ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa, the senior puisne judge of the Sup­reme Court, has asked for an immediate meeting of Judicial Commission of Pak­istan (JCP), which is long overdue, and suggested the names of chief justices of Sindh and Pesh­awar high courts to fill two vacancies of SC judges. Against the sanctioned strength of 17 judges, the top court is …

The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday announced wrapping up the evacuation operation of Pakistanis stranded in Sudan, saying over 1,000 citizens had been safely evacuated from the war-hit African country. It also thanked Saudi Arabia and China for their assistance in repatriating Pakistani citizens stranded in the conflict zone. According to the FO statement, the operation was successful, with over …

The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited’s (PTCL) building in Balochistan’s Noshki district was damaged in a grenade attack on Tuesday, police said. City Station House Officer (SHO) Ali Ahmed Bugti told Dawn.com that two unidentified men, on a motorcycle, threw a grenade at the PTCL building which caused a blast. “As a result, the building was damaged,” he said, adding that no casualties …

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial observed on Tuesday that an independent judiciary was a main component of the Constitution. He made the remarks as an eight-member larger bench of the Supreme Court heard a set of plea challenging a bill, which has since become an act of Parliament, seeking to curtail the powers of the CJP. The …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday directed the Punjab police chief and the director general of the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) to submit a detailed report regarding the late-night raid at the home of ex-Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi. The orders came during the hearing of a petition filed by Elahi’s son, Rasikh Elahi, against the raid at his father’s …

ISLAMABAD: The decision about what career to opt for is often a tough choice, but knowing what jobs are in demand and how the future markets will look like could help making an informed decision. According to a new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) artificial learning and machine learning specialists, sustainability specialists, business intelligence analysts, information security analysts, fintech engineers, …

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred is poised to announce that he’ll run for Senate against incumbent Republican Ted Cruz, The Dallas Morning News has learned. Allred, a Dallas Democrat, is expected to make his announcement in the coming days, according to four sources familiar with his decision. The former NFL linebacker and Baylor football standout is in his third term in Congress. He …

City officials on Monday canceled the Frisco Fair, pointing to “public safety concerns” and reports of “disruptive behavior” reported to police over the weekend. Officers were called Saturday evening to a possible shooting at the fair, located in the 9200 block of John W. Elliott Drive, police have said. The event, organized by Frisco Fresh Market, was scheduled to run until May …

A sulfuric stink has filled the Joppa community for years, and residents say the smell, particulate matter pollution and grit have caused headaches, asthma and other breathing problems for just as long. Only recently are they hopeful that their presumed headache — Austin Bridge and Road, an asphalt plant that is a part of Austin Industries — now has its …

Authorities took a person into custody Monday evening in connection with a road-rage-related shooting near Lake Worth, according to police. Shortly after 8:45 p.m., Fort Worth police officers were dispatched to the 6800 block of northwest Loop 820 to assist Lake Worth authorities’ response to a crash involving a person who was shot, according to a Monday evening news release. No …