By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The parliament was adjourned on Sunday without considering a contentious constitutional amendment package, which has been shrouded in secrecy for weeks, after the ruling coalition failed to secure the necessary two-thirds majority to pass the bill, aimed at increasing the retirement age of superior judges by three years and changing the process for appointing the Supreme Court chief justice.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday lambasted the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for attempting to delay and obstruct the implementation of a court decision regarding reserved seats for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government will push through a constitutional amendment on Saturday to raise the retirement age of Supreme Court and High Court judges, a move that has drawn criticism from key opposition parties who warn that it undermines judicial independence.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir, pledged on Friday to “comprehensively defeat” terrorist networks and eliminate illegal activities in the country’s northwest, a region plagued by militant violence.
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has postponed nationwide protests planned for Friday, while a “grand rally” in Lahore on September 22 will go ahead as scheduled.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has finally obtained permission for a Sept. 8 rally in capital Islamabad, after authorities twice revoked earlier approvals.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday overturned Karachi University’s decision to revoke the law degree of Islamabad High Court Judge Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, ruling that the university had violated his right to a fair trial.
By Staff Reporter
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army has initiated court-martial proceedings against former spymaster Lieutenant General (Retd) Faiz Hameed after a detailed inquiry found concrete evidence of multiple violations of the Army Act, the military’s spokesperson said on Thursday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Veteran politician Sardar Akhtar Mengal, leader of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), resigned from the National Assembly on Tuesday, saying his province has been consistently marginalized and ignored.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military top brass pledged on Tuesday to safeguard hard-won successes against terrorism, following a surge in attacks in Balochistan that killed at least 50 people, including 14 security personnel, in a region vital to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
