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The Supreme Court on Thursday barred authorities from making new appointments and transferring officials involved in “high-profile” and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases as well as those being heard by special courts. The directives came as a five-judge larger bench took up the suo motu case on apprehensions that criminal justice might be undermined by people in positions of authority. …

Former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said families of army personnel will also take part in his upcoming march to Islamabad to remove the “imported government that came to power through a US-backed conspiracy”. Addressing a huge public meeting in Gujranwala, Imran said: “The police will also help you [in getting to Islamabad]. They will send their family members with you …

The outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Wednesday announced an extension in a ceasefire with the government of Pakistan as talks with the militant group continued in Afghanistan. In a statement shared with the media via WhatsApp, TTP spokesman Mohammad Khurasani said that the ceasefire would remain in place until May 30. “Talks are under way between the committees of the …

An Islamabad accountability court on Wednesday issued a permanent arrest warrant for former finance minister Ishaq Dar in a corruption reference. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed the reference against Dar, who has been declared an absconder in the case since he has missed hearings owing to his prolonged stay in London, alleging that the former minister had acquired assets beyond …

Video-sharing application TikTok on Wednesday said that any content that promotes “dangerous” or “illegal” behavior was a violation of its community guidelines after a social media star faced backlash for posting a video by a forest fire in Islamabad’s Margalla Hills. Yesterday, Humaira Asghar, who has more than 11 million followers on TikTok, posted a clip of herself walking playfully …

ISLAMABAD: The five-week-old coalition government under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is not only struggling on the economic front but keeping parliament functional has also become an enormous challenge for it. This became evident again on Tuesday when Acting Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani had to adjourn the National Assembly sitting only five minutes after recitation from the Holy Quran, playing of …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Attaullah Tarar on Monday hinted at launching investigations against former Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar and others for building assets beyond their known sources of income during the PTI government. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Mr Tarar said the PML-N had decided to file a petition against Mr Buzdar and others with the …

ISLAMABAD: The ruling PML-N on Monday faced severe criticism from none other than its own coalition partners in the National Assembly over the prevailing power crisis and deteriorating law and situation in the country. Minister for Power Khurram Dastagir Khan of the PML-N found himself in hot waters when the members belonging to the PPP, MQM and JUI-F one after …

ISLAMABAD: Recording incre­a­­se in the intensity and severity of droughts in Pakistan, the ‘Global Food Policy Report 2022’ has cautioned that summer heatwaves are projected to increase at a rate of 0.71 day per decade in the country, while in India it is estimated to triple or quadruple by 2100. Released by the Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), …

Security forces killed two “important and most wanted” terrorists of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in North Waziristan district’s Boya area, the military’s media affairs wing said in a statement on Tuesday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that security forces and terrorists exchanged fire last night in the area during which the two militants were killed. They were identified …