ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday denounced the government’s persistent defiance of the Senate chairman’s production order for incarcerated PTI Senator Ejaz Chaudhry. PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqqas Akram said the “contemptuous behaviour” exhibited by the government towards the production order issued by the Senate chairman for the PTI senator further undermined Pa­­kistan’s parliamentary system but also brought …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is seized with a dispute, wherein a former judicial officer from Sindh in his struggle to be reinstated back to his office is posing a challenge to a decision made by the highest adjudicator in his province — a former chief justice of the Sindh High Court. Former District and Sessions judge Aijaz Ali Khaskheli, who …

ISLAMABAD: The Isla­m­abad High Court (IHC) has directed the authorities concerned to strictly adhere to the procedure for placing any citizen on the no-fly list, emphasising that citizens’ names should not be added to the list “arbitrarily”. Justice Babar Sattar declared that placement of a citizen’s name on the Passport Control List (PCL) without tangible evidence to be illegal and …

LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’ recent scheduled visit to Mayo Hospital and her ‘controversial’ remarks to Medical Superintendent Prof Dr Faisal Masood over the complaints of the patients of medicines shortage generated a new controversy when it transpired that the MS had already tendered his resignation following Rs3.5bn pending liabilities of the institute while the health minister and secretary allegedly …

ISLAMABAD: The government will update its list of proscribed and banned organisations with the help of US agencies, such as the State Department, Minister of State for Law and Justice Barrister Aqeel Malik said on Saturday, adding that people linked to those groups will be subject to travel bans by the US. The Punjab home department on Friday released a …

ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and two other leaders of the party on Friday appeared before a joint investigation team (JIT) probing malicious campaigns on social media. Barrister Gohar, Raoof Hassan and Shah Farman responded to questions posed by the JIT during the meeting. Sources said the PTI leaders also replied to questions about the party fund and …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday reaffirming his commitment to gender equality said women’s empowerment could only be achieved by providing them an equal access to education, skill development and employment opportunities. “It’s our mission and an unwavering commitment to ensure emancipation of the country’s female population,” he said in his address here at an event of International Women’s …

ISLAMABAD: China has extended the repayment period of a $2 billion loan to Pakistan by one year, offering crucial financial relief to the country, the finance ministry confirmed on Saturday. The loan was originally due for repayment on March 24, but China has agreed to defer it to support Pakistan’s economic stability and recovery efforts, the ministry said in a …

ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday expressed his displeasure as only PTI Senator Aon Abbas Bappi was presented in the parliament, despite him also issuing production orders for incarcerated PTI Senator Ejaz Chaudhry, and referred the matter to the Privileges Committee. Chairman Gilani had issued production orders for senators Bappi and Chaudhry yesterday, instructing authorities to ensure their …

ISLAMABAD: As part of the government’s plan to repatriate all illegal foreigners, March 31 has been officially set as the deadline for Afghan Citizen Card (ACCs) holders to leave Pakistan voluntarily, with a renewed warning by the interior ministry that mass deportations would commence afterwards. A leaked document indicated ACCs staying in Islamabad and Rawalpindi would be moved out and …