ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan continued their renewed engagement on Monday, with Afghan Chargé d’affaires Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb meeting Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to discuss bilateral ties. The Foreign Office (FO) issued a statement on the meeting noting that the two discussed the “deep-rooted ties” between the nations and agreed on the need to “strengthen mutually beneficial …
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi on Monday visited Gwadar and held a meeting with district and sessions judges of Turbat, Panjgur, Washuk, Musakhel, Chagai, Harnai, Awaran, Barkhan, Kharan and Zhob. The CJP’s visit to farthest districts of Balochistan, according to an official statement, was part of the policy of the CJP to visit remote districts of each …
ISLAMABAD / CHARSADDA: Even as Maulana Fazlur Rehman continued to demand presidential assent for the recently-passed bill on seminary registration, the government on Monday — backed by members of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) — came out in opposition to the very piece of legislation it had passed, saying the draft had many flaws and should not be approved. …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Monday strongly criticised the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), stating that the institution is “promoting corruption”. “NAB is being misused, and when institutions are misused, what happens? Corruption increases,” said Gandapur while speaking at an event marking International Anti-Corruption Day. “We condemn corruption, yet we are part of it. Despite so many …
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Afridi has decided to undertake visits to far-flung districts, in a bid to ensure the swift delivery of justice and address the challenges faced by the judiciary. The Supreme Court announced this initiative on Monday as part of ongoing efforts to improve district courts and respond to pressing issues. The Chief Justice’s decision …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s (SC) constitutional bench on Monday rejected the federal government’s request allowing military courts to announce verdicts of completed trials of civilians allegedly involved in last year’s May 9 riots. The case pertains to the trial of more than 100 civilians for their alleged role in attacks on army installations during the riots that followed ex-premier Imran …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday suspended the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to disqualify PML-N lawmaker Adil Bazai. In October, the National Assembly Secretariat sent a request to the ECP to unseat Bazai. Considered an “anomaly”, Quetta lawmaker Bazai is part of the PML-N as per official records but is often found on the opposition benches, criticising the …
ISLAMABAD: In order to sort out differences between the ruling partners, PML-N and PPP teams will meet today to start negotiations on contentious issues that have led to a rift between the two sides. “Although the two sides have already made virtual contact on the matter, they are meeting in person for the first time today (Monday),” said a source …
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said here on Monday that they were not ready to accept any interference of government in the affairs of religious seminaries. Addressing a huge public meeting, he said that the status of religious seminaries would remain autonomous. “We will give two or three weeks time to government to mend its ways and don’t …
NORTH WAZIRISTAN: At least 13 terrorists were reportedly killed and several others injured as militant hideouts near the Afghan border were targeted by security forces in the North Waziristan tribal district, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Although there was no official word from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), sources said 13 militants, including a key commander of the outlawed …