ISLAMABAD: Pakistan confirmed a new polio case in Hyderabad, bringing the national total to 27 cases this year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Monday, underscoring persistent challenges in eradicating the crippling disease in one of the last two countries where it remains endemic.
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Five IHC judges petition Supreme Court over chief justice’s powers
ISLAMABAD : Five judges of the Islamabad High Court filed separate petitions with Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday, seeking declarations that would curb the administrative powers of the high court’s chief justice and address what they described as misuse of authority in bench formations, case transfers and roster issuances.
Pakistan’s Nadeem crashes out of javelin final at World Athletics
Pakistan’s star javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem saw his medal hopes extinguished at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo on Thursday, failing to qualify for the top eight in the men’s javelin final, while Trinidad and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott clinched the world title with a commanding throw of 88.16 meters.
IHC sidelines Justice Jahangiri over alleged fake law degree
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday barred Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri from judicial duties pending a Supreme Judicial Council ruling on allegations that his law degree is fraudulent, a decision that intensifies scrutiny of Pakistan’s judiciary at a time of heightened tensions over its independence.
Pakistan cricket board files ICC complaint over referee’s role in India handshake row
LAHORE: Pakistan’s cricket board has filed a formal complaint with the International Cricket Council against the match referee for Sunday’s Asia Cup clash with India, accusing him of breaching rules on the “Spirit of Cricket” by allegedly instructing the teams not to exchange handshakes.
Swabi elders move to expel transgender people, rights body condemns
ISLAMABAD: A council of community elders in a conservative district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has moved to drive out all transgender people, prompting a sharp rebuke from human rights watchdog as fears mount over escalating threats to a vulnerable minority.
UNHCR urges Pakistan to halt Afghan deportations as quakes deepen crisis
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations’ top refugee official in Afghanistan urged Pakistan on Friday to halt forced deportations and extend legal protections for vulnerable Afghans, warning that a surge in returns is overwhelming a nation already reeling from earthquakes and Taliban restrictions on humanitarian aid.
Lawyers demand removal of IHC Chief Justice over sexist remarks to female lawyer
ISLAMABAD: Major lawyers’ associations in Pakistan demanded on Friday the ouster of Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar as chief justice of the Islamabad High Court, blasting his courtroom conduct as sexist and threatening toward a prominent female attorney.
Seven PTI senators resign from key committees on Imran Khan’s orders
ISLAMABAD: Seven senators from opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party resigned from their Senate standing committees on Thursday, acting on instructions from the party’s incarcerated founder, Imran Khan.
Torrential monsoon rains kill seven, displace hundreds in Karachi
KARACHI: Torrential monsoon rains have killed seven people and displaced over 300 in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, as swollen rivers overwhelmed the city’s strained drainage system, officials said Wednesday. Rescue teams continued searching for three missing individuals amid forecasts of more rain.