Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Senators belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Monday sought an explanation in the Senate from the government over trade ties with Israel. Raising the issue in the upper house of parliament, Senator Mohsin Aziz referred to reports about a Jewish Pakistani businessman Fishel Benkhald exporting food samples to Israel. He said Pakistan stood with the people of Palestine and …

QUETTA/ISLAMABAD: In a fifth complaint against a sitting apex court judge, the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has been requested by the Balochistan Bar Council to initiate inquiry into allegations against Justice Mazahar Ali Naqvi and remove him from the office if the charges against him were proven, in order to restore people’s trust in the judiciary. Also on Monday, Justice …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought a reply from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in connection with an inquiry initiated against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, for ‘illegally’ retaining Toshakhana gifts. The IHC division bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Saman Rafat Imtaiz heard the petitions of Mr Khan …

ISLAMABAD: The government went into ‘defiance mode’ on Monday and recalled the services of the Supreme Court registrar, following a demand put forward by the second senior-most judge of the apex court. In a tersely worded letter, written in response to a March 31 circular that asked to disregard the decision of a Justice Qazi Faez Isa-led bench, the senior …

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to postpone polls to the Punjab Assembly till Oct 8 was “unconstitutional” and fixed May 14 as the date for polls in the province. “The impugned order dated 22.03.2023 made by the Election Commission of Pakistan is declared to be unconstitutional, without lawful authority or jurisdiction, void ab-initio, …

An anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Tuesday extended interim bail to PTI chief Imran Khan until April 13 in three cases filed in the Punjab capital relating to the clashes that took place between PTI supporters and the police outside the PTI chief’s Zaman Park residence in March. ATC Judge Abher Gul Khan issued the orders, extending the bail of the former …

KARACHI: While the Pakistan Democratic Movement-led federal government is bracing itself for a showdown when the Supreme Court resumes hearing of the provincial elections case on Monday (today), cracks within the ruling coalition appeared visible on Sunday when the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan dissociated itself from the ongoing saga by declaring it an “issue of two parties within the PDM”. Although …

ISLAMABAD: City Police Officer (CPO) Operations Syed Shahzad Nadeem Bukhari on Sunday directed all station house officers (SHOs) to disclose their assets. He also said the weekly performance of each officer will be reviewed, adding investigation officers should meet plaintiffs in all the cases. He also directed that biometric attendance should be ensured in all wings of the operations division …

LAHORE: The utility authorities, companies and organisations, like Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) and Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa), have almost no access to the Zaman Park for performing their duties and rectifying the complaints as the workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), including ‘Tiger Force’ members, guarding Imran Khan create hurdles for them or send them back. The situation …

KARACHI: A teenage girl, who according to the FIR lodged by her Karachi-based family was kidnapped by a person over a month ago, was found in Lahore and police claim she had married the suspect of her own free will. Shah Faisal Colony police said the girl, who was 12 or 13 years old, went missing on Feb 13 and …