By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday withdrew a contempt notice against a senior court official, Nazar Abbas, who had been accused of failing to schedule a hearing in a case before a regular bench that has sparked intense debate about the court’s jurisdiction.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the main opposition party, has announced a boycott of the upcoming round of talks with the government due to delays in forming judicial commissions to probe two violent political incidents, PTI leaders confirmed on Friday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Assembly on Thursday swiftly passed controversial amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) in a move that has raised alarms about freedom of speech and media rights in a country with a history of censorship.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has given the government a seven-day ultimatum to form a judicial commission to probe two violent incidents, a demand that could derail fragile talks aimed at easing the country’s deepening political crisis.
By Staff Reporter
PESHAWAR: The provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government announced on Sunday that action against miscreants in the violence-stricken Kurram District was now unavoidable, after a surge in sectarian clashes and attacks on relief and food convoys.
By Staff Reporter
PESHAWAR: Authorities are preparing to launch a counterterrorism operation in Kurram district, where sectarian clashes have killed over 130 people since November, and have ordered temporary camps to be set up for potential displaced persons.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The parliament is set to convene over the next two days to approve contentious constitutional amendments on the country’s top judiciary, with a key opposition party pledging crucial support to the government move.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) postponed its planned protest in a high-security area of Islamabad on Tuesday after the government assured medical access to its jailed leader, Imran Khan.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has made access to jailed leader Imran Khan a condition for calling off a protest planned in a restricted area of Islamabad, which is set to coincide with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the capital on Oct 15-16.
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ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee failed to agree on a proposed constitutional package, stalled by disagreements over establishing a constitutional court, but the ruling coalition hopes to finalize a consensus document by next week, excluding former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
