Listen to the article PESHAWAR: The current session of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly has also become one of its longest sessions. This is the fifth longest session of the assembly, which had begun on July 19, and once again fell victim to lack of interest from lawmakers. Lack of quorum in the assembly has become […]
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Listen to the article Supreme Court Justice Mansoor Ali Shah has declared the delay in scheduling the court powers case as “contempt of court” and is calling on Chief Justice Yahya Afridi to address the matter immediately. In a letter co-signed by Justices Ayesha Malik and Aqeel Abbasi, concerns were raised over the handling of
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Listen to the article PESHAWAR: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has postponed the hearing of the case of Kamran Bangash, a former provincial minister of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), due to the absence of prosecution witnesses. The case concerns allegations of shootings at police officers. The court has now ordered the witnesses to be present at
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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: The Senate has passed a private bill that seeks to authorize a parliamentary panel on matters related to the salaries and allowances of parliamentarians. Senator Danesh Kumar brought the Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill 2025 for a vote during a Senate meeting on Monday. Union Law
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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, the chief puisne judge of the capital’s high court, has noted that it is very difficult to prove one’s money trail as former Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa had also “failed” to do so. Justice Kayani made this observation on Monday while hearing a
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Listen to the article A private airline’s flight traveling from Lahore to Jeddah made an unscheduled landing at Karachi airport late Monday night due to fuel shortage, according to airport officials. The flight, PA 470, carrying over 150 passengers, was on its way to Saudi Arabia when it was suddenly diverted to Karachi to resolve
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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: The anemia crisis, a debilitating condition affecting millions of children, adolescent girls and women in Pakistan, is quietly draining the country’s economy, costing over $3 billion in lost productivity and human capital With annual losses estimated at $2.5 billion for children alone and an additional $595 million for adolescent girls
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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has declared that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has failed to discharge its constitutional duty to actualize the will of the people and has behaved in a manner inconsistent with its constitutional duty. “It is unfortunate that despite clear pronouncements by this court, the ECP is
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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: A top Iranian general visiting Pakistan held talks with Army Chief General Asim Munir and met President Asif Ali Zardari here on Monday to discuss bilateral defense cooperation as well as regional and international issues. The visit by Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of the General Staff (CGS) of the
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Listen to the article Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Iranian Armed Forces, visited Pakistan Headquarters (GHQ) and met with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, the military’s media wing said on Monday. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on the prevailing regional security environment
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