By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Minister of Religious Affairs, Mufti Abdul Shakoor, died in a road accident in the capital city of Islamabad on Saturday evening, police said.
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Generals plea for collaborative approach to eradicate terrorism
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top military leadership conducted a thorough review of domestic and regional security challenges on Saturday, emphasizing the need for a united effort by the entire nation and government to eradicate terrorism from the country.
Supreme Court orders central bank to release funds for snap elections in Punjab
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The ongoing conflict between the government and judiciary in Pakistan has intensified after the Supreme Court ordered the central bank to release funds for provincial snap elections, following the parliament’s denial of the necessary funding.
Pakistan’s opposition and government set to hold talks to end political deadlock
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has formed a three-member body to facilitate dialogue between the government and the opposition, including ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan.
CJ Bandial stays upcoming judicial reforms law
Parliament and broad sections of the legal fraternity and the civil society were already up in arms against CJP Umar Atta Bnadial entertaining the matter. Their collective outrage is now at fever pitch.
UPDATED: Controversy brews as SC considers petitions against proposed legislation
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: An eight-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan is set to hear three petitions on Thursday that challenge a proposed legislation aimed at limiting the authority of the country’s top judge.
SC forms bench to hear petitions challenging proposed legislation; lawyers express concerns
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan will lead an eight-judge bench to hear three petitions on Thursday, challenging a pending legislation aimed at curbing the powers of the country’s top judge.
SC deems government’s noncompliance with election funds as disobedience
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday said the government’s failure to comply with its orders to allocate funds for elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provinces amounts to disobedience.
TTP’s cross-border attacks: Minister Asif points fingers at Afghanistan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has accused Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) of using Afghanistan soil to launch attacks in the country, particularly in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Pakistan slams India’s bid to host G20 moots in disputed Kashmir
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expressed on Tuesday its vehement disapproval of India’s proposal to host G20-related meetings in India-administrative Jammu and Kashmir, characterizing the move as a “self-serving” act on the part of New Delhi.