QUETTA: Amid criticism by the opposition, the Balochistan Assembly passed more amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 focused on the protection of judges and prosecution in a bid to “provide a flexible and secure legal framework for the state to respond to evolving security challenges”. The Anti-Terrorism Balochistan (Amendment) Bill 2025 was tabled by Parliamentary Secretary Mir Zareen Khan Magsi …
ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik on Wednesday announced that the federal cabinet has approved the resumption of new gas connections across the country, ending the ban imposed in 2021. Briefing the media on cabinet decisions along with Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, he said the government had responded to strong public demand by lifting the restriction …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday formed the ‘National Committee on Narrative Building’ as part of the country’s efforts to combat terrorism and extremism. According to a notification from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the committee has been constituted based on the Apex Committee’s meeting minutes on revising the National Action Plan from June 2024. “The ‘National Committee on Narrative Building’ …
PESHAWAR: Police on Wednesday arrested 226 individuals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swabi for allegedly resisting a raid and participating in a ‘musical show’. Swabi Deputy Superintendent of Police Ijaz Khan Abazai told Dawn.com: “The number of arrested individuals was 226, and a number of them belonged to various areas outside the district, and the larger issue was that they tore the …
KARACHI: The death toll from rain-related incidents in Karachi rose to seven on Wednesday, while over 300 people were relocated to safety after heavy monsoon showers swelled the Malir and Lyari rivers. Lyari and Malir rivers serve as Karachi’s main storm drains, channelling rainwater through a network of nullahs into the Arabian Sea. Once natural seasonal streams, they are now …
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday summoned National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Lieutenant General (retired) Nazir Ahmed Butt in a contempt of court case on September 15. According to a copy of the petition dated June 16, available with Dawn.com, a writ petition filed in December last year sought the conclusion of an inquiry against former Punjab finance …
LAHORE: PTI leader Hassaan Khan Niazi, party founder Imran Khan’s nephew, on Wednesday moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) against his military custody, a court martial carried out against him and the full operation of the military court. Niazi was handed over to the military for trial in 2023 over his alleged involvement in the May 9 riots at Lahore’s …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday stressed the need for formulating a comprehensive roadmap and strategy to overcome the challenges posed by climate change in view of the human and economic losses caused by the ongoing floods in the country. “We cannot deal with climate change overnight,” he said while chairing a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad, adding that …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has fixed its three-month summer vacation for 2026 under the newly framed Supreme Court Rules 2025 , even as debate continues within the top court over the scope and regulation of judges’ leave. The annual vacation will run from June 15 to Sept 14, 2026, under Rule 4 of Order II of the new rules, which …
ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Wednesday reissued an arrest warrant for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur in an illegal arms and liquor case after he failed to appear before the court. The case , which dates back to October 2016, accuses the PTI leader of possessing illegal arms and liquor after Islamabad police claimed …