WASHINGTON: A clemency petition seeking the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist serving an 86-year sentence in the United States, has been submitted to the White House. Advocates are urging President Joe Biden to grant her release before his term ends on Jan 20. A Pakistani delegation, led by Senator Bushra Anjum Butt, recently visited the United States …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that decisions made by courts of competent jurisdiction remain valid and protected even if constitutional amendments or legislation are later declared invalid. The observation — which came to justify why the court imposed a fine of Rs20,000 on Dec 9 on an application by former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Jawwad S. Khawaja — …
RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court indicted Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and 13 others in the General Headquarters (GHQ) attack case stemming from the May 9 incidents. Chief Minister Gandapur appeared in court, leading to the cancellation of his arrest warrants. The hearing also saw the attendance of several high-profile accused, including the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, …
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated that Pakistan could eliminate its dependence on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if the country successfully reduced corruption by 50%. Addressing industrialists in Sialkot, Asif said that the reduction in corruption would unlock the potential for Pakistan to chart its own path of development and economic independence. He added that such a change would …
CAIRO: Speaking at the 11th Summit of the Developing Eight (D-8) countries in Cairo, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday stressed that investing in youth was “crucial” for Pakistan’s socioeconomic development and progress. Founded in 1997 in Istanbul, the D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation, also known as Developing-8, is an organisation for development cooperation among Egypt, Nigeria, Turkiye, Pakistan, Indonesia, …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI has agreed to put its planned civil disobedience movement on hold till Sunday as the opposition party expressed its willingness to engage with the government for the sake of the country and its development. PTI lawyer Chaudhry Faisal Hussain on Wednesday said Imran Khan had asked the party leadership to wait till Sunday and if the government …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday said recent additional sanctions imposed by the United States on four Pakistani firms for their alleged involvement in the country’s ballistic missile programme were “biased” and “endanger regional and international peace”. The statement came in response to the US announcing additional sanctions yesterday on four entities it claimed were contributing to the proliferation or …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis lodged 28,000 applications for international protection in the European Union Plus countries between October 2023 and October this year, the EU’s Agency for Asylum (EUAA) said in a Pakistan-specific report released on Wednesday. The monthly figures have followed a downward trend since reaching a peak in October last year, when Pakistanis lodged around 3,400 applications. The number for …
ISLAMABAD: The jail reforms subcommittee informed Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi on Wednesday that its members were denied a meeting with former prime minister Imran Khan during their visit to Adiala jail. Khadija Shah, a member of the subcommittee and a renowned fashion designer, shared their experiences in a letter to the CJP regarding Tuesday’s visit to the …
ISLAMABAD: The opposition leader of the National Assembly and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub staged a walkout from the National Assembly on Wednesday, demanding the release of the party’s imprisoned leaders, including founding chairman Imran Khan, and a halt to alleged threats against party members. As the session began, Deputy Speaker Syed Mir Ghulam Mustafa Shah announced the assembly …