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ISLAMABAD: The Lawyers’ Action Committee demanded that the appointment of judges be halted until the conclusion of petitions filed in the Supreme Court against the 26th Constitutional Amendment. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the lawyers’ leaders said that if the Supreme Court declares the 26th constitutional amendment invalid, the new judges will be removed […]

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator Ishaq Dar on Thursday chaired a meeting to review proposals to reduce electricity tariffs for industry. The meeting took place in the presence of the Ministers of Finance, Energy and Economic Affairs, the Minister of State for Energy and Information Technologies, the federal secretaries of

LAHORE: In 2009, the government had decided to replace the British-era lever and cable system, also known as kanta, with a digital alternative to electricity to prevent daily accidents and ensure arrival trains on time. However, even after more than 15 years and a budget increase of nearly Rs7 billion, the project, which has become

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan announced on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates has confirmed the refinancing of its two deposits of $1 billion each placed with the State Bank of Pakistan for another year. The deposits were due this month. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had announced last week that the UAE had agreed

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday announced an overhaul of NADRA services, including the launch of a new mobile application and the establishment of three regional offices in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gwadar and GB. The Pak-ID website will be officially discontinued from January 17 and all services will be moved to the enhanced

ISLAMABAD: An alliance of opposition parties – Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain – urged the PML-N-led government to establish better relations with all neighboring countries, especially Afghanistan, while endorsing the Charter demands presented by the PTI during its discussions with the government. At an alliance meeting held in the federal capital on Thursday, PTI negotiating committee chief Omar Ayub

ISLAMABAD: The seven-member constitutional bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, on Thursday raised questions over the decision-making process of military courts as it sought details of civilians tried so far by these courts. While hearing the intra-judicial appeal against the apex court’s decision on the military trial of civilians, the judges