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The Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday that there was no doubt that Tuesday’s suicide attack in Bisham — which claimed the lives of six people including five Chinese nationals — was “orchestrated by the enemies of Pak-China friendship”. The five Chinese engineers — and their Pakistani driver — were killed in the suicide bombing on Tuesday while travelling between Islamabad and …

The Supreme Court on Thursday conditionally allowed military courts to pronounce reserved verdicts in cases pertaining to civilians held for their alleged involvement in the May 9 riots. It directed that judgements be announced in cases in which the nominated suspects could be released before Eid. The court issued the directives as it heard a set of intra-court appeals (ICAs) …

Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Thursday said that the federal government would place a letter from six judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) alleging interference in judicial affairs by the country’s intelligence apparatus for consideration before the federal cabinet to constitute an inquiry commission. Tarar was addressing a press conference in Islamabad following a meeting today between Prime …

GILGIT: The chief justice of Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court has summoned the Gilgit SSP and Danyore SHO on Wed­nesday (today) in a case relating to alleged abduction of an underage girl and her forced marriage. A legal team of the GB High Court Bar representing the father of 13-year-old Falak Noor filed a petition in the GB Chief Court on Tuesday, …

ISLAMABAD: When the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) registered a case against former prime minister Imran Khan for withholding the copy of a diplomatic cipher, seven other state offices had not returned their copies to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), court records show. The confidential diplomatic cable, at the heart of the cipher trial against Mr Khan, was sent to nine top offices, …

ISLAMABAD: The Ele­c­tion Commission of Pak­­istan (ECP) on Tuesday re­­served its verdict on a plea against delay in administration of oath to the newly elected members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as­­sembly on reserved seats. A five-member bench, headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, heard the petition. MPAs-elect Jamila Paracha, Afshan Hussain, Amna Sardar Faiza Malik, Shazia Jadoon, and Suresh …

Calls emerged from various quarters on Wednesday for a probe into allegations made by six Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges against interference in judicial affairs by the country’s intelligence apparatus. On Tuesday, six IHC judges — out of a total strength of eight — wrote a startling letter to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) members, regarding attempts to pressure judges through abduction …

ISLAMABAD: The state of affairs prevailing in the educational institutions across the country on Tuesday forced a group of teachers to approach the Supreme Court by highlighting that a high proportion of public sector universities is functioning without legally appointed vice chancellors (VCs). The petition has been moved by the All Public Universities BPS Teachers Association (APUBTA) through its president, …

SHANGLA / ISLAMABAD: China has demanded a thorough probe into the deadly blast and security for its citizens after five Chinese nationals working on the Dasu dam project perished in a suicide bombing in Bisham on Tuesday. In response, Islamabad has announced a swift probe to hold the “perpetrators and accomplices” accountable for the attack. Besides five Chinese citizens, one …

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan has once again call­ed for a judicial inquiry into the May 9 violence and the Feb 8 elections. He also urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan to hear the petitions filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). Mr Khan made the appeals while speaking to journalists after attending a court hearing in the 190 million pound …