ISLAMABAD: Presid­ent Dr Arif Alvi on Thurs­day approved the appointment of three judges of the superior judiciary. Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan has been appointed to the Supreme Court under Article 175-A of the Constitution. The president also approved the appointment of senior-most judge Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar as caretaker Chief Justice of the BHC, in accordance with …

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Thursday announced a special exemption in the punishments of women and child prisoners on humanitarian grounds. The remission would be applicable to women and children sentenced for two years or less and to those with less than two years of sentence left to complete, a news release from the President’s Office said. The reduction in …

LAHORE: Men from Punjab districts continue to fall into honey traps of the gangs of Katcha areas of Kashmore and Ghotki in Sindh despite repeated warnings given by police and law-enforcement departments. In yet another honey-trap case, an employee of Rescue 1122 of Bahawalpur has fallen into the trap of the gangs. Saleem Abid Hashmi, the shift in-charge of Rescue …

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has asked if the authorities sought permission from former prime minister Imran Khan before converting his Bani Gala residence into a sub-jail. IHC Justice Miangul Hassan Aurang­zeb made the remarks on Thursday while hearing the petition of Mr Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, to transfer her from the Bani Gala residence to Adiala Jail. She is currently serving …

ISLAMABAD: Even though he has ceased to be a member of the Senate — at least in the eyes of the Constitution — Sadiq Sanjrani is looking for an extension in his term until a successor is elected, a move that has angered many across the political spectrum. Mr Sanjrani won the Balochistan Assembly seat of PB-32 Chagai in the …

ISLAMABAD: Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Thursday said the ingredients of China’s success story were its quality leadership, ability to do course correction, continuity of policy and peaceful foreign policy. He was speaking at book launch titled ‘China at 75: China Story – Standing Up to Getting Rich to Becoming Strong’, by Shakeel Ahmad Ramay, CEO Asian Institute of Eco-Civilization, …

ISLAMABAD: The capital police have barred provincial police personnel deployed in Islamabad on various duties from carrying weapons without its permission, Dawn has learnt. The police of provinces posted at the Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh and KP houses will only be allowed to carry weapons after getting permission and in this regard they had been asked to contact the Security Division of Islamabad …

PESHAWAR / LAHORE: A larger bench of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday once again deferred the oath-taking of nine women lawmakers , who had been awarded the reserved seats claimed by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). The high court’s decision, extending the restraining order until March 13, was issued on a petition filed by the SIC, which was joined by PTI-backed independents …

ISLAMABAD: PTI’s Senator Barrister Ali Zafar has announced that his party will go to the Supreme Court against the alleged tampering of Form-45s in last month’s general election. The party has also demanded a thorough and impartial audit of the election results. Speaking to the media outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday, Mr Zafar said: “We will challenge that matter …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will support formulating a new economic programme for Pakistan if the new government seeks one, a spokesperson for the lender said on Friday, encouraging fair resolution of all electoral disputes. The cash-strapped nation grappled with an uncertain Feb 8 election that delayed formation of a coalition government until new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was sworn …