Tag: Hanif Abbasi

High court bins Sh Rasheed’s plea, maintains NA-60 poll delay decision

--Sheikh Rasheed was expected to have nail-biting contest with PML-N's Hanif Abbasi but polling was delayed due to latter's conviction in drug case   RAWALPINDI: The...

Protest held in Rawalpindi against Abbasi’s sentence

PML-N announces to stage a protest on a daily basis outside Hanif Abbasi’s office RAWALPINDI: Political workers and people from different walks of life staged...

Rigging attempts won’t stop ‘flood’ of voters, warns Shehbaz

MULTAN: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said warned that any attempt of rigging will fail to stop the ‘flood’ of...

ECP postpones polls in NA-60 after Hanif Abbasi’s disqualification

--Sheikh Rasheed, PPP’s NA-60 candidate protest decision, dub it ‘unconstitutional’   ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday postponed polls in Rawalpindi’s NA-60 after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...

Elections roundup: The unfortunate need for Section 73

When the Election Act 2017 was drafted, the writers would have had in the back of their minds that Section 73 was there in...

Polls in Hanif Abbasi’s constituency NA-60 postponed

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday postponed polls in NA-60, Rawalpindi constituency following Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi's life sentence. "The polling schedule...

Profile: PML-N’s Rawalpindi aide Hanif Abbasi

On January 4, 1966, Hanif Abbasi was born in Rawalpindi to Muhammad Khalil Abbasi. He studied in the Muslim League High School in Lahore...

Ephedrine case: PML-N questions ‘suspicious’ verdict as PTI celebrates

Following an anti-narcotics court's decision of awarding life sentence to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi in ephedrine case, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)...

PML-N’s Hanif Abbasi gets life sentence in ephedrine case

--Verdict announced after delay of at least 12 hours also bars Abbasi from contesting polls --Court acquits seven accused giving them 'benefit of doubt' --PTI welcomes...

Hanif Abbasi’s narco trial to conclude on Saturday, judge says

RAWALPINDI: A special court hearing the narcotics smuggling case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi and others reaffirmed on Friday that it...

Ephedrine case: LHC rejects review petition of Hanif Abbasi

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday rejected Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi's review petition against holding ephedrine case hearings on a daily...

SC rejects Hanif Abbasi’s appeal against swift trial order in ephedrine...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday dismissed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi's appeal against a high court order directing to conclude ephedrine case...

Election preparation in full swing in all constituencies

ISLAMABAD: The preparations of political parties’ workers and supporters are in full swing with colourful dresses and other accessories besides flags, buntings, badges, wrist and...

High court to decide Hanif Abbasi’s narcotics case before polls

RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court's (LHC) Rawalpindi bench on Wednesday decided that a case pertaining to narcotics smuggling against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi...

208 candidates in run for 16 NA seats of Rawalpindi Division

Two ex-PMs, four former federal ministers including Ch Nisar Ali are also contesting from this division RAWALPINDI: As many as 208 candidates, including 83 independents,...

NA-60 to witness neck and neck fight between Hanif Abbasi, Sheikh...

--New delimitation to favour Rasheed as Abbasi clan reduced to Murree’s NA-57 --Withdrawal of candidature by MMA candidate leaves open space for TLP’s Qadeer RAWALPINDI: Neck and...

Avoid levelling baseless allegations each other, Qayyum urges politicians

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Lt General (r) Abdul Qayyum Tuesday urged political parties to avoid levelling baseless allegations against each other. Pakistan...