October 2025

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah, in his dissenting opinion, said law enforcement individuals involved in extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and custodial torture deserved the harshest punishments under the law. “Enforced disappearances, extrajudicial executions, torture and killings in custody, as well as excessive use of force are the most intolerable crimes in a democratic society […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced a new electricity pricing plan for industrial and agricultural consumers, fixing the rate at Rs 23 per unit on a cost-plus method, without subsidy. However, the benefit will only apply to 25% additional consumption compared to the previous year. According to those responsible for negotiations with the

PTI founder’s family and party have repeatedly accused prison authorities of “sabotageing” meetings with him ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi was on Thursday not allowed to meet Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan despite a court order. The Islamabad High Court has ordered the superintendent of Adiala Prison to implement

A man sits next to trucks parked at the Torkham border post, after Pakistan closed border posts with Afghanistan, following exchanges of fire between the two countries’ forces, in Torkham, Pakistan, October 12, 2025. Photo: Reuters KARACHI: Pakistan on Thursday partially restored Afghan transit trade after a 10-day suspension caused by intense clashes between Pakistan

Punjab government suspends licenses of 28 arms dealers, while shops of several unlicensed dealers closed ISLAMABAD: Approving a request from the Punjab government, the federal government on Thursday banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), declaring it a banned organization under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The decision – taken at a federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz