May 2026

The May 2025 judgment explicitly ordered the government and Parliament to remedy this shortcoming. ISLAMABAD: A year after a ruling, the higher judiciary has yet to see implementation of its own directive requiring the federal government to legislate an independent right of appeal for civilians convicted by military courts, leaving a key guarantee of due […]

Amir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan. Photo: Express TIMERGARA: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Sunday said governance in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, just like at the federal level, has been reduced to slogans, lamenting that citizens continue to be deprived of basic services despite more than a decade of uninterrupted one-party rule. Addressing a public

A photo of opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai. SCREENSHOT LAHORE: TTAP leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai said allowing meetings with PTI founder Imran Khan could help ease political tensions, stressing that those who control visitation rights hold the key to de-escalation. Speaking at a brunch with a handful of senior journalists, Achakzai stressed the need to

Former President Asif Ali Zardari addresses the media in Sindh’s Ghothki district on Tuesday, November 7, 2023: Screenshot of PPP’s X handle ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the PIA Corporation (Conversion) Ordinance, 2026 on the advice of the Prime Minister, according to a statement issued by the Aiwan-e-Sadr media wing on Sunday. The

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will today (Monday) hear a petition seeking closure of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s X account. Judge Arbab Muhammad Tahir will preside over the hearing. The Adiala jail authorities have already submitted their response, while the court has asked other respondents to file their responses. Imran Khan’s lawyer Salman

Patients in big cities are struggling as drug prices rise due to weak controls and global supply pressures. LAHORE/KARACHI/PESHAWAR: Rising drug prices in Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar are plunging patients into a deepening crisis, as weak price controls, global supply disruptions and policy gaps continue to put essential treatments out of reach. The situation has