ISLAMABAD: Five judges from the Islamabad High Court filed a petition on Saturday asking the new Federal Constitutional Court to send their appeal back to the Supreme Court, contending that a recent constitutional amendment improperly shifted jurisdiction over the case.
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Army on standby as by-elections open in 13 constituencies after May 9-linked disqualifications
ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis began voting on Sunday in by-elections for six seats in the National Assembly and seven in the Punjab provincial assembly, contests that highlighted the lingering fallout from last year’s political upheavals and tested the ruling coalition’s grip amid accusations of electoral irregularities.
New FCC takes first step, receiving appeal in bitter family inheritance dispute
ISLAMABAD: The newly established Federal Constitutional Court began hearing cases when a litigant handed over an appeal against a Sindh High Court ruling, the first document that marked the court’s debut filing on Friday.
Pakistan says India’s suspension of Indus Waters Treaty threatens regional stability
ISLAMABAD: Deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, warned on Friday that India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty constituted an “illegal and unilateral” act that posed a “real threat” to regional stability, as he delivered a sweeping critique of multiple global conflicts at an Indo-Pacific ministerial forum in Brussels.
Security forces kill 13 militants in overnight operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 13 militants in two separate intelligence-led operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, the military said on Friday, as a separate attack on a local peace committee in the same restive region left seven people dead, including a former Taliban fighter who had renounced violence.
Pakistan says Hasina death verdict ‘internal matter’ for Bangladesh
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Friday the death sentence handed down this week to Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s former prime minister, was strictly an internal affair of Dhaka and that its people were entirely capable of resolving their own political and legal matters through their constitutional processes.
PTI accuses govt of rigging ahead of NA-129 by-poll
LAHORE: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Thursday accused the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government of systematically rigging the coming by-election in the National Assembly constituency NA-129, alleging a pattern of administrative interference that includes the removal of campaign materials, the appointment of polling officials linked to the PML-N candidate and the relocation of dozens of polling stations to remote areas.
Judicial Commission to convene on Dec. 2 for first session under amended framework
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan, the body responsible for appointments to the superior judiciary, will convene on Dec. 2 for its first meeting since the passage of the 27th Constitutional Amendment and the creation of the new Federal Constitutional Court, with a heavy agenda that includes filling a Supreme Court vacancy and naming new chief justices for two provincial high courts.
Security forces kill 30 militants in series of operations in restive northwest
ISLAMABAD: The military said on Thursday that security forces had killed 30 militants in a series of intelligence-led operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province this week, the latest in an escalating campaign against a resurgent Pakistani Taliban that has plunged the country’s border regions into renewed violence.
Security forces kill at least 27 militants in northwest clashes
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed at least 27 militants and wounded several others in a series of intense encounters across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province this week, according to security sources and official statements, in what appeared to be one of the deadliest stretches of counterterrorism operations in the restive region in recent months.