Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan seeks virtual trial in all cases pending in capital’s judiciary. In a petition filed with the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday, Mr Khan mainly cited security concerns for conducting his trial through video link facility. The IHC registrar office raised objection on his petition that Mr Khan was …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday suspended the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) orders to ban the live telecast of PTI chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan’s speeches and press talks. Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza announced the judgement. He also sent the matter to the full bench for hearing and adjourned the proceedings till March 13. On …

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir said on Thursday that a “handful of misguided elements” cannot shake the resolve of the people of Balochistan and the armed forces were committed to ensuring peace and prosperity in the province. According to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army chief made the remarks during a …

The Punjab police has formed a fact-finding committee to investigate the death of a PTI worker during a crackdown a day ago on those participating in the party’s rally following the imposition of Section 144 in Lahore, it emerged on Thursday. In a notification dated March 8, Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Humayun Bashir Tarar ordered an inquiry into the “incidents …

ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan announced the schedule for elections in Punjab to be held on April 30, whereas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the election watchdog’s meeting with KP Governor Ghulam Ali to develop a consensus on the polls date remained an exercise in futility. With the Punjab polls to be held next month, the commission announced a plan for …

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday prohibited the broadcasting and rebroadcasting of content pertaining to the conduct of sitting high court and Supreme Court judges on electronic media with immediate effect. In the prohibition order, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, the regulator referred to previous directives wherein all licencees were directed to “refrain from telecasting …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday reserved its verdict on PTI chairman Imran Khan’s plea seeking the cancellation of non-bailable arrest warrants issued last week by a district and sessions court in the Toshakhana reference over his persistent absences. Earlier, IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq — who is hearing the case — had given Imran’s legal team 30 minutes …

ISLAMABAD: A Lahore-based lawyer, who recently moved a reference against a Supreme Court judge, on Monday regretted that the judge concerned was not only heading a bench but also included in a bench presided over by the chief justice of Pakistan instead of facing the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) proceedings. In a two-page letter to CJP Umar Ata Bandial, Advocate Mian Dawood …

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet on Monday approved the Haj Package 2023 with an increase of 56pc in cost, while around 89,605 Haj seats will be pitched for a sponsorship scheme that may help to shave off $445 million in foreign exchange requirement for the exercise. The ECC meeting, which was presided over by Finance …

KARACHI: The Federal Shariat Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the Sindh Child Marriages Restraint Act of 2013, saying that the law was not against the injunctions of Islam. It observed that the legislature’s move to fix a minimum age for marriage was in accordance with injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah. The …