Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority informed the Islamabad High Court on Thursday that it had approached X on three occasions over the past three-and-a-half years, seeking the suspension of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan’s account, but most of its requests were declined. According to a PTA report submitted to the court, the authority first wrote to X on August 21, 2022, requesting that the Imran Khan’s account be blocked. A second request was sent on April 18, 2024, citing convictions in the Toshakhana, cipher and iddat cases, the report said. The proceedings…

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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has reserved its judgment on the federal government’s petition challenging certain Lahore High Court (LHC) directions regarding the ban on imports from India and Israel. A three-judge bench of FCC led by Justice Aamer Farooq heard the matter. The ban was imposed through Statutory Regulatory Orders (SROs) Nos 927 and 928(I)/2019, issued by the federal government under its constitutional and statutory authority, reflecting considerations of foreign policy, national security, and sovereign discretion. The case arose after the SROs were challenged in the LHC. Although…

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President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday approved the confirmation and extension of the tenure of additional judges of the Sindh, Lahore and Peshawar High Courts, in line with the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan and on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. For the Sindh High Court, the president approved the confirmation of 10 additional judges. They include Justices Miran Muhammad Shah, Tasneem Sultana, Riazat Ali Sahar, Muhammad Hasan, Abdul Hamid Bhurgi, Jan Ali Junejo, Nisar Ahmed Bhanbhro, Ali Haider ‘Ada’, Muhammad Osman Ali Hadi and Muhammad…

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ISLAMABAD: Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) chief Allama Raja Nasir Abbas was officially appointed as the leader of the opposition in the Senate on Tuesday, filling a position that has been vacant for the past five months. The announcement came during a session chaired by Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani, where Abbas secured 22 votes from opposition members. The Senate Secretariat was instructed to issue the official notification immediately. Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarrar and Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah welcomed the new opposition leader in the House while other senators also congratulated Abbas at his seat.…

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Fourteen Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senators approached the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday against the solitary confinement of party founder Imran Khan and his wife, along with requesting permission to meet the former prime minister. Imran has been held in detention at Adiala Jail for over two and a half years, during which he has faced restrictions on meeting his family and party members. His sisters, along with other close relatives and PTI leaders, have been repeatedly denied permission to meet him, despite court orders allowing such visits. Read: IHC issues notices on K-P CM’s petition…

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ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery Council (PNMC) ended without any outcome on Tuesday as the election of the president and vice president could not be held amid heated arguments and disorder. Special Secretary of the Ministry of Health Aslam Ghori could not be elected as president. According to sources, it was decided through an ordinance on September 28, 2025, to reconstitute the council. After six months, parliament two days ago approved a further extension of 120 days to the ordinance. Following the enforcement of the presidential…

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RAWALPINDI: In the rape and pregnancy case involving a 13-year-old domestic worker in the jurisdiction of Sadiqabad Police Station, the court on Tuesday granted a three-day physical remand of a newly nominated suspect, Abdul Wahab. Civil Judge Adil Sarwar Sial ordered that the newly accused be thoroughly investigated and produced again before the court on January 23. Earlier, the victim, identified as Zunaira, and her guardian, Ghulam Fatima wife of Zahoor, had declared the initially nominated accused, Adil, innocent and subsequently named Abdul Wahab as the alleged perpetrator of the…

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday expressed hope for peace and stability in Iran and the wider region in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart. A post on X by the Foreign Office said FM Dar and Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi held a phone call today. “They discussed the current situation in Iran and the wider region. DPM/FM expressed hope for peace and stability, and both sides agreed to continue bilateral consultations on matters of mutual interest,” it said. The call came as over 3,000…

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been invited to join a newly announced US-led Gaza Board of Peace (BoP), a high-level international body tasked with overseeing Gaza’s reconstruction, transition governance and the disarmament of Hamas, the Foreign Office said on Sunday. Responding to media queries, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi confirmed that US President Donald Trump had extended an invitation to the Prime Minister of Pakistan to join the Board, underlining Islamabad’s continued engagement with international efforts aimed at peace and stability in Gaza. “Pakistan will remain engaged with international efforts for peace…

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RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi divisional convention of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has rejected the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) directive to install POS systems in doctors’ clinics, declaring that physical monitoring of clinics will not be accepted and that the struggle will continue until their demands are met. The convention, held on the PMA platform, saw participation from all major representative doctors’ organisations and a large number of physicians from both public and private sectors. Participants extensively discussed the discriminatory and humiliating treatment meted out to doctors by the FBR.…

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