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Punjab launches special cybercrime cell to expedite cases involving women, children

About 22% of the 171,600 cases reported to the agency were reported by women, NCCIA data shows. The Punjab National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Wednesday set up a dedicated special cell to expedite registration, investigation and resolution of cybercrime cases involving women, children and girls. Talk to The Express PK Press ClubNCCIA Punjab Director […]

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SC restores the inheritance of female heirs of ancestral property after 71 years and imposes the burden of proof of oral donation on the beneficiaries

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Dispels lower courts’ assumption that transfer was evidence of transaction SC restores the inheritance of female heirs of ancestral property after 71 years and imposes the burden of proof of oral donation on the beneficiaries In a bid to strengthen women’s inheritance rights, the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ordered the restoration of two sisters’

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Pakistan urges India to release 97 prisoners in biannual exchange of lists

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Pakistan hands over list of 250 Indian prisoners, including 52 civilian prisoners and 198 fishermen Pakistani Rangers (wearing black uniforms) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) officers lower their national flags during Pakistan’s 72nd Independence Day parade, at the Pakistan-India joint check post on the Wagah border, near Lahore. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE Pakistan and India on

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PM directs OPF to prepare roadmap for welfare of overseas Pakistanis

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The diaspora, a valuable asset for the nation, calls for momentum in ongoing projects Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Chairman of the Board of Governors of OPF Syed Qamar Raza and Director General of OPF Mohammed Afzaal Bhatti in Islamabad on July 1, 2026. PHOTO: PMO/X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the

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Sindh govt challenges SC acquittal verdict in Baldia factory fire case

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Argues that the judgment “suffers from the failure to ignore eyewitness accounts, medical and other evidence” Around 260 people were killed and several others injured in the Baldia factory fire on September 11, 2012. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: The Sindh government on Wednesday filed a review petition with the Karachi registry of the Supreme Court against

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Pakistan rejects India’s statement on ‘targeted actions’ against terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan

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He claims that India has actively aided and sponsored terrorist groups operating from Afghan soil against Pakistan. Pakistan on Wednesday rejected India’s criticism of its recent “targeted and proportionate” actions against terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan, calling New Delhi’s comments “baseless” and accusing India of supporting terrorist groups operating against Pakistan. “Pakistan rejects the Indian Foreign

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Dar reviews security and logistics of OIC Women’s Conference in Pakistan

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The Committee also discusses measures to ensure “smooth conduct and successful hosting of the Conference” Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday chaired the sixth meeting of the High Level Committee to review the final preparations for the 9th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ministerial Conference on Women, which Pakistan will host

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Experts defend One Health framework

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ISLAMABAD: Experts called for strong regulatory mechanisms to operationalize the One Health approach in Pakistan. The Health Services Academy (HSA), in collaboration with Pakistan One Health Alliance (POHA), on Monday inaugurated a two-day consultative workshop titled “One Health Joint Action Plan and Regulatory Mechanism for ICT – Islamabad as a Model District” at COMSTECH Secretariat,

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The FCC criticizes SHC for its excess of judicial power

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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that the Sindh High Court (SHC) committed “judicial excess” by exercising suo motu jurisdiction over police officials and interfering in policy directives without justification. Such powers, the FCC said, are not available to the high courts under Article 199 of the Constitution. In a two-page ruling, a

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Senate Opposition Leader Files Privilege Motion Against Barakahu SHO

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The motion was tabled in the upper house of parliament a day after a high-level TTAP delegation ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Raja Nasir Abbas, on Monday filed a privilege motion against the SHO of Barakahu, alleging that he was prevented from reaching his residence and treated in a “rude and discourteous

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