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President Asif Ali Zardari shares a relaxing moment with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and UAE President and Ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday discussed ways to further deepen the long-standing brotherly relations between Pakistan and the UAE. President […]

Justice Aminuddin Khan. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has provided a first major relief to the federal government by upholding sections 4(b) and 4(c) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, which is expected to add Rs310 billion to government revenue. A three-member FCC bench headed by Chief Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan issued a

Muhammad Riaz was trying to travel abroad. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry said on Tuesday that more than 762,000 Pakistanis have left the country over the past year, becoming part of the group that is helping the country stay economically afloat, amid a sharp reduction in foreign direct investment and exports. In the calendar

KP CM warns against “decisions behind closed doors” and denounces “forced displacements” during winter Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi delivers a video message on January 27, 2026. PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi strongly opposed the ongoing operation and forced displacement in the Tirah Valley, warning that decisions taken “behind closed doors” had once

Migration exercise of the terms “routine annual”; Says PCIs are more effective; Denies any ongoing military operations ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Tuesday categorically declared that no military operations were being carried out in the Tirah Valley, terming the migration of people a routine and seasonal process due to bad weather and snowfall.

. ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar remarked that civil servants are not required to follow illegal orders, even if they come from the prime minister. Justice Kakar made the remark on Tuesday while heading a three-member bench hearing the review petition filed by former Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources Anwar Saifullah

. Anti-terrorism court. PHOTO: APPLICATION LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday released three Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) workers in a case related to arson and vandalism, while ordering eight others to be sent to jail on remand. ATC Administrative Judge Manzer Ali Gill heard the case in which police produced 12 TLP workers in court.

. ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday examined audit objections worth over Rs 20 billion relating to the Petroleum Ministry, exposing large-scale non-recovery of oil levies, questionable financial arrangements and weak enforcement mechanisms, causing massive losses to the exchequer. During the meeting of the apex parliamentary committee, held under the chairmanship of Syed

. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has made it clear that under Article 189 of the Constitution, decisions of the Supreme Court are not binding on it. “Although under Article 189 of the Constitution, the authorities of the Supreme Court are not binding on this court, we are of the view that this court