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Retired Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, a former chief justice, was on Saturday appointed the head of the inquiry commission that will investigate charges of interference into judicial independence by the intelligence apparatus. On Tuesday, six Islamabad High Court judges — out of a total strength of eight — wrote a startling letter to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) members, regarding attempts to …

QUETTA: Ten coal miners were rescued on Friday after being trapped for 16 hours in a coal mine filled up with rainwater in the Duki area of Harnai. Officials said miners were digging at a depth of 2,000 feet when rainfall flooded the mine, leaving them trapped. Subsequently, a PDMA team of rescuers along with other miners laun­ched an operation …

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the appointment of Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Afsar as the chairman of National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) for three years. The appointment of the first-ever serving three-star general as Nadra chairman was initially made by the caretaker government led by prime minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on October 2. The appointment has now been officially endorsed …

GILGIT: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced concern over extensive power outages and internet disruption in Gilgit-Baltistan and demanded the recovery of a 13-year-old girl who was reportedly abducted recently. In a press conference held on Friday, HRCP co-chairperson Munizae Jahangir, alongside regional coordinator Israruddin Israr, political leader Baba Jan and women’s rights activist Yasmin Kareem, highlighted …

ISLAMABAD: PTI on Friday demanded the resignation of the Supreme Court and Islamabad High Court (IHC) chief justices over their “inaction” on intelligence agencies’ interference in judicial affairs. While addressing a press conference, PTI spokesman Raoof Hassan alleged that CJP Qazi Faez Isa and IHC CJ Aamer Farooq turned “a deaf ear” towards the repeated complaints of IHC judges against …

KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurang­zeb on Friday expre­ssed the hope for reaching a staff-level agreement (SLA) with the Inter­national Monetary Fund (IMF) by the end of the fiscal year (June 30), adding that there have not been any final discussions with the Fund yet. During an appearance at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) gong ceremony, the finance minister said details …

ISLAMABAD: PTI central leader Asad Qaiser has advised his party’s chief minister in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to snap all ties with the federal government as the Centre will not accept any of his demands. The advice came a day after KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur met Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in Peshawar and discussed a joint strategy to fight terrorism. “This is …

ISLAMABAD: Robbers looted up to millions of rupees along with valuables and injured two persons in separate incidents, police said on Thursday. In the first incident, a gang of three gunmen looted Rs 8 million from a man at D-17, they said. Sohail Ahmed, a resident of Lower Dir, along with Najeeb Ullah, came over to Islamabad to pay for …

ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) on Thursday showed concerns over the alarming number of out of school children (OOSC) in the country and called for urgent steps to formulate a comprehensive framework and strategy to address the challenge. A meeting was hosted by SIFC which was jointly chaired by the minister for federal education and the minister for …

RAWALPINDI: Eight suspects allegedly involved in the May 9 violence were detained on Thursday immediately after being released from Adiala jail on bail. The suspects have been held for 15 days after the Rawalpindi deputy commissioner issued their detention orders under Section 3(1) of the Maintenance of Public Order. The said section empowered the government to arrest any individual over fears that …