ISLAMABAD: The security forces have killed at least 13 militants in two separate attempts to cross the Afghan border this week, the military said, in operations that underscored Islamabad’s deepening frustration with what it described as the Afghan Taliban government’s failure to control its side of the frontier.
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Lahore Bar Association asks Supreme Court to strike down constitutional amendment over judge transfers
ISLAMABAD: The Lahore Bar Association on Thursday petitioned Pakistan’s Supreme Court to declare the 27th Constitutional Amendment unconstitutional, arguing that the measure — which enabled the abrupt transfer of three Islamabad High Court judges and stripped the Supreme Court of key powers — violates the nation’s basic constitutional framework and undermines judicial independence.
Imran Khan’s lawyers urge Islamabad court to grant release on humanitarian grounds, citing solitary confinement and eye ailment
ISLAMABAD: Lawyers for former prime minister Imran Khan told the Islamabad High Court on Thursday that their client should be freed on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, pointing to more than a year of solitary confinement and an untreated eye infection that have worsened his condition in prison.
Pakistan unveils Rs3.2 trillion housing program to build 500,000 homes and revive construction-led growth
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif formally launched a five-year, Rs3.2 trillion housing initiative on Thursday, committing the government to finance the construction of 500,000 homes nationwide as part of a broader effort to stimulate economic activity and address a chronic shortage of affordable shelter.
Cambridge confirms leak of AS-level math paper in Pakistan and other regions
KARACHI: Cambridge International Education said on Thursday that one of its AS-level mathematics examinations had been shared prematurely in violation of its rules, confirming long-circulating reports that had already prompted an official request for information from Pakistani education authorities.
Islamabad High Court sets Thursday hearing on Imran Khan’s appeal in £190 million corruption case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday scheduled oral arguments for tomorrow in the high-profile appeals filed by former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, challenging their convictions in a major corruption case involving £190 million in allegedly misused British crime proceeds.
Cambodia to repatriate 54 Pakistanis held over online scam operation
ISLAMABAD: Cambodian authorities have agreed to the swift repatriation of 54 Pakistani nationals arrested in a police raid on a scamming compound in Siem Reap province, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said on Tuesday, capping weeks of diplomatic pressure over the treatment of more than 200 Pakistanis held in overcrowded Cambodian detention facilities.
Kalash valleys in Chitral district added to UNESCO tentative World Heritage list
ISLAMABAD: The Kalash valleys, three remote and largely inaccessible enclaves tucked into the mountains of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, were inscribed Tuesday on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s World Heritage Tentative List, a crucial first step toward possible full recognition as a site of outstanding universal value.
IRSA demands provinces halt untreated wastewater discharges into Indus rivers as pollution surges
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s water regulator has directed the provincial governments to stop untreated wastewater from flowing into rivers and natural streams, citing a steady and documented deterioration in the quality of water that sustains the nation’s largest irrigation network.
JCP approves transfer of three Islamabad High Court judges amid deep internal rifts
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan approved on Tuesday the transfer of three judges from the Islamabad High Court to provincial high courts, a decision reached by majority vote after weeks of procedural maneuvering and sharp constitutional concerns raised by the country’s top judge.