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Attorney General of Pakstan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan told the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday that 102 people were in the army’s custody as the top court resumed hearing pleas challenging the trials of civilians in military courts. A seven-member bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Crews continue to make progress in restoring power to those who lost it during intense storms that pushed through the Houston area Wednesday night into Thursday. But still, thousands of customers are without power. A video from an viewer shows a transformer spark as the storms moved through. As of Thursday evening, there are over 52,560 customers …

• Caretakers’ decision to continue previous elected govt’s initiative was ‘beyond its mandate’, LHC rules • Lands to revert to ownership of govt or department that previously held them LAHORE: The Lahore High Court struck down on Wednesday a decision by the interim government of Punjab to hand over 45,000 acres of land in three districts to the army on …

ISLAMABAD: Lal Masjid’s Maulana Abdul Aziz dodged arrest on Wednesday after his guards put up resistance to the police party when he came out of the mosque after leading Zuhr prayers despite a ban on him from the authorities. Soon after, female students of Jamia Hafsa blocked several roads, including Jinnah Avenue and the bridge near Kulsoom Plaza, to protest …

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat on Wednesday expressed concerns over a consistent decline in the pass rate of the Central Superior Services (CSS), a competitive exam to enter civil service, and sought a report in this regard. During a meeting chaired by Senator Rana Maqbool Ahmad at Parliament House, the Senate committee was briefed on service reforms …

A new seven-member bench has resumed hearing a set of petitions challenging the trial of civilians in military courts after a nine-member bench was dissolved following objections raised by Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Sardar Tariq Mas­o­­od. Earlier today, a nine-member bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Isa, Justice Mas­o­­od, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice …

The Foreign Office on Thursday stated that Pakistan was not engaged in any talks with the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The statement from Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch comes days after Taliban Information Minister Zabihullah Mujahid offered to mediate between the TTP and Pakistan due to escalating tensions, particularly after the former terminated a ceasefire last year. “If Pakistan wants us …

Former aviation minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday in Islamabad in connection to the May 9 riots case, according to police official. Rawalpindi police spokesperson Inspector Sajjadul Hassan confirmed to Dawn.com that the ex-minister was arrested in a joint raid carried out by Pindi and capital police in the capital. The police also took into custody former National …

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) took PTI President Parvez Elahi into custody from jail on Wednesday and took him to a Lahore sessions court where they sought his 14-day physical remand in a money laundering case. Elahi had secured bail from an anti-corruption court in Lahore yesterday but could not be released as his release orders were not delivered to the prison …

LAHORE / ISLAMABAD: While PTI President Parvez Elahi secured relief from an anti-corruption court in Lahore, his senior colleagues — Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Asad Umar, and Asad Qaiser — were not as fortunate as a sessions court in Islamabad refused to grant them pre-arrest bail in cases registered against them in connection with the violence on May 9. However, Mr …