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ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/PESHAWAR/QUETTA: The acting chief justices of all four provincial high courts took oath as regular chief justices on Tuesday. The swearing-in ceremonies came a day after all four chief justices were finally notified by the Ministry of Law and Justice following the approval of President Asif Ali Zardari. Aiwan-i-Sadr By TN Web Desk July 08, 2025 President Asif Ali Zardari administering the oath of office to Mr. Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar as the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court,at Awan-e-Sadr. — APP ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/PESHAWAR/QUETTA: The acting chief justices of all four…

Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan will lead the upcoming anti-government protest from jail and has ordered his party leaders to intensify demonstration on August 5, the day that would mark two years of his incarceration, his sister said. The jailed PTI patron-in-chief had directed that the party should begin its movement against the government after the 10th of Muharram, Aleema quoted his orders last week “Muharram 10 has passed […] the party will unveil its strategy now,” said Aleema while talking to journalists at Gorakhpur check post on…

The Pakistan Peoples Party on Tuesday categorically dismissed speculations regarding possible removal of President Asif Ali Zardari from the office and said that the federal government would not be able to function without his party’s support. “The government cannot function without the support of the PPP. There is no truth to the speculations against President Zardari,” said Bukhari. The clarification comes amidst reports suggesting President Zardari’s removal from office and that another constitutional amendment was in the offing. The said rumours began circulating after the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)…

KARACHI: Sindh senior minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Tuesday said the provincial government could not provide housing to all residents of dilapidated buildings due to limited resources and the scale of the issue. In an appearance on Geo News’ morning show Geo Pakistan, Memon said that 740 buildings in Sindh had been declared unsafe, including 51 categorised as extremely dangerous. Of these, 11 had so far been vacated, he added. While acknowledging that it was not feasible to rehouse every occupant, Memon said the government could offer temporary shelter to some…

  Reiterating Pakistan’s principled stance against the proliferation of terrorism from Afghanistan-based groups, Pakistan has once again urged the United Nations to prevent the war-torn country from becoming a hub for terror, while terming the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) a global and regional threat. “We must ensure that Afghanistan does not become a breeding ground for terrorists that threatens not only its neighbours, but the region and beyond,” Pakistan’s Permanent Ambassador to the UN Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said while addressing a UN General Assembly’s plenary session on the situation in Afghanistan.…

  PESHAWAR: In a tragic incident, four people were killed and three others injured when a fire broke out in a residential unit located in the midst of the congested Kochi Bazaar area of Peshawar in the wee hours of Tuesday. Rescue 1122 officials said that firefighters initially pulled three individuals from the burning house alive and rushed them to hospital in critical condition. However, all three succumbed to their injuries. Later, another man was taken to the hospital, who also could not survive his burns. Meanwhile, three others who…

Pakistan’s recent recommendation of US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize prompted a response from the Oval Office, which termed the gesture a validation of his diplomatic efforts in preventing conflict in South Asia. In a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the nomination, saying Pakistan had acknowledged Trump’s role in helping defuse a potentially catastrophic military escalation between India and Pakistan. “This nomination reflects Pakistan’s recognition of President Trump’s decisive diplomatic intervention to prevent a nuclear war between India and Pakistan,” Leavitt said,…

KARACHI: A government audit has unearthed suspected financial irregularities worth Rs40 billion at Karachi’s National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), prompting the Sindh health minister to order a formal probe. In response to the audit report of the Sindh Directorate General of Audit for the fiscal year 2023–24, she has ordered a formal inquiry and constituted a two-member committee to investigate the matter. According to the official notification, the inquiry committee includes the Additional Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Health. The committee is tasked with submitting its findings within 15…

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the permanent appointment of chief justices for all four provincial high courts, with the Ministry of Law and Justice issuing formal notifications. According to the notification, Justice Sarfraz Dogar has been appointed as the chief justice of the Islamabad High Court. Justice Junaid Ghaffar has been named as the chief justice of the Sindh High Court. In Balochistan, Justice Rozi Khan Bareech has been appointed as the chief justice of the Balochistan High Court, while Justice Atiq Shah has been notified as the…