ISLAMABAD: The PTI leadership on Wednesday denounced the “abduction” of party MNA Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood, saying it was high time to take to the streets to rein in the “reign of terror” unleashed on PTI and its elected representatives. Speaking at a presser, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said unknown masked men forced their entry to Mr Mehmood’s Multan …
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Monday said that the plight of Palestinians and Kashmiris highlighted gaps in global peacekeeping efforts as he inaugurated the 28th Annual Conference of the International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centre (IAPTC) in Islamabad. According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Gen Munir, in a keynote address …
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday passed six bills, including one seeking an increase in the number of Supreme Court judges and another related to the extension of the terms of armed services chiefs, amid deafening protest by the opposition. A few hours later, the Senate also passed the amendment bills. If President Asif Ali Zardari signs off on them, …
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced a 250-basis-point cut in its policy rate to 15% on Monday, citing easing inflation and a promising economic outlook. The new rate, effective from November 5, comes amid slower-than-expected inflation, which reached close to the central bank’s medium-term target in October. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) highlighted a drop in inflationary pressures, …
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah on Monday opposed transferring every case to constitutional benches, suggesting that more cases should remain with regular top court benches for efficiency. Justice Mansoor made the remarks during a hearing on an overbilling case, where the SC judge, speaking to the petitioner’s counsel, advised against forwarding every case to a constitutional …
ISLAMABAD: The district and sessions court in Islamabad on Monday reserved its verdict on bail pleas of former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in seven cases. Additional Sessions Judge Mohammad Afzal Magoo heard the case where legal representatives for both Khan and Bibi appeared in the court, Express News reported. During the proceedings, Bushra Bibi also …
ISLAMABAD: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to travel to Islamabad this week as part of Tehran’s diplomatic outreach to consult regional countries before responding to the recent Israeli strikes amid simmering tensions between the two arch-rivals in the Middle East. After decades of shadow war, the two arch-rivals are now openly targeting each other. On October 26, Israel …
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly, which meets again today (Monday), is expected to pass three important bills in its current session, including two laws related to the Supreme Court and another regarding preventive detention of terror suspects for up to three months. Much-touted amendments to the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act is one of the three bills expected to be …
LONDON: Former prime minister and PML-N president Nawaz Sharif returned to London over the weekend, and is expected to spend less than a week here, ahead of his departure to another country for a medical check-up. Sources told that Nawaz would remain in London for less than a week, and that he is scheduled to have medical check-up in another …
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court in Lahore has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for key Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Murad Saeed, Hammad Azhar, and several others. The court has ordered their arrest and appearance by November 7 in connection with cases related to the May 9 riots and vandalism. The warrants extend to other PTI members, including Mian Aslam Iqbal, Mian Hammad …