GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH: In a fervent appeal for national unity amid deepening political divisions, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, the chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, said on Saturday his father, President Asif Ali Zardari, stood as the singular figure capable of bridging the country’s bitter partisan rifts and guiding it through intertwined political and economic crises.
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KP chief minister urges Lahore lawyers to back street protests
LAHORE: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s chief minister, Sohail Afridi, rallied lawyers in Lahore on Saturday to join his party’s push for street protests, framing the effort as a battle for judicial independence and constitutional rights amid escalating tensions with the federal government.
Amid mixed signals, ruling coalition urges opposition PTI to engage in dialogue
ISLAMABAD: Leaders of Pakistan’s ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) accused the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday of sending conflicting messages about potential talks with the government, emphasising that progress in the country’s democracy depends on negotiation rather than impasse.
Pakistan rejects Israel’s move on Somaliland, calling it a violation of Somalia’s sovereignty
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday sharply rejected Israel’s decision to recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent state, describing it as a brazen effort to erode Somalia’s sovereignty and a violation of international law that could destabilise the volatile Horn of Africa.
Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, trailblazing economist and first female governor of Pakistan’s central bank, dies at 71
KARACHI: Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, a pioneering figure in global finance who shattered barriers as the first woman to lead Pakistan’s central bank and held top posts at the World Bank and the United Nations, died on Saturday of cardiac arrest. She was 71.
PTI pushes street protests as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister arrives in Lahore
LAHORE: The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Sohail Afridi, arrived in Lahore on Friday amid heightened tensions between his party and the Punjab government, as his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf sought to ignite a new wave of street protests in the heart of the country’s most populous province.
Pakistan protests UK over threats against army chief at PTI-linked rally
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan formally protested to Britain on Friday over threats made against its top military leader during a demonstration outside its consulate in Bradford, England, summoning the British acting high commissioner to deliver a diplomatic rebuke and urging London to hold those responsible accountable under its laws.
Pakistan, UAE reaffirm commitment to closer economic and strategic cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, concluded a one-day official visit to Pakistan on Friday, holding substantive talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that underscored efforts to expand economic ties and cooperation in a range of sectors amid deepening fraternal relations between the two nations.
LHC curbs govt power to inactivate passports, long travel bans
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has struck down the federal government’s power to inactivate citizens’ passports and impose travel bans lasting five years or more by placing individuals on the Passport Control List, declaring such measures beyond the bounds of existing law.
Top judicial body set to recommend high court judge transfers without consent-report
ISLAMABAD: The judiciary is bracing for a significant reconfiguration in the coming weeks, as the Judicial Commission of Pakistan prepares to recommend the transfer of high court judges under a contentious constitutional amendment that strips away the need for their consent, according to sources in the judicial bureaucracy.