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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi has proposed amendments to the Code of Conduct for Judges to establish an institutional mechanism to respond to “foreign influences”. The CJP on Friday chaired the 55th meeting of the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee (NJPMC), convened at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The committee deliberated on

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses overseas Pakistanis in London. Photo: PID ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday inaugurated the modernized Advanced Geoscience Research Laboratories (GARL) of the Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP). The inauguration ceremony, held at the revitalized GARL Complex in Chak Shehzad, was attended by Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 2025 Spring Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington, DC, United States, April 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters/File ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has forecast Pakistan’s economic growth of between 3.5 and 4 percent for the current fiscal year, despite

Afghan refugees arrive from Pakistan at the border in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province on December 3, 2023. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: The government decided on Friday to ensure rapid and dignified repatriation of Afghan nationals without further extension. The decision was taken after a high-level meeting chaired by the Prime Minister on the

Sports Minister Asim Sharif Bhat sent his resignation directly to Haq to avoid media attention MUZAFFARABAD: Three ministers in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq’s cabinet have announced their resignations, holding the prime minister responsible for the recent unrest in the region. Information Minister Pir Mazhar Saeed has already submitted his