ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council on Saturday approved sweeping changes to the code of conduct governing judges on the country’s superior courts, imposing strict new limits on their public statements, media engagements and social activities in an effort to shield the judiciary from political entanglements and external pressures.
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PPP grants govt more time to address flood aid, local reforms
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party, a key ally in the ruling coalition, said on Saturday that it would give the government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif additional time to address a series of demands, including the use of a federal welfare program to deliver aid to flood victims, as tensions between the two parties showed signs of easing after weeks of public acrimony.
IHC questions petition by KP Afridi seeking meeting with jailed Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has raised objections to a petition from the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province seeking permission to meet Imran Khan, the jailed founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, in a case that underscores ongoing controversies over access to the former prime minister amid his incarceration.
Zimbabwe joins Pakistan, Sri Lanka in tri-series after Afghanistan withdraws over airstrike deaths
LAHORE: Zimbabwe has agreed to join a T20I cricket tri-series in Pakistan alongside Sri Lanka, stepping in after Afghanistan pulled out over the deaths of three of its cricketers in an airstrike blamed on Islamabad, officials said Saturday.
‘No more extensions’: PM Sharif orders sweeping purge of undocumented Afghans amid border fury
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday ordered the accelerated repatriation of Afghan nationals living illegally in the country, declaring that it would grant
Pakistan drone strike kills eight militants as cross-border tensions simmer
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces killed at least eight militants in an intelligence-based operation in a remote area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on Friday, part of a broader campaign that has eliminated more than 100 insurgents in recent days, according to military sources and state media.
Cricket’s ‘fourth format’ launched with global franchises, youth focus
ISLAMABAD: A new cricket format blending elements of traditional Test matches and fast-paced Twenty20 games was unveiled Thursday amid concerns over the future of the red-ball version of the sport.
Policeman guarding polio team shot dead in Pakistan’s northwest
NOWSHERA: A police constable assigned to protect a team administering polio vaccines was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Wednesday in Pakistan’s volatile northwest, authorities said, in an assault that underscored the perilous risks facing health workers in the country’s renewed push to stamp out the crippling disease.
Pakistani passport ranked fourth worst for fifth year, Henley Index shows
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s passport has been ranked the fourth least powerful in the world for the fifth consecutive year, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index, which evaluates 199 passports based on the number of destinations accessible without a prior visa.
Polio team guard shot dead in Swat district
SWAT: A constable assigned to protect a polio vaccination team was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on Tuesday, the police said, underscoring the persistent dangers facing Pakistan’s efforts to eradicate the disease amid rising cases and militant threats.