ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s judiciary is grappling with internal divisions over the handling of legal challenges to a contentious constitutional amendment, with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi overriding a committee decision to refer the cases to the full Supreme Court hearing, according to minutes of internal communications released on the court’s website.
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Field Marshal Munir awarded Azerbaijan’s Patriotic War Medal for military cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, was honoured with Azerbaijan’s prestigious Patriotic War Medal on Wednesday, a recognition of his pivotal role in deepening military ties between the two nations, military said.
Pakistan sounds alarm as poliovirus found in 42 sewage samples
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s health authorities warned of a persistent polio threat on Tuesday after detecting the virus in 42 out of 127 sewage samples from 87 districts, signalling ongoing transmission in the South Asian nation, one of only two countries where the crippling disease remains endemic.
UN presses Pakistan to reinforce defences against rising monsoon flood threat
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan must urgently bolster its disaster preparedness to counter escalating risks from heavy monsoon rains, glacial lake outburst floods (Glofs), and landslides, the United Nations warned Tuesday, as the country reels from a deadly mudslide and braces for more extreme weather.
Senate panel orders probe into 17,321 citizens detained abroad, mostly in Middle East
ISLAMABAD: Over 17,000 Pakistanis are languishing in foreign jails, with the vast majority detained in Middle Eastern countries, officials told a parliamentary committee in Islamabad on Monday, exposing critical gaps in consular support and inter-ministerial coordination that have left thousands of citizens in legal limbo abroad.
Gilgit-Baltistan reels from glacier flood havoc, part of Karakoram Highway destroyed
HUNZA: A glacial lake outburst flood (Glof) from the Shishper Glacier tore through Hassanabad Nullah in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region on Sunday, sweeping away part of the vital Karakoram Highway and wreaking havoc on homes, farmland, and infrastructure, officials said.
PAA clarifies Islamabad airport closure, dismisses eight-day shutdown reports
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) on Sunday refuted media reports claiming an eight-day closure of Islamabad International Airport, describing them as “incorrect and misleading,” and clarified that the airport will only face brief suspensions due to Independence Day activities.
Pakistan top court to hear Imran Khan bail appeals in May 9 violence cases on Aug. 12
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan is set to resume hearing appeals by former prime minister Imran Khan against the denial of bail in cases linked to violence on May 9, 2023, court officials said on Saturday.
Pakistan blames ‘procedural issues’ for Afghan FM’s delayed visit
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday attributed the shelving of a planned visit by Afghanistan’s Taliban foreign minister to “procedural issues”, amid reports that the United States had blocked a UN exemption allowing him to travel due to sanctions.
Shia groups call off protest march after government concessions on Arbaeen pilgrimage
KARACHI: Two prominent Shia organisations, the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) and the Shia Ulema Council, have called off a planned protest march from Karachi to the Pakistan-Iran border following successful negotiations with the government over their pilgrimage to Iraq for the Arbaeen commemoration.