ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad sentenced seven critics of the government and military, including journalists, a YouTuber and a former army official, to life imprisonment on Friday for their alleged roles in inciting riots that erupted after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in May 2023.
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PTI seeks to oust defector senator who backed controversial constitutional change
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party formally moved on Thursday to disqualify one of its own senators, Saifullah Abro, accusing him of defection after he broke ranks to support a controversial constitutional amendment that has deepened divisions in the country’s fractured political landscape.
Pakistan expands biometric law to allow facial and iris scans for national identity checks
ISLAMABAD: The government has expanded the legal definition of biometrics to include facial and iris scans alongside fingerprints, paving the way for a new system of contactless identity verification that aims to ease longstanding hurdles for citizens whose prints have faded with age or illness.
Shaheen Afridi cut short BBL stint, heads home for knee rehab ahead of T20 world cup
LAHORE: Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will return home from Australia’s Big Bash League after suffering a knee injury while playing for the Brisbane Heat, the club said on Tuesday, dealing a blow to his preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Army major martyred leading raid against militants in Pakistan’s northwest
ISLAMABAD: An Army major was martyred in a firefight with militants in the restive northwestern district of Bajaur on Monday, military said, as security forces pressed ahead with operations against insurgents they accuse of being backed by foreign powers.
Pakistan joins 20 Muslim nations in opposing Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
ISLAMABAD: A coalition of 21 predominantly Muslim nations, including Pakistan, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned Israel’s recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent state, describing the move as a blatant violation of international law that could destabilize the Horn of Africa and beyond.
Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, trailblazing economist and first female governor of Pakistan’s central bank, dies at 71
KARACHI: Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, a pioneering figure in global finance who shattered barriers as the first woman to lead Pakistan’s central bank and held top posts at the World Bank and the United Nations, died on Saturday of cardiac arrest. She was 71.
LHC curbs govt power to inactivate passports, long travel bans
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has struck down the federal government’s power to inactivate citizens’ passports and impose travel bans lasting five years or more by placing individuals on the Passport Control List, declaring such measures beyond the bounds of existing law.
Exiled former aide to jailed Imran Khan is assaulted at his home in Britain
ISLAMABAD: Mirza Shahzad Akbar, a former special assistant to ex-prime minister Imran Khan, was assaulted at his home in Cambridge on Wednesday morning, sustaining fractures to his nose and jaw in what his political allies described as a brutal attack amid escalating threats against critics of Pakistan’s powerful establishment.
UAE’s Sheikh Mohamed due in Pakistan for first official presidential visit
ISLAMABAD: The president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan on Friday for an official visit aimed at deepening the already robust ties between the two nations, Pakistan’s Foreign Office announced on Wednesday.