January 2026

Migration exercise of the terms “routine annual”; Says PCIs are more effective; Denies any ongoing military operations ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Tuesday categorically declared that no military operations were being carried out in the Tirah Valley, terming the migration of people a routine and seasonal process due to bad weather and snowfall.

. ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar remarked that civil servants are not required to follow illegal orders, even if they come from the prime minister. Justice Kakar made the remark on Tuesday while heading a three-member bench hearing the review petition filed by former Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources Anwar Saifullah

. Anti-terrorism court. PHOTO: APPLICATION LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday released three Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) workers in a case related to arson and vandalism, while ordering eight others to be sent to jail on remand. ATC Administrative Judge Manzer Ali Gill heard the case in which police produced 12 TLP workers in court.

. ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday examined audit objections worth over Rs 20 billion relating to the Petroleum Ministry, exposing large-scale non-recovery of oil levies, questionable financial arrangements and weak enforcement mechanisms, causing massive losses to the exchequer. During the meeting of the apex parliamentary committee, held under the chairmanship of Syed

. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has made it clear that under Article 189 of the Constitution, decisions of the Supreme Court are not binding on it. “Although under Article 189 of the Constitution, the authorities of the Supreme Court are not binding on this court, we are of the view that this court