ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday resumed hearing a petition seeking a review of the 2022 verdict on the defection clause under Article 63-A of the Constitution. The review plea, filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), was set to be taken up by a five-member bench — headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and …
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday imposed Section 144(6) in Faisalabad, Bahawalpur and Mianwali, prohibiting all forms of public gathering as PTI prepared for a rally in the southern Punjab district. PTI has carried out multiple rallies across the country, protesting against the “illegal” imprisonment of the party founder, ECP’s delay in following the Supreme Court verdict on the reserved …
ISLAMABAD: PTI has given a fresh call for countrywide protests for the “independence of judiciary”, including a demonstration in Islamabad where all such gatherings are banned. According to an announcement attributed to PTI founder Imran Khan, a protest will be held at D-Chowk in Islamabad on Oct 4. The plan was announced a day after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali …
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday said that his government has implemented measures to combat extremism and terrorism, including intelligence sharing and coordinated operations with law enforcement agencies. His comments came while addressing participants of the National Security and War Course 2024-25 at the Chief Minister House in Karachi. In attendance at the event were 240 …
QUETTA: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has expressed resentment over the withholding of foreign aid by the federal government, which was given to rehabilitate the victims of the 2022 floods. He made these remarks on Monday at an event to distribute compensation cheques distribution among the flood affectees. The PPP chairman expressed his displeasure over being invited to distribute money “among …
LAHORE: Khawaja Saad Rafique, another senior PML-N leader who appears discontent with the path of ‘power politics’ chosen by his party’s leadership, said on Monday that democracy cannot function ‘under remote control’, nor can it be sustained by billionaires. “Flattery and false praise ruin even the most capable political leader. Gaining power with the support of the establishment has long …
ISLAMABAD: A judge dismissed the post-arrest bail application of former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, in the new Toshakhana case on Monday. The decision was announced by Special Judge Shahrukh Arjumand a day before the couple was set to be indicted in the case. During the hearing, Mr Khan’s counsel Barrister Salman Safdar argued that his …
ISLAMABAD: Justice Munib Akhtar on Monday put his fellow judges in a bind by refusing to sit on a larger bench of the Supreme Court, and later protested the hearing conducted by a four-judge bench rather than the five judges who had initially heard an SCBA plea, seeking a review of the May 17, 2022 ruling on the defection clause …
Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders attended a ceremony to present flower baskets to fallen heroes at Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Monday. The event was held to mark the 11th Martyrs’ Day of China, which falls on September 30, a day ahead of the country’s National Day. Over 2,400 veterans, family members of martyrs, …
President Xi Jinping said on Monday that Chinese people will score more remarkable achievements and make greater contributions to the noble cause of peace and development of humanity. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a reception at the Great Hall of the …