ISLAMABAD: A controversial ordinance promulgated by President Asif Ali Zardari in September giving a dominant role to the chief justice of Pakistan in the formation of benches landed in the Senate on Friday. The Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) (Amendment) Ordinance 2024, was laid in the house by Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar and referred to the …
ISLAMABAD: In a significant move, the government on Friday quietly introduced a crucial bill in the National Assembly, seeking to grant military and civil armed forces the authority to keep individuals facing terrorism charges in ‘preventive’ detention for up to three months. Deputy Speaker Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah referred the bill, which proposes amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997, …
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar announced that Qatar has pledged to invest $3 billion in Pakistan’s economy. This commitment was highlighted during a news conference in Islamabad on Friday where he reviewed the recent visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Tarar emphasised that the partnership between Qatar and Pakistan will extend across various sectors, including …
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Yahya Afridi, has stated that even a single line in a Supreme Court order can sometimes result in cases being prolonged for up to 18 years. He assured that in his rulings, he would avoid any observations that might lead to the reopening of cases, Express News reported. Chief Justice Afridi’s remarks came …
WASHINGTON: The United States has reiterated its non-involvement in Pakistan’s internal politics, dismissing suggestions that former prime minister Imran Khan’s legal troubles are linked to American influence. Responding to a journalist’s inquiry about claims from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Latif Khosa, who suggested that former US President Donald Trump’s return to office could lead to Khan’s release, State Department Spokesperson …
QUETTA: Nine people, including five children, were killed in Mastung district on Friday while 29 were injured in a bomb blast, drawing condemnation from Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti who lamented that terrorists had now started targeting innocent children along with poor labourers. State broadcaster PTV News quoted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as saying that the explosion occurred at a …
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to defer the introduction of a key bill — seeking to amend the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Act — in parliament due to a lack of consensus among the coalition partners, sources told Dawn. During the National Assembly’s sitting on Monday, a couple of treasury lawmakers had hinted that the government planned to table …
LAHORE: In a rare move in recent parliamentary history, Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan has sought removal of a provincial secretary for not joining house proceedings in violation of its Rules of Procedure. Speaker Khan told the house on Thursday that Mines and Minerals Secretary Babar Aman Babar violated the Privileges Act 1972 and the assembly secretariat would …
ISLAMABAD: Justice Arbab Mohammad Tahir of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday directed the Adiala Jail authorities to ensure compliance with the jail manual and provide all facilities to the incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan according to regulations. The court passed the directions on the petition of the jailed leader’s sister Noreen Niazi. Senior jail officials, including DIG …
ISLAMABAD: In a rare public response to concerns raised over the security of Chinese nationals in Pakistan, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch on Thursday called a recent statement by Beijing’s ambassador to Islamabad “perplexing” and a stark departure from the longstanding diplomatic norms between the two nations. “The statement from the Chinese ambassador is perplexing, especially considering the positive …