ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s senior puisne Supreme Court justice, Mansoor Ali Shah, has accused Chief Justice Yahya Afridi of bypassing statutory procedures, stifling judicial deliberation, and imposing controls that threaten the court’s independence, according to a sharply worded letter made public on Friday.
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PTI walks out of parliament over flood aid, lawmaker disqualifications
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly descended into acrimony on Friday as the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) accused the coalition government of failing to deliver adequate aid to flood-stricken Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and staged a walkout over the disqualification of its lawmakers.
Sugar crisis fuels windfall profits for mills linked to Sharif, Zardari, Tareen families
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s political dynasties, including the Sharifs, Zardaris, and Jahangir Tareen, have reaped an estimated Rs300 billion in sugar mill profits since exports were permitted in 2024, official records show, wielding policy influence to shield the industry as half the mill owners hold government or parliamentary posts.
Top court justice decries ‘hybrid system’ as dictatorship, laments judiciary’s failures
KARACHI: Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah said Thursday that widespread references to a “hybrid system” in Pakistan amount to an admission of dictatorship, blaming a lack of constitutional governance for enabling elite capture to eclipse the rule of law.
Magnitude 5.9 quake rattles Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, no damage reported
ISLAMABAD: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan’s capital region and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday night, sending residents into the streets as tremors reverberated through Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and surrounding areas, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
Lahore ATC grants bail to Imran Khan’s nephew in May 9 case
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Wednesday granted bail to Shahrez Khan, the nephew of former prime minister Imran Khan, in a case tied to the attack on a military official’s residence during violent riots in May 2023 that followed the opposition leader’s arrest.
IHC Justice Sattar accuses Chief Justice Dogar of eroding judicial independence in rare public critique
ISLAMABAD: A judge on Islamabad High Court has issued a blistering critique of the court’s leadership, accusing Chief Justice Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar of eroding judicial independence, transparency and institutional norms in a letter that lays bare deep divisions within the judiciary.
Security forces thwart attack on FC headquarters in Bannu, six soldiers martyred
ISLAMABAD: Security forces repelled a brazen terrorist attack on the Frontier Constabulary (FC) Headquarters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district early on Tuesday, killing five assailants but losing six soldiers in a fierce exchange of fire, the military’s media wing reported.
Five soldiers killed in helicopter crash during training mission in Gilgit-Baltistan
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: A army helicopter crashed during a routine training mission in the remote Diamer District of Gilgit-Baltistan on Monday, killing all five
President Zardari signs anti-terror law allowing 3-month detentions without charges
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has signed into law a controversial amendment to the country’s anti-terrorism statute that grants security forces sweeping powers to detain suspects for up to three months without formal charges, a move his office described as essential for bolstering counterterrorism efforts amid surging militant violence.