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Judge Muhammad Ali Mazhar. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: In a thoughtful reflection on judicial integrity and the meaning of impartial justice, Supreme Court Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar observed that where there is a real likelihood of bias, a judge should step aside, not to admit bias, but to protect public confidence in the judiciary. The observation

Raja Pervez Ashraf, Speaker of the National Assembly. PHOTO: APPLICATION/FILE – LAHORE: As its footprint in Punjab continues to fade, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is turning to new local leadership and street mobilization in a bid to reclaim political space, even as its central leadership sends mixed signals on its alliance with the PML-N,

. ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday increased high-speed diesel (HSD) prices by Rs 11.30 per liter while keeping the price of petrol unchanged in line with fluctuations in global oil prices, effective February 1 (today). According to a notification, the government has maintained petrol prices. The government revised the prices following recommendations from the Oil

92 terrorists killed as troops fought off assaults in Balochistan; 15 security personnel and 18 civilians were also martyred Security personnel inspect the blast site in Quetta. Photo: AFP RAWALPINDI: Ninety-two terrorists were killed on Saturday as security forces repelled a series of coordinated attacks in several places in Balochistan, while 15 security personnel also

Tirah Victims’ Rights Conference held at Bara Bazaar on January 31 under the auspices of the Khyber National Jirga. PHOTO: SCREENSHOT KHYBER: A jirga convened on Saturday by Bara Siyasi Ittehad, an alliance of different political parties from Bara, on Saturday demanded immediate implementation of its unanimously adopted declaration, calling for the restoration of complete

. MUZAFFARABAD: Lawyer Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), died at the age of 71 following a prolonged illness. According to a statement issued by the media office of the Pakistan People’s Party, Chaudhry died in Islamabad. His funeral prayers will be offered on Sunday (today) at 4:00 p.m. at the