LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court in Lahore acquitted former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday in a case tied to the violent May 2023 riots, but sentenced several other leaders of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to lengthy prison terms for their alleged roles in torching police vehicles near the residence of a senior military official.
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Pakistan to host Sri Lanka for ODI series, tri-nation T20I tournament
LAHORE: Pakistan will welcome Sri Lanka for a three-match One Day International (ODI) series in Rawalpindi from November 11 to 15, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday, marking the island nation’s first bilateral ODI tour of the country since 2019.
Pakistan to host South Africa for multi-format cricket series
LAHORE: Pakistan will host South Africa for a series of Test, one-day international (ODI) and Twenty-20 international (T20I) matches from October to November, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Saturday.
Senior puisne justice warns of ‘one-man show’ in Supreme Court under Chief Justice Afridi
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.
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.