By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: The coalition government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday introduced a bill in Parliament to curtail the discretionary powers of the chief justice to form a bench of his choice or to take suo motu notices.
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Two judges of SC challenge Chief Justice of Pakistan’s power to form bench
News Desk
ISLAMABAD: Two senior judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan challenged the chief justice’s power to form a bench or take suo motu notices, media reported.
PM Sharif accuses President Alvi of following dictates of Imran Khan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday hit back at President Arif Alvi, accusing him of being partisan toward the coalition government and following dictates of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, instead of a neutral head of the state.
President Alvi asks Sharif’s govt to ensure provincial elections on time
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Friday emphasised the need to assist the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in holding general elections in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa within the required timeframe.
IMF says provincial elections decision ‘rests solely with Pakistan’s institutions’
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund on Thursday told crisis-hit Pakistan not to involve the Fund in domestic electoral politics, saying a decision to hold or not hold elections “rests solely with Pakistan’s institutions”.
Opposition PTI seeks court ruling to halt move to delay Punjab polls
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Tehreek-e-Insaf party will petition the Supreme Court to seek a ruling to stop an effort by the election authorities to put off Punjab Assembly elections by more than five months to October 8, calling it an unconstitutional move to favour the ruling coalition alliance.
An undated file photo of Brigadier Mustafa Kamal Barki. (Courtesy: social media)
Army brigadier killed in encounter with militants in South Waziristan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A senior army officer was killed in an encounter with “hardcore terrorists” in South Waziristan’s Angoor Adda in the latest among several casualties amid a surge in militant attacks in the country’s restive northwest, the military said on Tuesday.
9 killed, over 40 injured as 6.8 magnitude quake rattles Pakistan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: At least nine people have been killed and more than 40 injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after a powerful earthquake struck large parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan late on Tuesday, government officials said.
Inspector General Police Islamabad Dr Akbar Nasir Khan enquiring after the health of an injured policeman at Islamabad’s PIMS Hospital on March 18, 2023. Among the injured copes are SSP Operations Malik Jameel Ahmed, SP Saddar Nausherwan Ali, SP Rural Hassan Jehangir, and SP Plan and Patrol Dr Sami Malik. Photo courtesy of @ICT_Police.
Court lifts arrest warrant against Khan after mayhem in Islamabad
Although he was unable to attend the courtroom because of rioting in the Judicial complex compound, the court accepted Khan’s intention to appear in person in good faith, lifting the arrest order against him and putting off his arraignment until later. By Naveed Naqvi.
Lahore High Court extends pause in arresting Imran Khan till Friday
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: Lahore High Court on Thursday ordered police to postpone an operation to arrest Imran Khan for another day after violent clashes near his home in the eastern city of Lahore earlier week prevented law enforcers from detaining him.