ISLAMABAD: The standing committees on law and justice of both houses of Parliament convened a joint session on Sunday to further discuss the proposed bill for the 27th Constitutional Amendment. Yesterday, the bill for Constitution (Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Act, 2025 was tabled before the Senate hours after it was approved by the federal cabinet, triggering noisy protests from the opposition over …
ISLAMABAD: High-stakes talks between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban regime in Istanbul on Friday ended without any breakthrough, as the Pakistani delegation headed back home. The state media confirmed quoting sources that the Pakistani delegation led by Director General ISI Lt Gen Asim Malik began departing from Istanbul. Defense Minister Khawaja Asif also confirmed that the latest round ended in …
ISLAMABAD: Shortly after getting approval from the federal cabinet, the bill for the 27th Constitutional Amendment was tabled before the Senate on Saturday and subsequently referred to the standing committees on law and justice. A joint session of both the NA and Senate standing committees on law and justice was then summoned to discuss the amendment. However, during the session …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday, once again, thanked the “bold and decisive leadership” of US President Donald Trump for brokering a ceasefire between Pakistan and India during the conflict between the two nuclear neighbours in May. While addressing Azerbaijan’s Victory Day parade in Baku, the premier praised President Trump’s exemplary leadership, which led to the success of the …
ISLAMABAD: The appointment of opposition leaders in both houses of parliament remains stalled, as legal challenges have rendered both matters “sub judice”. National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq informed a visiting PTI delegation on Friday that the matter of nominating the opposition leader in the lower house was “sub judice” and “under consideration” by a court. The petitions filed by former …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed on Friday said the police were being equipped with modern gadgets and enabled to effectively counter the newly-adopted strategies of terrorists. “The modern gadgets, being provided to the police, will make a noticeable difference in our force’s capacity to attack terrorists and defend themselves against attacks at night,” the IGP said …
MUZAFFARABAD: Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) prime minister and parliamentary leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Raja Farooq Haider, on Friday said the government and administration had lost control over affairs, plunging the state into a deep administrative crisis. In an informal conversation with journalists at the Central Press Club, Muzaffarabad, he asserted that the police and civil …
RAWALPINDI: In a bid to improve policing effectiveness and make police services more accessible, the Punjab Home Department has sought proposals from all the divisional police chiefs on the rationalisation of police station jurisdictions to better serve the public. The move also aims at establishment of new police stations or police posts, where needed. The main objective of the rationalisation …
QUETTA: Authorities in Quetta blocked major roads and suspended internet services on Friday after denying permission for a public meeting by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), prompting the party to cancel its event and condemn the move. The district administration erected barbed wire fences and used trucks and large containers to block all routes leading toward the planned venue at the …
ISLAMABAD: Turkish and Qatari mediators are continuing discussions with the Afghan Taliban delegation on Pakistan’s demands to end cross-border terrorism, as efforts intensify to reach an agreement before the scheduled conclusion of the ongoing talks. At the weekly media briefing on October 17, 2025, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said Pakistan had presented its case to the mediators “in …