Pakistan reassigns three Islamabad High Court judges amid sharp criticism over opaque process

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Law and Justice on Wednesday notified the transfer of three judges from the Islamabad High Court to other provincial high courts, a day after the Judicial Commission of Pakistan approved the moves in a decision that immediately drew sharp criticism from lawyers’ organizations for what they described as a lack of transparency and uniform standards.

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At least nine killed as militants storm copper-gold mining site in in restive Balochistan province

QUETTA: At least nine people were killed on Wednesday evening when dozens of armed militants stormed a copper and gold exploration site in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, officials said, the latest strike by ethnic separatist groups against the region’s mining industry.

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