January 2026

The federal government decides that proposed changes will be introduced in parliament in the form of a bill Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, announces 150 buses to Karachi. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sent a summary to the President advising the withdrawal of the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, invoking Article 89(1). […]

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad’s local government elections have been postponed yet again after the president promulgated the Islamabad Local Government Ordinance, which introduced a major overhaul of the capital’s municipal governance structure. Under the Ordinance, the existing metropolitan corporation system in the federal capital has been abolished and replaced with a new municipal corporation framework. Islamabad will

ISLAMABAD: In a decision with far-reaching implications for the province’s fiscal autonomy and cooperative federalism, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has upheld the validity of legislation passed by the Balochistan Assembly authorizing the provincial government to levy excise duties on minerals to fund labor welfare in the mining sector. The decision resolves a constitutional challenge

“This is not just an attack on institutions, the whole country is paying the price” KARACHI: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said on Monday that repeated denials of access to jailed party founder Imran Khan had left him with no option but to resort to protest politics, warning that the constitution and the rule of

NA Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Monday initiated the process to appoint the Leader of the Opposition in the House in accordance with parliamentary rules, and directed the opposition lawmakers to submit their nomination by 5 p.m. 15.00 Tuesday (today). As Speaker of the National Assembly