ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has explained that the Arshad Sharif case was not fixed before a five-judge larger bench as it didn’t require any constitutional interpretation. The CJP outlined the reason on Aug 1 while heading the meeting of the committee formed under the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023 to fix cases. The meeting was held after …
ISLAMABAD: The Senate, chaired by Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, convened on Monday to address the martyrdom of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Senator Palwasha Khan presented a resolution, which was unanimously approved. The Senate expressed deep sorrow over Haniyeh’s death in an Israeli Zionist attack and condemned the ongoing killings of Palestinians and violations of human rights by Israeli …
ISLAMABAD: As the nation marks five years since India revoked the special autonomy of occupied Kashmir, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on New Delhi to move from “dispute denial to dispute resolution” for lasting peace in South Asia. Pakistan is observing Youm-i-Istehsal (Exploitation Day) today to mark the fifth anniversary of India revoking Kashmir’s special autonomy and to show solidarity with Kashmiris. …
RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Monday said that not enough was being done against “digital terrorism” under the law, allowing fake news and propaganda to spread in the country. Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the military’s spokesperson said that the first line of defence against “digital terrorism” was the country’s …
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s army chief Wakeruz Zaman said on Monday he will form an interim government after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled Dhaka in the face of overwhelming protests. “We will form an interim government,” Zaman said in a broadcast to the nation on state television, adding Hasina had resigned. Since July, Bangladesh has been engulfed by protests and violence that has so far …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said India’s actions in the held Kashmir since August 5, 2019, demonstrated a complete disregard for international laws, the aspirations of the Kashmiris and the UN Security Council resolutions. In his message on Youm-i-Istehsal — observed on Aug 5 to mark the Indian government’s action of revoking Kashmir’s special status — the president criticised New Delhi for its …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has said that fighting against the state is not Jihad but ignorance, and the state will fight till militancy is eliminated and peace is restored in the country. “Come out of ignorance and reform yourself. Whatever you do, we will fight until the last one of you is eliminated,” Mr Gandapur …
LAHORE: Expressing concerns over alleged threats to the life of PTI founding chairman Imran Khan, the party’s general secretary in Punjab, Hammad Azhar, said that he would make an “important announcement” at the Swabi public meeting on Monday (today). Mr Azhar, currently in hiding, said in a post on X that Mr Khan had already survived an assassination attempt during the party’s …
In the workshop of Xiangxing Group, a bag and luggage manufacturer located in Fuqing city, a county-level city administered by Fuzhou, southeast China’s Fujian Province, production was in full swing to meet increasing market demand. Xiangxing Group gained widespread attention after a video about a Beijing 2008 Olympic backpack still in use during the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games becoming …
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has urged the federal government to dissolve the National Assembly and hold new elections amidst growing political tensions. This advice came from PPP Secretary General Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, who emphasized the need for a fresh mandate if the government feels threatened. In an interview with a private television channel, Bukhari stated, “If the government …