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.
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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.
Trump again praises army chief, Calls Field Marshal Munir ‘highly respected’
ISLAMABAD: President Trump again praised Pakistan’s top military leader, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, as a “highly respected general,” the latest in a string of compliments that underscore a striking thaw in relations between Washington and Islamabad during his administration.
Saudi Arabia awards top honor to Pakistan’s military chief, signaling closer strategic ties
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s defence minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, has awarded Pakistan’s chief of defence forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, the King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellent Class, recognising his role in bolstering ties between the two nations.
Lahore ATC sentences four key PTI leaders to 10 years in prison over May 9 riots
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court in Lahore sentenced four prominent leaders of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party to 10-year prison terms on Saturday in two cases stemming from the violent riots that swept the country in 2023 after the arrest of the party’s founder, Imran Khan.
Four soldiers martyred in North Waziristan suicide attack, Pakistan demarches Afghan diplomat
ISLAMABAD: Four soldiers were martyred on Friday when militants rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the outer wall of a security forces camp in the restive North Waziristan district, collapsing part of the structure and injuring at least 15 civilians, including women and children, military said.
Justice Jahangiri is removed after Islamabad High Court finds his law degree was invalid
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday ordered the immediate removal of one of its own judges, Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, declaring that his law degree was invalid at the time of his appointment and confirmation.
Over 66,000 passengers denied travel as Pakistan tightens immigration controls
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities have offloaded more than 66,000 passengers from international flights this year, nearly double the number from 2024, as part of an intensified crackdown on illegal migration and document fraud, officials disclosed on Wednesday during a parliamentary committee hearing.
Justice Jahangiri moves to top court, claims bias in IHC over law degree controversy
ISLAMABAD: A judge on the Islamabad High Court petitioned the country’s highest constitutional authority on Wednesday to overturn a lower court ruling that opened the door to a challenge against the validity of his law degree, escalating a legal dispute that has raised questions about judicial qualifications and due process in Pakistan’s superior courts.