Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday assured the Supreme Court that convictions over May 9 violence would not entail capital punishment, but sought time to ponder granting a substantive right of appeal against military court decisions. “This requires careful consideration in view of serious implications for having a direct bearing on cases like that of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav or individuals held …

Lahore Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Shariq Jamal, was found dead at his residence in the city’s DHA neighbourhood in the early hours of Saturday, police said in a statement. He was initially brought to National Hospital in Lahore where the doctors confirmed the death. Upon receiving the news, the deceased officer’s family members, including his daughter and wife, …

ISLAMABAD: Azam Khan, the principal secretary to former prime minister Imran Khan, appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday to record a statement in the 190 million pound Al-Qadir Trust case. Mr Azam, who served with the ex-prime minister for over three years, recorded his statement before a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) at NAB Rawalpindi’s office. There was no …

An Islamabad trial court on Saturday granted former prime minister Imran Khan a one-day exemption from appearing in the Toshakhana case. The Toshakhana proceedings pertain to a criminal complaint filed against the PTI chairman by the Election of Commission (ECP) over concealing details of state gifts. Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Hum­­ayun Dilawar heard the case today while Barrister Gohar Ali …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday formed a five-member committee to hold talks with allied parties on the caretaker set-up required for holding of general elections. The move comes just a couple of days after PM Shehbaz promised to hand over the reins of government to interim rulers before the National Assembly’s term expires on August 12. The committee consists of …

LARKANA: Pakistan tops worldwide list of out of school children hence the government needs to take measures to convince parents to send their children to schools and increase enrolment, according to Asif Abrar, education specialist at Unicef. He said at an awareness session for rules of business of the Sindh Prohibition of Corporal Punishment Act, 2016, at Begum Nusrat Bhutto …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court directed former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday to submit before it in person before asking for annulment of an FIR and warrants of arrest issued over the murder of Abdul Razzaq Shar, a lawyer, in Quetta. Headed by Justice Yahya Afridi, a three-judge Supreme Court bench asked the petitioner to surrender himself before the apex court …

KARACHI: Amid a very thin attendance of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, the Sindh Assembly on Thursday unanimously approved several important amendments to the Sindh Local Government Act, giving more powers to mayors and chairmen of municipal corporations. The Sindh Local Government (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023, presented by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla, was adopted smoothly without …

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said on Friday that the trial of those involved in May 9 violence should not begin in military courts without informing the Supreme Court (SC). He made the remarks as a six-member bench, headed by him and consisting Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar …

ISLAMABAD: In light of an alleged confession by one of his closest aides, the government is planning to prosecute former prime minister Imran Khan under two separate sections of the Official Secrets Act for “retaining” the confidential cipher in a purported bid to stall his ouster from power. On Thursday, at least four members of the federal cabinet, in separate …