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The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to implement the Police Order 2002 in order to stamp out unease among the public owing to growing crimes and barred premature transfers and posting in the police department. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ayesha Malik and Justice Athar Minallah issued these …

The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Thursday directed the Ministry of Human Rights to constitute a child protection unit for transgender children to ensure the provision of due rights to them. A two-member bench of the FSC, comprising Chief Justice Dr Syed Muhammad Anwer and Justice Khadim Hussain Shaikh issued the directive while hearing a set of petitions challenging the …

An Islamabad district and sessions court extended the judicial remand of PTI Senator Azam Swati — who has been in detention since Nov 27 over his controversial tweets about senior military officials — for 14 days and directed the investigating officer (IO) to submit a challan at the next hearing. Swati was initially booked by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Islamabad …

The Lahore High Court ordered on Wednesday the closure of all markets and restaurants in Punjab’s provincial capital by 10pm on weekdays and seal any schools that opened on Fridays, as part of measures to curb smog in the city. The directives were issued by Justice Shahid Karim as the court took up public interest petitions on several issues relating …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday fixed for hearing a petition seeking the disqualification of former premier Imran Khan as a lawmaker for “concealing” his putative daughter in his nomination papers. The IHC’s Registrar Office also issued a list of cases slated for hearing on Dec 20 with the aforementioned plea a part of it. IHC Chief Justice Aamer …

One person was left dead and nine were injured in a blast on the Datta Khel road in North Waziristan’s Miranshah, according to a health official. The medical superintendent of the Miranshah District Headquarters Hospital, while confirming the incident, told Dawn.com that the deceased and wounded persons have been moved to the hospital. “They are being provided medical aid,” Dr Wali Zaman …

ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers belonging to south Punjab on Tuesday expressed their serious concerns over the alleged wrongdoings in the surveys conducted in three flood-hit districts to assess the damages, alleging that the lists carrying the names of the affected persons had been compiled on the basis of political affiliations. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbasi, responding to the allegations in …

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar said on Wednesday that “no country had used terrorism better than India” as she called on the international community to take note of New Delhi’s attempts to destabilise Pakistan. During a press conference in Islamabad, the minister said that India’s objective was to undermine Pakistan’s peace and security through terrorism, saying …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday ruled out the possibility of sitting with PTI Chairman Imran Khan for political dialogue, asserting that negotiations could not be initiated with a “self-centered, liar, cheater, anti-benefactor, and anti-army” person. The prime minister, flanked by his economic wizard Ishaq Dar at a presser, categorically rejected PTI’s demand for snap polls and said let …

LAHORE: As his party continues backchannel efforts with the government pertaining to snap polls, former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday directed Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders to step up political activities in their constituencies as if “the election campaign has begun”. In a meeting with parliamentarians from the Rawalpindi division, the PTI chairman said protest rallies to win the support …