February 2026

ISLAMABAD: A lawmaker belonging to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has submitted a constitutional amendment bill in the National Assembly Secretariat, seeking a nationwide ban on alcohol, including for non-Muslims, by removing the existing religious exemption from the constitution. According to details, JUI-F’s Naeema Kishwar Khan has proposed an amendment to Article 37 of the Constitution, […]

Tax collection. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court has declared the levy of sales tax on construction services in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa constitutional and rejected appeals filed against the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sales Tax on Services Act, 2022. Headed by Justice Aamer Farooq, a two-judge FCC bench heard a number of challenges against a judgment of the

. PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police on Saturday said it had foiled a potentially major attack after arresting a woman suspected of planning a suicide bomb during a targeted raid in Dera Ismail Khan. Officials said the arrest was made in the Sheikh Yousaf Khema Basti locality following intelligence reports

Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has declared that freezing a citizen’s Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) to enforce a money decree is illegal, holding that such action exceeds the powers given to executing courts under the Civil Procedure Code

PTI Central Secretary General Salman Akram Raja holds a press conference on Sunday. SCREEN GRAB LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is grappling with escalating internal disputes that appear to be rooted in a leadership crisis, with its secretary general emerging as the latest target of criticism from the party. Amid growing unrest, he has reportedly