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As many as eight planes were shot down in the May 2025 clash between nuclear-armed Pakistan and India, US President Donald Trump said recalling his efforts to end the conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Earlier this year, Pakistan and Indian engaged in a military showdown, the worst between the old foes in decades, which was sparked by a terrorist attack on tourists in IIOJK’s Pahalgam area, which New Delhi alleged was backed by Pakistan. Islamabad denied involvement in the Pahalgam attack, which killed 26 men and offered to participate…

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Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that discussions were ongoing to amend an article of the Constitution, which addresses the control and command of the armed forces. “Consultations on amending Article 243 are ongoing […] defence requirements have changed,” the minister told Geo News exclusively on Wednesday in Islamabad. The Constitution’s Article 243 states that “The Federal Government shall have control and command of the Armed Forces” and “the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces shall vest in the President”, among other things. “This entire process will be carried out through mutual…

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ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has been directed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to build political consensus as the federal government decided to table the 27th Constitutional Amendment, Geo News reported citing sources on Wednesday. The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is now seeking a broad political agreement on the proposed constitutional tweaks for establishing a Constitutional Court and making certain changes to the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award. This tweak also sought to amend Article 243 — which pertains to the supreme command of the armed forces — as well…

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) on Wednesday said that it would resist the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment at every forum, warning that it amounted to rolling back provincial autonomy secured under the 18th Amendment. Speaking to journalists outside Parliament House after attending a parliamentary party meeting, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said any move weakening the democratic mandate of the provinces will be resisted. The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is now seeking a broad political agreement on the proposed constitutional tweaks for establishing a Constitutional Court, and making…

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An Islamabad court on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for lawyer and activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, in a case pertaining to a controversial tweet. The couple has been named in a first information report (FIR), registered by the National Cybercrime Investigation Agency, accusing them of inciting divisions on linguistic grounds through social media posts. Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka issued the warrants for Mazari and Chattha after they failed to appear before the court. The court also issued show-cause notices to the couple…

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The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced an extension for manual income tax return submissions until November 30, terming it a “special facilitation measure” to support individuals who still file manually and part of its efforts to fully digitise tax operations. A spokesperson for the FBR said that the decision was taken to ease the transition for a small group of taxpayers who may face technical or procedural challenges in shifting to the digital filing system. “With the objective of ensuring a smooth transition to the online filing system,…

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