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ISLAMABAD: A meeting between five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has become the talk of town with some connecting it to an apparent division within the judiciary, while others viewing it as a routine get-together. The five judges of the IHC — Justice Miangul Hassan Aura­n­gzeb, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, …

  The protest rally against human rights violations in Pakistan took place in front of the Federal Building in Downtown Houston By: Raja Zahid Khanzada Houston : Against alleged human rights violations in Pakistan, suppression of freedom of expression and use of state power against PTI and in favor of Imran Khan, Friends of Pakistan and Pakistani Americans held a …

I have no intention of singing any songs related to the political system and issues Singer Sajjad Ali By:Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada Dallas: Pakistani music industry legend, Sajjad Ali, has expressed that he has no intention of singing any songs related to the political system and issues in Pakistan. He wishes to continue in the genre of music he is …

LAHORE: A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team on Friday again served summons on former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi for May 23 to record their statements in the Al-Qadir Trust probe. Earlier, the NAB had summoned the couple for investigation into the alleged misuse of authority as public office holder in aiding and abetting illegal transfer of …

LAHORE: In a significant judgement, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday set aside decisions of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the National Assembly (NA) speaker to accept the resignation of 72 PTI lawmakers from Punjab, effectively paving the way for their return to the house. The decision was announced by Justice Shahid Karim on the petitions filed …

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday declared that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during his time as the chief minister of Punjab, did not obtain any benefit from the government funds or misused his public office in the Ashiana-i-Iqbal Housing Scheme case. It also cleared other co-accused, including senior bureaucrat Fawad Hasan Fawad, former director general of the Lahore Development …

The PTI on Saturday announced its support for the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) candidate in the upcoming election for the Karachi mayor’s slot. The PTI announced the decision on Twitter, further alleging that the PPP — a top contender in the mayoral election — had been involved in pre-poll rigging and kidnapping of local government representatives.   The announcement comes amid talks between the …

The government on Saturday constituted a judicial commission comprising three senior judges tasked with probing the veracity of recent audio leaks and “their impact on the independence of judiciary”. According to a notification issued by the government — a copy of which is available with Dawn.com — the commission will be headed Justice Qazi Faez Isa, senior puisne judge of the Supreme …

The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) ruled on Friday that a person cannot change their gender at will and declared certain sections of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 against Sharia. Acting FSC Chief Justice Dr Syed Muhammad Anwer and Justice Khadim Hussain announced the reserved verdict on a set of petitions challenging the law. The National Assembly had enacted the Transgender Persons …

LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said everyone is condemning the attack on army installations and demanded a probe into it. At his maiden press conference following his arrest that provoked countrywide riots, when asked if he condemned the attack on the Corps Commander House in Lahore, he replied: “Who is not condemning the burning of the Lahore Corps Commander …