PESHAWAR: Five lawyers have moved the Peshawar High Court against the growing landmine explosions in the merged tribal districts, especially South Waziristan, and sought orders for the federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments to demine the region and compensate the families of blast victims. In the joint petition, Sajjad Ahmad Mehsud and four other lawyers from former Federally Administered Tribal Areas …

PESHAWAR: Following the repeated court notices, Prime Minister Imran Khan has filed his reply to a defamation suit of former MPA Fauzia Bibi against him, insisting the lawsuit is based on mala fide intent and ulterior motives and therefore, it should be dismissed. In the response, the prime minister insisted that the news conference he addressed about horse-trading in the …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court expressed dismay over the dilapidated condition of Balochistan Highway on Wednesday and summoned a report from the National Highway Authority (NHA) about maintenance of the country’s major arteries. A three-judge Supreme Court bench, consisting of Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel and Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Naqvi, made the observation after …