Supreme Court stresses that High Court should hear all parties before making a decision Imaan Mazari, human rights lawyer and social activist, and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha. Photo file The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a stay of the trial in the controversial Iman Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha tweets case. The hearing concerned […]
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Court approves prosecution’s request to seize Rs 2 million from defendant’s bail Judge Amjad Ali Shah of the Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court issued a contempt notice for non-payment of Rs80,000 fine. The court also issued bail warrants against Aleema Khan in view of her late appearance in court on Thursday. The court approved the prosecution’s application
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Lieutenant General (retd) Faiz Hameed. PHOTO: FILE The general field court martial has sentenced former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Faiz Hameed to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty on several charges, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported on Thursday. According to the Inter‑Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release, the court martial proceedings were
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Fingerprint issues for online passport applicants resolved with new verification system The Passport Department has launched a new online verification system which resolves technical issues previously affecting the fingerprint verification of passport applicants online. Candidates will now be able to verify their fingerprints through NADRA’s Pak ID application. If the fingerprint verification fails, a facial
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Major (retired) Adil Raja. SCREENSHOT The High Court in London has ruled in favor of former Brigadier (Retd) Rashid Naseer in a defamation case filed against YouTuber and former Major Adil Raja, declaring all his allegations false, baseless and malicious. Express News reported that the court ruled that the allegations made by Adil Raja in
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SBP also receives an additional $200 million under the Resilience and Sustainable Development Fund State Bank of Pakistan. Photo: File The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a tranche of $1.2 billion to Pakistan, confirmed by the State Bank of Pakistan. According to State Bank of Pakistan officials, $1 billion of this amount was disbursed
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“Since 2022, more than 214 Afghan terrorists, including suicide bombers, have been neutralized in Pakistan” Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad Photo: APP Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that terrorism from Afghan soil poses the “gravest threat” to Pakistan’s
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The candidates allege that all presiding officers initially provided signed Form 45 results, which were later altered. PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidates from Peshawar district have formally demanded a probe into alleged irregularities in the previous general elections, writing to the Chief Minister and the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly. In a detailed three-page letter,
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Pakistan’s demographic trajectory presents a formidable double bind: while key indicators such as fertility and growth rates are declining, the number of citizens continues to rise, placing immense and growing pressure on the country’s infrastructure. Pakistan’s population has now surpassed 257 million, according to new figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau, cementing its status
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The minister said that more than 10 million digital wallets have already been created under the Benazir Income Support Program. ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that about 3.9 million beneficiaries have been enrolled in the “Nashonuma Programme” over the last five years to address the problem of stunting. Responding to questions during
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