January 2026

The Court believes that administrative inefficiency, poor governance or inaction cannot be used to deny legal rights ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that promotion is a natural and integral incident of public service and that every eligible civil servant has a legitimate expectation of being considered for advancement within a reasonable time frame. The

A state-of-the-art monitoring system designed to track passport applications, printing Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi praised the Green Shirts for their spirited performance throughout the series. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports on Monday, where he formally inaugurated the Secure Hybrid Intelligence for Knowledge-Based Response

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary panel has proposed that each MNA be allowed to nominate ten people for Hajj every year. It has also proposed to send a ten-member delegation to Madinah on an official visit every year to offer greetings at the Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) Mosque. A meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Religious

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Home Affairs will today (Tuesday) consider the Narcotic Drugs Control (Amendment) Bill, 2025, a key piece of legislation aimed at tackling drug use in educational institutions by further amending the Narcotic Drugs Control Act, 1997. Introduced by PPP MNA Sahar Kamran, the proposed legislation aims to prevent drug

Parliamentary panel backs ban, questions why civil servants enjoy privileges denied to elected officials ISLAMABAD: A proposal to end dual citizenship for members of the bureaucracy gained momentum on Monday after a parliamentary panel voted to abolish the practice, with lawmakers also calling for the restriction to be extended to include judges. During a meeting