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ISLAMABAD: Senior members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court, seeking the transfer of the party’s founder, former prime minister Imran Khan, to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for medical treatment. The petition was filed by PTI lawyer Latif Khosa in the Toshakhana criminal case under Rule 35(6) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2025, following a health assessment report prepared by barrister Salman Safdar at the court’s direction. It requested that Imran be immediately shifted to Shifa International Hospital for specialised treatment of his eye condition by…

RAWALPINDI: A division bench of the Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench raised major legal and constitutional questions while hearing the government’s intra-court appeal against a single bench decision allowing former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to travel for Umrah. The judge summoned the federal interior secretary, director general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the additional attorney general to appear in person on March 5. The bench also dismissed the petitioner’s request seeking suspension of the single bench order permitting Umrah travel, observing that a decision on the matter…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has set aside an order for the transfer of land based on an alleged oral agreement dating back to 1992, ruling that mere possession or long-term occupation does not establish ownership. The court allowed the appeal filed by Ghulam Ali. Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan issued the written judgment, stating that a strict standard of proof applies in cases involving oral agreements. The ruling held that the alleged 1992 oral agreement was not proven in accordance with the requirements of law. The Supreme Court declared…

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday removed all objections to the appeals filed by PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi against their convictions in the Toshakhana-II case and directed that the appeals be formally numbered and fixed for hearing. During proceedings in the Toshakhana matter, Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro heard the appeals against the sentences awarded to Imran and his spouse. Barristers Salman Safdar and Salman Akram Raja appeared before the court, while Imran Khan’s three sisters were also present. Barrister Salman Safdar informed the…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed concern over the deepening strategic and defence partnership between India and Israel, warning that the growing nexus poses serious implications for regional peace and stability. Responding to questions during his weekly news briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Islamabad was closely monitoring the expanding military ties between New Delhi and Tel Aviv, particularly in light of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel this week. During the visit, both sides decided to further deepen bilateral cooperation, including in defence and strategic domains, a…

ISLAMABAD: In another legal reprieve for the government, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that tax authorities may conduct raids without prior notice and without the existence of a pending case against a taxpayer, a decision that significantly reinforces enforcement powers under tax law. The judgment, authored by Justice Aamer Farooq, observed that Parliament has vested wide-ranging authority in tax officials to ensure compliance with revenue laws. The court stated that it cannot read into a statute any condition that the legislature has not expressly provided. Rejecting the argument…