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A lawyer walks past the Peshawar High Court building. PHOTO: AFP PESHAWAR: A petition has been filed in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) challenging the ongoing blockade of the Islamabad-Peshawar Expressway and the Grand Trunk (GT) road by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers, terming the action unconstitutional and a violation of the fundamental rights of […]

RAWALPINDI: The government has officially published a gazette notice introducing new laws aimed at ending years-long delays in cases related to property division and ancestral inheritance. Certified copies of the new legislation and SOPs have been distributed to district and session judges, all officers of the finance department, commissioners, deputy commissioners, additional deputy commissioners (revenue),

ABBOTTABAD: In an alleged financial fraud linked to the Kohistan scandal, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) finance department has discovered fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 38.45 million from government funds in Abbottabad. The department began an immediate investigation and took several suspects into custody. According to preliminary investigations, the fraud was orchestrated using three checks bearing fake signatures

Shazia Marri said the hike would not only affect transportation costs but also trigger a further surge in food prices. Market analysts warn that IMF-linked measures in the upcoming 2026 budget – particularly new taxes and energy price adjustments – could lead to a further surge in inflation. PHOTO: FILE The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)

She said that blocking KP’s main roads does not affect Punjab’s economy but rather harms KP’s own economic activity. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. Photo:X GUJRAT: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Monday slammed the PTI-led Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government, accusing it of leaving the province “in the stone age” while Punjab pursues its technology-driven development

Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf. Photo: Reuters/file ISLAMABAD: The medical committee constituted by the federal government has reported improvement in the vision in the right eye of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The medical committee, comprising two senior ophthalmologists, Dr Nadeem Qureshi and Dr Arif, examined Imran Khan at Adiala jail on Sunday. According

President Asif Ali Zardari addresses the second Golden Panda Awards International Cultural Forum VEHARI: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday predicted that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would return to power in the next term and party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would become prime minister with a two-thirds majority in Parliament. Speaking at a dinner

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi delivers a video message on January 27, 2026. PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday said PTI workers were present on the streets without an official protest call from Imran Khan’s party as opposition lawmakers continued their sit-in outside Parliament, demanding treatment for the imprisoned PTI founder under

GUJRAT: A visit by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to the University of Gujrat drew mixed reactions on Monday, with several students calling the event “artificial” and tightly controlled. The ceremony, organized for over 3,000 students from Gujranwala division districts of Sialkot, Narowal and Gujrat, was meant to mark the distribution of laptops and scholarships.

Urges SC to ensure Khan’s family members are duly informed and given reasonable access regarding his health condition Lawyer Latif Khosa (left), PTI founder Imran Khan, CJP Yahya Afridi. Photo: Files Lawyer and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Latif Khosa on Monday expressed serious concerns over the health of party founder Imran Khan and the secrecy