ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court’s Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail termed the existing law allowing phone tapping “ambiguous” as the court’s constitutional bench heard a case related to the issue on Wednesday. In July, the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication authorised the country’s spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), to intercept and trace calls in the “interest of national security”. The ministry’s …
ISLAMABAD: On the opening day of the National Assembly’s winter session, the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday reiterated its call for a judicial probe into the alleged killing of its workers during the Nov 26 protest at Islamabad’s D-Chowk. Opposition Leader Omar Ayub Khan accused Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of issuing an “order to kill”, alleging that security personnel …
RAWALPINDI: Former intelligence chief retired Lt Gen Faiz Hameed has been formally indicted on “charges of engaging in political activities”, the military’s media affairs wing said on Tuesday. The development comes almost four months after the army announced the arrest of and Field General Court Martial (FGCM) proceedings against Gen Hameed, the previous head of the premier Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s (SC) constitutional bench on Tuesday dismissed the objections of the registrar’s office to a petition filed by incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan seeking a judicial commission for the events of May 9 last year. Nationwide violent protests erupted last year after the arrest of former premier Imran in a corruption case, with his supporters vandalising and …
ISLAMABAD: The first meeting between the ruling PML-N and its main ally PPP, held on Monday to address mounting differences between both sides remained inconclusive, with neither party releasing any information or press statement about the outcome of the engagement. The PPP issued a brief press release detailing the names of the members from both sides who attended the meeting …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan continued their renewed engagement on Monday, with Afghan Chargé d’affaires Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb meeting Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to discuss bilateral ties. The Foreign Office (FO) issued a statement on the meeting noting that the two discussed the “deep-rooted ties” between the nations and agreed on the need to “strengthen mutually beneficial …
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi on Monday visited Gwadar and held a meeting with district and sessions judges of Turbat, Panjgur, Washuk, Musakhel, Chagai, Harnai, Awaran, Barkhan, Kharan and Zhob. The CJP’s visit to farthest districts of Balochistan, according to an official statement, was part of the policy of the CJP to visit remote districts of each …
ISLAMABAD / CHARSADDA: Even as Maulana Fazlur Rehman continued to demand presidential assent for the recently-passed bill on seminary registration, the government on Monday — backed by members of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) — came out in opposition to the very piece of legislation it had passed, saying the draft had many flaws and should not be approved. …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Monday strongly criticised the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), stating that the institution is “promoting corruption”. “NAB is being misused, and when institutions are misused, what happens? Corruption increases,” said Gandapur while speaking at an event marking International Anti-Corruption Day. “We condemn corruption, yet we are part of it. Despite so many …
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Afridi has decided to undertake visits to far-flung districts, in a bid to ensure the swift delivery of justice and address the challenges faced by the judiciary. The Supreme Court announced this initiative on Monday as part of ongoing efforts to improve district courts and respond to pressing issues. The Chief Justice’s decision …