ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted two Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers in the Baldia factory fire case, setting aside the death sentences awarded to them by a trial court and later upheld by the Sindh High Court (SHC). On September 11, 2012, more than 260 workers were burned to death in the multi-storey […]
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The Court observes that an interim configuration can never be assimilated in terms of authority to an elected government ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) declared appointments made during the transition period illegal, while upholding the constitutionality of a law passed to fire these employees, in an important ruling on the extent of the powers
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The proposals discussed will be submitted to their leaders before a final decision is made. Top leaders of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are meeting in Gilgit. PHOTO: SCREENSHOT Top leaders of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) met in Gilgit to discuss various proposals for the formation
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NJPMC meets today as lawyers call for urgent reforms to ‘safeguard judicial independence’ ISLAMABAD: As all the chief justices will meet on Thursday (today), legal experts say the biggest challenge for the higher judiciary is to curb the growing influence of the executive over it. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi regularly holds meetings
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has made it mandatory for all civil servants to declare details of any dual nationality within 90 days, officially kicking off the implementation of the 2026 foreign nationality rules. According to an office memorandum issued by the Establishment Division, the government has asked all public officials to submit a complete declaration
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Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in an interview during the 2026 World Bank Spring Meetings with China Global Television Network’s “The Heat.” PHOTO: SCREENSHOT ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned that even if an immediate ceasefire is achieved in the Gulf region, the economic repercussions for Pakistan could persist for up to a year. Speaking
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The recent operational record, the change in tactics and the regional politics surrounding it indicate something that most reporting misses. Terrorism in Balochistan shows how an armed separatist movement disintegrates over time. For more than twenty years, Pakistan’s largest province has lived in low-intensity conflict: scattered violence, constant separatist messaging and long periods of uneasy
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Approves Rp3.2 trillion development package with provincial contributions of Rp920 billion ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) on Wednesday approved a national development spending bill of 3.2 trillion rupees – 25% less than the originally proposed spending – after three provinces agreed to freeze their stimulus spending and provide 920 billion rupees as a grant
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Adviser says government has accepted 37 of 38 JAAC requests, with refugee seats remaining only unresolved issue Advisor to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah. Photo: X/File Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, on Wednesday said that some elements were seeking to create instability in Azad Jammu
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A commission of inquiry was tasked with determining the exact technical cause of the accident, according to the army An MI-17 military helicopter. PHOTO: AFP A Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad during takeoff due to a technical problem, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday. There were no survivors. According to a
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