. ISLAMABAD: The work of the National Assembly was adjourned without debate on Friday after the government failed to guarantee a quorum. The session, chaired by Vice President Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, began with question hour. At the start of the proceedings, opposition MP Iqbal Afridi sought permission to raise a point of order regarding […]
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Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday heard review petitions filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder in a Rs 10 billion damages case over termination of his defense rights, with judges questioning the delay in submitting a response to the petition. A three-member bench headed by Justice Ayesha
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. President Zardari addresses the World Summit for Social Development in Doha, November 4, 2025. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday took seriously the deteriorating law and order situation in parts of Gilgit-Baltistan, particularly in Skardu, where violent protests have caused extensive damage to public and private infrastructure and disrupted normal
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Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel. Photo: Reuters BEIRUT/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump on Friday demanded an “unconditional surrender” from Iran, a dramatic escalation of his demands a week after the start of the war he launched alongside Israel, which could make
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. People and relief forces work following an Israeli strike on a school in Minab, Iran, February 28, 2026. Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News/WANA (West Asia News Agency) PHOTO: REUTERS The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has expressed deep concern over the deadly toll the ongoing military escalation in Iran is taking on children, saying
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Ayaki Ito, UNHCR emergency chief and interregional refugee coordinator. GENEVA: The United Nations refugee agency declared Friday that the crisis in the Middle East constitutes a major humanitarian emergency and insisted that all fleeing civilians should be given safe passage. The UNHCR said the crisis in the Middle East – which began on Saturday when
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ISLAMABAD: Operation “Ghazab Lil Haq” entered its eighth consecutive day on Friday, with security forces continuing their ground and air operations against the Afghan Taliban and “Fitna al-Khawarij”, the term used to refer to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Sources said the army continues to carry out effective ground and air actions. They added that the
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LAHORE: The ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States has severely disrupted global air travel, with aviation industry sources saying the sudden escalation has dealt a major blow to the aviation industry and forced the cancellation of tens of thousands of flights worldwide. More than 24,000 flights operated by hundreds of airlines across the
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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court issued important guidelines regarding courtroom practices and expressed concerns about the length of cross-examinations and the practice of repeatedly asking witnesses similar questions by multiple defense attorneys. In a recent ruling, he warned that
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Says it is partially restoring flight operations on some routes connecting Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi to Dubai and Gulf countries Pakistan has fully restored its flight operations to Saudi Arabia and partially resumed its flights to Dubai amid widespread disruptions caused by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, the state said. Radio Pakistan reported
