ISLAMABAD: Former Supreme Court Justice Mansoor Ali Shah has raised serious questions over what he described as the inability of sitting Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi to defend the independence of the judiciary, arguing that a moment that called for institutional opposition was instead met with silence and accommodation. In his recent speech […]
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting on the gems sector in the federal capital. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif noted on Monday that Pakistan had been blessed with abundant natural resources, including precious stones, and stressed that the sector offers great potential to increase exports using local resources. The Prime Minister chaired
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DI KHAN: In a spate of terrorist violence across the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region, unidentified terrorists have abducted five employees working on the Safe City project in Bannu, while two government officials were martyred in two separate attacks in Lakki Marwat district. In the first incident, five PTCL employees who were installing surveillance cameras under the Bannu
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is asking tech CEOs to stay in California New legislation could tax high earners 5% Huang also calms fears that AI will take human jobs Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has urged his colleagues to stay in California despite recent proposals to raise taxes on the state’s wealthiest residents. Speaking at the
Buckingham Palace issues ‘disappointing’ update on King Charles amid threat King Charles and Queen Camilla began their trip to the US amid growing fears for their safety following the Trump shooting. The royal couple arrived in Washington, DC on April 27 to begin a four-day state visit to the United States on the advice of
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XRP finally caved to $1.40 and the way it broke matters more than the move itself. This was not a slow drift lower. It was a high push that cleared a level buyers had defended for weeks. Once that kind of support goes away, it usually doesn’t go back quickly. It tends to reverse, and
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) Chief Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan has emphasized the urgent need for early disposal of cases, and directed all agencies to adopt effective case management practices to significantly reduce the burden of pending cases. The direction came during a court hearing on Monday presided over by CJ Khan. All FCC judges as
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Monday put on hold a landmark decision by the Lahore High Court (LHC) that had struck down key provisions of the Passport Rules 2021, effectively restoring the federal government’s powers to deactivate passports and impose long-term travel bans on deportees and suspected human traffickers. The temporary relief means
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KARACHI: Pakistan’s trajectory of steadily lowering interest rates has been disrupted by spillover effects of the Israel-US war on Iran, as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday raised its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 11.50%, citing inflation risks triggered by the geopolitical escalation and the resulting closure of the Straits,
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Belkin has turned around Toy Story 5‘s Lilypad in an iPad case for 10th and 11th generation models The film-scale accessory features EVA foam protection, a stand and a carrying handle It’s available at Walmart now before the movie hits theaters in June We’ve already seen some strong ones Toy Story 5 tie-ins — from
