LAHORE: The Lahore Deputy Commissioner has rejected a PTI application to hold a public gathering at Minar-i-Pakistan “in view of serious security issues, threats and general law and order situation in the country”. The PTI had applied for permission on March 22 (today) through its Punjab Vice President Akmal Khan Bari. In an order issued on Friday, DC Syed Musa …
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges, chaired by Senator Taj Haider, issued a stern warning on Friday over the failure to implement the production order of detained PTI leader Senator Ejaz Chaudhry, emphasising potential consequences for non-compliance. The committee in its meeting highlighted the urgent need to honour the sanctity of the house and its …
ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over the delay in appointing the chairman of the Climate Change Authority, established under the Pakistan Climate Change Act (PCCA) 2017. The prolonged delay in the appointment process prompted Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, a member of the five-judge CB, to note that climate change is a pressing issue …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the live broadcast of proceedings in a case seeking the formation of a commission to investigate allegations of fabricated evidence in blasphemy cases. Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, while presiding over the proceedings, remarked that the case had become a matter of significant public interest. The judge noted that the courtroom was …
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has dismissed all petitions challenging the sentences handed down by military courts. A two-member bench comprising Justice Naeem Anwar and Justice Dr. Khurshid Iqbal heard 29 writ petitions filed against the military court sentences. The court ruled that the sentences handed down by military courts would only be considered effective once signed by the Field …
PESHAWAR: A cop was martyred while another three were injured during an operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat District on Friday as police killed a wanted drug smuggler who was also allegedly behind an officer’s murder. In December 2024, Station House Office (SHO) Rahim Khan of Swat’s Manglawar police station was martyred while another was wounded during an encounter with drug …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday insisted that the deadline for the Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders and undocumented foreigners to leave the country remains unchanged, dismissing concerns raised by the United Nations agencies over the repatriation process. “Authorities have informed that there is no change in the deadline,” FO spokesman Shafqat Ali Khan said during the weekly media briefing. …
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday said that climate change had already impacted food production and the livelihood of millions in Pakistan. Pakistan was ranked as the most vulnerable country to climate change in 2022, followed by Belize and Italy, according to data in the Climate Risk Index (CRI) for 2025 report released by European think-tank Germanwatch last month. …
ISLAMABAD: In a rare move to protest the absence of ministers from the National Assembly, Deputy Speaker Ghulam Mustafa Shah adjourned house proceedings on Thursday without taking up any agenda items. Presiding over one of the briefest sittings of the lower house of parliament, the deputy speaker said it was unacceptable that ministers failed to attend the session, despite clear …
ISLAMABAD: Days after a high-level security moot decided to root out terrorism through the implementation of existing counter-terrorism frameworks, Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry has ruled out a fresh military offensive to rein in the surge in terrorism. In a press conference held on Thursday, the minister said the option of a new military operation was not even …