The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has filed an application in the Sindh High Court, seeking contempt proceedings against officials of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) for not implementing a court order on loadshedding in Karachi.

Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday criticised the government for participating in the Boa­rd of Peace’s (BoP) first meeting over Gaza, terming it “unacceptable”. His remarks came after the inaugural BoP meeting on Thursday in Washington, where Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the peacemaking efforts of United States President Donald Trump, who is heading the forum. Addressing the media in Lahore on Saturday, the JI leader said it was “unacceptable at any cost” to...