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ISLAMABAD: Top lawyers’ bodies will file references against the sitting Supreme Court judge who is purportedly a subject in the matter of recent audio leaks. The country’s top regulatory body of lawyers, Pakistan Bar Council, along with all provincial bar associations will submit six separate references before the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on the misconduct of the judge under Article 209 …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that only “one or two items” were remaining in the competition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement and asserted that Pakistan would soon strike a deal with the global lender. Pakistan is eyeing a staff-level agreement with the IMF this week which will pave the way for much-awaited credit flows from other bilateral and …

An Islamabad district and sessions court deferred — for a second time — on Tuesday PTI chairman Imran Khan’s indictment in the Toshakhana reference on medical grounds as the judge remarked that if this delay continued, his trial would continue indefinitely. Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Zafar Iqbal has instructed Imran to appear before the court in person on …

The inspector general of Balochistan police on Tuesday took notice of the grisly discovery of three bullet-riddled bodies from a well in the Barkhan district area and vowed no leniency for those involved in the incident. The victims, a woman and two men, were identified by the police as Giran Naz, age 40-45, wife of Khan Mohammad Marri and her …

A day after President Arif Alvi announced the date of elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decided on Tuesday to consult the Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) and legal experts on the matter. In a press release issued today, the electoral watchdog said that a meeting with the AGP and legal experts — the …

Two Levies personnel were martyred after their checkpost came under attack in the Babri area of Balochistan’s Mastung district on Monday night, an official said on Tuesday. Talking to Dawn.com, Assistant Commissioner Mastung Barkat Baloch said a group of armed militants attacked a checkpost located along the Quetta-Taftan highway, causing the martyrdom of two personnel who were identified as Manzoor Ahmed …

Aftab Sultan resigned as the chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday, he confirmed to Dawn.com. Sultan was appointed to the post of the head of the anti-corruption watchdog by the incumbent government last year in July after retired Justice Javed Iqbal had relinquished charge as the NAB chairman. A statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office stated that Sultan had presented his …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) gave former prime minister Imran Khan last chance to appear before court by 5pm on Monday while hearing the PTI chief’s protective bail petition in a case pertaining to protests outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh passed these directives after Imran failed to meet the court’s order to appear in …

KARACHI: While a case has been registered against the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakis­tan for Friday’s attack on Karachi Police Office (KPO), police and other allied agencies appear to be clueless about the mastermind and facilitators of the three militants who barged into the police compound and engaged law-enforcers in a fierce gun battle for hours, it emerged on Sunday. Also, death toll rises …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday suspended the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) de-notification of all PTI MNAs from Punjab. The PTI had resigned en masse from the lower house of parliament following the ouster of PTI chief Imran Khan in April last year. Subsequently, NA speaker Ashraf accepted only 11 of the resignations, stating that the remaining lawmakers would be summoned individually for verification. …