Legal experts have expressed concerns over the latest amendment to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), which establishes a Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) as a second forum of appeal in NAB cases. The FCC was created by the 27th Constitutional Amendment, under which all judges are appointed by the executive branch, exercising its discretion. Previously, aggrieved […]
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. APPLICATION March 06, 2026 Less than a minute of reading Federal Oil Minister Musadik Masood Malik speaks to Reuters during an interview in Islamabad, June 11, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Musadik Masood Malik warned that Pakistan remained one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change during his speech
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Araghchi says he is ready and “waiting” for the American invasion; Tehran strike sparks fire at Bahrain refinery Smoke rises above the rooftops of the city of Riyadh, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON: Iran is “waiting” and ready to counter any ground invasion by the US military, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi
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Araghchi says he is ready and “waiting” for the American invasion; Tehran strike sparks fire at Bahrain refinery Smoke rises above the rooftops of the city of Riyadh, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON: Iran is “waiting” and ready to counter any ground invasion by the US military, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi
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Heavy weapons and ammunition seized from retreating Taliban forces are on display as part of the ongoing Ghazab Lil Haq operation. ISLAMABAD: Security officials said on Thursday that Pakistan’s ongoing Operation Ghazab Lil-Haq against terrorist networks in Afghanistan would continue until credible assurances were provided that terrorism would no longer be supported across the border.
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. Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Thursday passed a private member’s bill to amend the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), 1999, introduce a second appellate forum in accountability cases and clarify several procedural provisions related to bail, jurisdiction and administrative continuity within the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 summit on Tuesday. Canada’s intelligence agency warns in a new report that the country remains a source of foreign interference. PHOTO: THE CANADIAN PRESS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed concerns over a long-term uranium supply deal and nuclear cooperation agreement reached between
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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’s Sharia Appeals Chamber on Thursday heard a major constitutional and religious interpretation case regarding the evidentiary status of women’s testimony in legal proceedings. The five-member bench, headed by Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, issued notices
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. ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that the government was strengthening the blood transfusion surveillance system in a bid to control hepatitis. Responding to a notice of appeal, the Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination said private clinics were also monitored to ensure the safe use of syringes and
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Security sources say the Afghan Taliban 205th Corps brigade headquarters was destroyed in an airstrike in Kandahar. Security sources said the ongoing Ghazab Lil Haq operation would continue until “credible guarantees and concrete steps” are taken by the Afghan Taliban to end their support for terrorists against Pakistan, the state said. Radio Pakistan reported Thursday.
