Category: Pakistan

LAHORE – Justice Shahid Jamil Khan of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday resigned from his post, Dunya News reported. Justice Khan cited personal reasons for quitting the office. He has sent his resignation to the president of Pakistan. According to the LHC website, Justice Khan was 11th most senior judge of the court. […]

Pakistan’s ranking on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) improved during the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)-led government in 2023. The improvement in ranking reflects that the menace of corruption subsided during the brief stint of Shehbaz Sharif-led government compared to his rival Imran Khan’s 2018-2022 tenure. As per the analysis of the TI’s previous […]

At least six terrorists have been eliminated in Mach during an operation conducted by security forces, Caretaker Balochistan Minister for Information Jan Achakzai said on Tuesday. The development came hours after the city was attacked by terrorists, two of which, according to the minister, have been identified as Doda Baloch and Pardan Baloch. Achakzai anounced the […]

Legal experts and analysts shared mixed opinions on the cipher case verdict by the trial court which sentenced Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and senior leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi to 10 years in prison. Former prime minister Imran, who was ousted from power via the opposition’s no-trust motion in April last year, is convicted […]

With the February 8 general elections drawing closer by the day, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is adopting all necessary measures to ensure a transparent and fair mechanism for the management of poll results, slated to be held on February 8 across the country. In this regard, the electoral body has developed a result […]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) politician Sanam Javaid Khan was arrested soon after her bail plea was approved by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Monday in a case pertaining to arson on a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) office. Meanwhile, the investigation police took the already incarcerated PTI politician into custody after she was booked in […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has written a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, claiming that their supporters are being arrested by police in Lahore’s NA-127 constituency, where party chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is February 8 elections. PPP Secretary General Taj Haider wrote the letter, wherein he claimed that the arrests of […]

ISLAMABAD: Justice Tariq Masood of the Supreme Court on Monday rescued himself from hearing intra-court appeals against civilians’ trial in military court, leading to the dissolution of a six-member larger bench. In December of last year, the larger bench of the apex conditionally suspended its judgment on military courts by a majority of 5-1 with […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Monday hinted at the involvement of “third countries” behind rising terrorism in the border region between Pakistan and Iran. “There is no doubt that the terrorists located in the common border regions and areas of Iran and Pakistan are led and supported by third countries,” he said adding that the terrorists […]

WASHINGTON: The United States State Department has expressed concern over reports citing the lack of press freedom and free expression in Pakistan with the general elections in the country just days away. The country’s eligible population will vote to select the next government during the upcoming polls, slated to be conducted on February 8, a […]