ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday sought clarification from authorities on why the Army Act was not applied in the cases related to the 2014 Army Public School (APS) attack. The constitutional bench, led by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, heard an intra-court appeal challenging the decision to try civilians in military courts. Khawaja Haris appeared …
WASHNIGTON: White House official John Kirby has clarified on Wednesday that Pakistan was never a technical or tactical ally of the United States, emphasing that no treaty of alliance existed between the two countries. During a press briefing in Washington, Kirby responded to a question about the Biden administration’s actions regarding Pakistan’s appeal over rising cross-border terrorism. He noted, “Well, …
RAWALPINIDI: Military has dismissed recent comments by the Indian Army Chief alleging Pakistan to be a ‘epicentre’ for terrorism, calling the accusations baseless and an attempt to deflect from India’s actions in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). In a strongly worded statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) highlighted that such remarks are contrary to facts and an exercise …
ISLAMABAD: The members of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday continued their noisy protest on the floor of the National Assembly demanding judicial probe into the May 9 and Nov 26 incidents and disrupted the proceedings by pointing out lack of quorum. However, during the brief proceedings amid sloganeering and desk-thumping by the opposition members, the assembly witnessed the …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will on Thursday (tomorrow) deliberate on a recurring question about whether regular benches can hear matters involving the constitutionality of laws, following the establishment of the Constitutional Bench under the 26th Amendment. Headed by senior puisne judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, a three-judge SC bench earlier noted that it has become necessary to resolve the …
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have filed an appeal before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the dismissal of their acquittal plea in the Toshakhana case. While the appeal was filed through their attorneys, Barrister Salman Safdar and Advocate Khalid Yousuf Chaudhry, Bushra Bibi personally appeared in the court to complete biometric verification. She …
ISLAMABAD: PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui, who is also the spokesperson for the government’s negotiation committee, said the dialogue committee will not dissolve on January 31 — the PTI’s deadline for the acceptance of demands — as he underscored the importance of achieving meaningful outcomes over rigidly adhering to deadlines. “A positive outcome is our priority, not merely meeting a deadline,” …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar stated that the ongoing negotiations are the same as those happening with the government, and that on January 16, they will present two written demands to the government. Barrister Gohar said that sometimes judges delay decisions as they need time to write them. “Yesterday, we were informed that a decision would be made,” …
PESHAWAR: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir has said that the only points of contention between Pakistan and Afghanistan are the presence of the banned militant Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan outfit in the latter and cross-border attacks. The remarks attributed to the army chief were carried by state broadcaster PTV News and were uttered during his Peshawar meeting a day …
ISLAMABAD: The defence ministry’s lawyer, Khawaja Haris, on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench that the alleged masterminds and conspirators of the May 9 “conspiracy” would be tried in military courts. The bench, including Justices Aminuddin Khan, Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Hassan Azhar Rizvi, Musarrat Hilali, and Shahid Bilal Hassan, is hearing a case …