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LARKANA: Hinting at the possibility of intervention if the prevailing crisis continues, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari warned on Tuesday that neither Shehbaz Sharif nor Imran Khan will come to power next time around, and it would be the people of Pakistan who will have to bear the consequences. Addressing a select gathering in Naudero House to mark the 44th death …

MANSEHRA: Dasu hydropower project’s warehouses and residential camps of Chinese engineers and workers were gutted in a heavy fire in the Barseen area of Lower Kohistan in the wee hours on Tuesday. The fire, which started due to short-circuit at about 4:30am in the morning, ripped through the residential camps of Chinese engineers and workers. No loss of life was …

After Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, PML-N chief organiser Maryam Nawaz has also taken exception to remarks made by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial during the Supreme Court hearing on the postponement of polls in Punjab. For over a week, the top court heard the PTI’s petition against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to postpone polls …

QUETTA/ISLAMABAD: In a fifth complaint against a sitting apex court judge, the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has been requested by the Balochistan Bar Council to initiate inquiry into allegations against Justice Mazahar Ali Naqvi and remove him from the office if the charges against him were proven, in order to restore people’s trust in the judiciary. Also on Monday, Justice …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought a reply from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in connection with an inquiry initiated against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, for ‘illegally’ retaining Toshakhana gifts. The IHC division bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Saman Rafat Imtaiz heard the petitions of Mr Khan …

ISLAMABAD: The government went into ‘defiance mode’ on Monday and recalled the services of the Supreme Court registrar, following a demand put forward by the second senior-most judge of the apex court. In a tersely worded letter, written in response to a March 31 circular that asked to disregard the decision of a Justice Qazi Faez Isa-led bench, the senior …

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to postpone polls to the Punjab Assembly till Oct 8 was “unconstitutional” and fixed May 14 as the date for polls in the province. “The impugned order dated 22.03.2023 made by the Election Commission of Pakistan is declared to be unconstitutional, without lawful authority or jurisdiction, void ab-initio, …

An anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Tuesday extended interim bail to PTI chief Imran Khan until April 13 in three cases filed in the Punjab capital relating to the clashes that took place between PTI supporters and the police outside the PTI chief’s Zaman Park residence in March. ATC Judge Abher Gul Khan issued the orders, extending the bail of the former …

After the Texas Department of Public Safety revealed to victims this month that it had unknowingly sent thousands of driver’s licenses, most of which belonged to Asian Americans, to an organized crime group, a victim is sharing details of credit card fraud, stolen data, digital SIM card access and more. A 33-year-old senior consultant, who asked to remain anonymous for …

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday discussed with legal brains of PML-N the likely outcome of the provincial elections case set to be taken up by the Supreme Court on Monday. Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar briefed the participants about legal intricacies in the case and the chances of the three-member apex court bench fixing responsibilities for violation …