ISLAMABAD: Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar on Thursday was notified as the acting chief justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) amid reservations expressed by some judges over his seniority. Judges recently elevated to the Supreme Court will also be sworn in by the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) today. Unlike the usual practice, where a senior judge administers the …
ISLAMABAD: In its first meeting since last year’s general elections, PTI lawmaker Junaid Akbar Khan-led Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly took exception to alleged gross financial mismanagement in the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination. The PTI leader was unanimously elected as the PAC chairman only last month, following a yearlong delay. As it resumes …
ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-i-Islami emir Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has warned against further ‘displacement experiments’ in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, stating that playing with fire in the region is dangerous. Military operations were not a solution to establishing peace, instead there was the need to address the root causes of terrorism, the JI emir emphasised while addressing a tribal peace jirga, organised by his party in …
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan has decided to send yet another ‘open letter’ to Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, his lawyer claimed on Wednesday, saying the jailed PTI founder wished to express his grievances against the system and propose “structural reforms” to resolve crises faced by the country. Faisal Chaudhry, speaking to mediapersons outside Adiala jail in Rawalpindi …
KARACHI: Governor of Sindh, Kamran Tessori, has called for the same level of urgency in addressing street crimes and other critical issues as was seen in the rapid arrest of political figure Afaq Ahmad. Speaking at a meeting with Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi, the Governor emphasised the importance of swift actions for public safety and accountability, Express News …
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has directed party leaders to expel Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Sher Afzal Marwat from party, The Express News reported on Wednesday. PTI leadership has decided to revoke Marwat’s basic membership following complaints from senior leaders regarding his conduct at a recent rally in Swabi. Imran Khan has …
DUBAI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during his visit to the United Arab Emirates and assured him of the lender’s support for the government’s decisive actions regarding the programme, according to a statement released on Wednesday. In a post on X, she said, “Wonderful to meet Prime Minister @CMShehbaz and …
ISLAMABAD: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General (DG) Rafael Mariano Grossi paid Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif a courtesy call on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Press Information Department (PID). According to the statement, the PM commended the IAEA’s positioning of nuclear energy as a solution to mitigate climate change and emphasised Pakistan’s commitment to leveraging atomic technology …
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday reacted sharply to a statement by a judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) about parliament, denouncing the remarks as “an attack” on the institution. During Tuesday’s sitting of the National Assembly, the speaker, quoting media reports, said that an honourable judge of the IHC had stated that parliament, along with …
ISLAMABAD: An alliance of opposition parties, on Tuesday, resolved to increase coordination in order to give the government a tough time. At a dinner, hosted by Tehreek-i-Tahaffuz-i-Ayeen-i-Pakistan chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai, opposition leaders Fazlur Rehman, Asad Qaiser, Omar Ayub, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Sardar Latif Khosa, Arif Khan, Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and others agreed to hold a multi-party conference. A steering …