Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Although the federal government subordinated the Supreme Court to the new Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), Justice Yahya Afridi was rewarded with the title of Chief Justice of Pakistan through a constitutional amendment specific to him. Law Minister […]
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Negotiations with the government would only take place on one condition: “Return our mandate” ISLAMABAD: The opposition alliance warned the government on Wednesday that it would “make their lives miserable” and wrote to all foreign ambassadors urging them to suspend any deals with the ruling powers. Speaking to the media alongside opponents, Mehmood Khan Achakzai,
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. ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary leaders from Azerbaijan, Malaysia and the Maldives have stressed the need for stronger inter-parliamentary cooperation to address global challenges related to conflict, insecurity and climate change. Speaking at the Inter-Parliamentary Conference of Speakers (ISC) session organized by the Senate of Pakistan, they welcomed Islamabad’s initiative to bring together lawmakers from across the
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. LAHORE: The 27th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2025 was challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC) for allegedly undermining judicial independence and changing the constitutional framework without proper consultation. The petition was filed, naming the Prime Minister, the President of the National Assembly and the Ministry of Justice as respondents. The petitioner argued that the
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. ISLAMABAD: Action on the resignation of dissident PTI senator Saifullah Abro was halted amid the ongoing debate on the 27th constitutional amendment as the Senate President is yet to sign the resignation submitted by the lawmaker. Although Abro’s resignation was presented to Parliament, the Senate Secretariat did not initiate formal proceedings and the President
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. Shaza also revealed that Chinese satellite internet companies including Galaxy Space and Shanghai Space have expressed interest in entering the Pakistani market. PHOTO: APPLICATION ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Wednesday announced that the government was rolling out a Rs4.5 billion plan to train 7,200 professionals in semiconductor
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ISLAMABAD: With 37% of Pakistan’s youth neither employed nor enrolled in education or training, the government has proposed to China to offer 10,000 doctoral scholarships to Pakistani students at China’s top 25 universities. The initiative aims to equip young people with education in emerging disciplines and support the modernization of Pakistan’s economy. The proposal was
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WHO says TB killed 1.23 million people last year, with 8.3 million newly diagnosed Tuberculosis remains the world’s leading infectious killer, with an estimated 1.23 million deaths last year, the United Nations Health Organization said, reporting that Pakistan, among eight countries, accounted for two-thirds of global tuberculosis cases. Deaths from tuberculosis fell by 3 percent
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The Peace Jirga declaration will then be presented to the federal government, security institutions and the supreme committee The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Grand Peace Jirga has called for the establishment of the Provincial Finance Commission (PFC) to ensure equitable distribution of financial resources across the province. The jirga also called for the strengthening of law enforcement to
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Sharif says world witnesses price Pakistan pays for forty years of hospitality to Afghan people Prime Minister Shehbaz speaking at the NA session on Wednesday in Islamabad. Photo: PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has offered a conditional offer to the Afghan Taliban regime, urging it to stop supporting terrorism so that peace can prevail in
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