February 2026

the sale, purchase, use continues unabated; sparklers, other fireworks are also sold openly RAWALPINDI: Despite the ban, Chinese-made firecrackers flooded the streets of Rawalpindi. Deputy Commissioner Hassan Waqar Cheema imposed a ban on fireworks, firecrackers, aerial firing, wheeling, riding motorcycles without silencers and rowdy behavior on roads on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat. He ordered all […]

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the Punjab Transport Company headquarters and electric vehicle command and control center PHOTO: X/MARYAM NAWAZ SHARIF LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the Punjab Transport Company headquarters and electric vehicle command and control center. During his visit, the chief minister also saw an automatic washing facility for electric

Court rules that financial restitution is not discretionary when dismissal is deemed unfair Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: In a ruling with far-reaching implications for civil service law, the Supreme Court has ruled that a civil servant reinstated after unfair dismissal is,

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail on Monday delivered sharp observations on state responsibility and human sensitivity while hearing two separate cases, emphasizing that children should not suffer amid protracted legal disputes. A two-member bench, comprising Justice Mandokhail and Justice Irfan Saadat Khan, was hearing a petition filed by a private construction company regarding

Isolated rain and light snowfall may occur in GB, upper KP, Kashmir, Murree and Galiyat. ISLAMABAD: The Meteorological Department forecasts cold and dry weather over most parts of Pakistan on Tuesday. However, isolated rain and light snowfall may occur in Gilgit-Baltistan, upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Murree, Galiyat and surrounding areas. In Islamabad, cold and partly cloudy

ISLAMABAD: In a ruling reaffirming the primacy of constitutional discipline over personal feelings, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) ruled that superior court judges must not allow morality, compassion, personal convictions or political realities to shape their decisions, emphasizing that courts exist solely to interpret and apply the law. The decision comes as the FCC overturned