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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 …

KHYBER: The dispute over acquisition of land for the state-of-the-art customs terminal at the Pak-Afghan border at Torkham continues to simmer as construction work paces ahead to complete the project by the end of this year. Khuga Khel tribe elders allege that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), with whom they had originally signed an agreement on the provision of …

ISLAMABAD: Amid Sup­reme Court’s questions over fiscal constraints in holding elections for two provincial assemblies, the Ministry of Finance has notified that “no authority” could make or incur or commit any expenditure or create a liability against the Federal Consolidated Fund or Public Account of the federation unless it was properly authorised in the budget through a fiscal and parliamentary …

KARACHI: A day after PPP’s ruling partner PDM expressed its distrust in the Supreme Court bench hearing the provincial polls case, the PTI on Sunday asked the former to take a clear position as far as defending the Constitution is concerned at a time when it’s being violated as the opposition party claimed to have re-established contacts with “old ally” …

The Supreme Court will announce its verdict on the PTI’s petition challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to postpone polls to the Punjab Assembly till Oct 8 on Tuesday (tomorrow). A three-member bench — comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Munib Akhtar — reserved the judgment today after hearing all …

QUETTA: Three children were killed and five others, including women, were injured when a low-intensity earthquake jolted the areas along the Pak-Afghan border, destroying a house on the outskirts of Chaman on late Friday night. Officials in the border town said the tremor that struck the hilly area at aro­und 10pm was also felt in Qila Abdullah, Gulis­tan, Pishin, and …