19, 2026

ISLAMABAD: PTI Senator Ali Zafar said on Monday that Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani had communicated to him that Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) chief Allama Raja Nasir Abbas would be notified as ...

ECP seeks amendement in Elections Act to ensure timely conduct of local govt polls

NewsJanuary 19, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has sought an amendment in the Elections Act, 2017 to ensure the timely conduct of local government elections across the country, it emerged on Mon...

Pakistan, US agree to enhance collaboration in security, border management

TechnologyJanuary 17, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States on Saturday agreed to enhance collaboration in bilateral security and border management. The agreement was reached as Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held a me...

Senators for keeping tabs on social media usage by under-18s

TechnologyJanuary 17, 2026

• PTI senators slam ban on meetings with Imran• Law minister says jail superintendent responsible for meetings, denies solitary confinement claim ISLAMABAD: Senators on Fri­day called for keeping tabs...

Local govt polls: ECP ‘takes serious view’ of Punjab govt’s failure to meet deadlines

NewsJanuary 14, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday said it had “taken a serious view” of the Punjab government’s failure to meet deadlines for tasks that would pave the way for the long...

PPP grills govt in NA over takeover of motorway in Punjab

NewsJanuary 14, 2026

ISLAMABAD: A day after the PPP’s threat to boycott National Assembly forced the government to withdraw an ordinance issued without President’s assent, the PML-N led government came under fire from the...