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Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said on Friday that the Supreme Court would not “sit idle” on its order on holding elections in Punjab on May 14 if the talks between the government and the PTI failed. He passed these remarks as the top court resumed hearing a petition pertaining to one-day elections following three-day negotiations between the federal …

ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday claimed the military leadership was fully on board in holding parleys with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and blamed the incumbent government’s “negligence” for the group’s resurgence. He was speaking to reporters after attending the hearing in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on his petitions seeking bail in seven FIRs registered against him …

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday referred the case of Justice Mazahar Ali Naqvi, who is facing allegations of keeping assets beyond means, to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) with the directive to come up with a report within 15 days containing details of the properties owned by the Supreme Court judge and the tax paid by him. Deputy Speaker Zahid …

Amid the ongoing tussle between parliament and the judiciary, a crucial bill regarding the right of appeal in the suo motu cases sailed through the Senate on Friday, just days after the National Assembly had adopted it via a supplementary agenda. The bill, titled the Supreme Court (Review of Judgements and Orders) Bill, 2023, was tabled by PML-N’s Irfan Siddiqui and was …

Dallas: Sold-out concert by Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan presented by Nasir Siddiqi of Hiba Entertainment By: Raja Zahid Khanzada Dallas Renowned international music icon Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is mesmerizing audiences across different cities in the United States with his enchanting vocals. Recently, in Dallas, he left the audience spellbound with his beautiful rendition of songs at the …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday granted PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s protective bail for 10 days in seven cases — ordering him to appear in the court concerned within that time period — and extended his interim bail till May 9 in two other cases. On April 18, the IHC had extended Imran’s bail in eight cases till May 3. After …

ISLAMABAD: Urging the judiciary to confine itself to only interpreting the Constitution, a multi-party conference on Wednesday agreed that elections should be held across the country on the same day and urged all political forces to decide a date through dialogue. The participants of the conference, organised by the Awami National Party, expressed regret over “a judicial crisis and divide …

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday restrained the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) from arresting former chief minister Usman Buzdar in any undisclosed case registered against him and also sought a reply from the agency. Buzdar’s counsel argued before the court that the ACE conducted a raid to arrest the petitioner in a case not known to him. He said the …

ISLAMABAD: Wild polio­virus of Afghan origin has been detected in sewage samples from Pesh­awar and Hangu districts in Khyber Pakhtun­khwa (KP) province. The virus was found in environmental samples collected from Naray Khuwar site in Peshawar and from Civil Hospital-Jani Chowk site in Hangu on April 10. So far this year, Pakistan has reported one human case and five environmental …

HOUSTON, Texas — Jose Altuve resumed some baseball activities this week, but there still isn’t a timetable for when Houston’s star second baseman will return to the team. Altuve fractured his right thumb in the World Baseball Classic and had surgery to repair the injury March 22. After his surgery, Astros general manager Dana Brown said he’d be out at least …