ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court has set hearings on crucial constitutional disputes, including the military courts case and petitions alleging manipulation in the February 8 elections. According to the constitutional bench’s cause list for January 6-10, the military courts matter is scheduled to be heard on January 7. A constitutionalContinue Reading
RAWALPINDI (A News) – Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), stated that justice would not be complete until the May 9 planners are punished. He gave a news conference in Rawalpindi on Friday. He stated that November 26 was a continuation of May 9. “MayContinue Reading
RAWALPINDI: The Military Courts convicted 60 additional individuals in crimes relating to the May 9 violence, including Hassan Niazi, the nephew of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced on Thursday. “Sequel to the announcement of the May 9 punishments in light of theContinue Reading
RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army Major embraced martyrdom, while 13 Khawarij were killed in three different operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to ISPR.The security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Jani Khel region of Bannu District in response to Khwarij’s suspected presence. During the operation, forces efficiently engaged the KhwarijContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court deferred the hearing on the Article 63 A revision issue until Tuesday after Justice Munib Akhtar declined to join the enlarged bench. A five-member panel, chaired by Chief Justice (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and consisting of Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Mandokhail, Justice Mazhar Alam,Continue Reading
LAHORE – The Jamaat-e-Islami has decided to hold a sit-in outside the Punjab Chief Minister’s House to protest increased power costs. JI Lahore Emir Ziauddin Ansari declared that the protest and sit-in in Lahore were being arranged at the request of JI Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman. The demonstration would beContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: The timetable for the Local Government (LG) elections in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) was released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday. According to a notification, the Returning Officers (ROs) will release a public notice seeking nomination papers on August 15. Candidates may submit their nominationContinue Reading
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicts more rain, windstorms, and thundershowers during the next 24 hours in Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, south and upper Punjab, the Pothohar region, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. Heavy rainfall is expected in isolated parts of upper Sindh, higher Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northeastern Punjab, the Pothohar region, and Kashmir.Continue Reading
PESHAWAR – On Saturday, the Peshawar High Court (PHC) received a letter from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administration requesting the formation of a judicial commission to probe the 9 May unrest in the country. The KP Advocate General has written to the Peshawar High Court, demanding that the Chief Justice conveneContinue Reading
Quetta – The Balochistan Assembly will meet today (Thursday). The session will begin at 3:00 p.m. in the provincial assembly building. According to sources, a resolution would be introduced in the assembly condemning an extremist gang’s attack on Pakistan’s consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, as well as the destruction of theContinue Reading