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The Middle East on the brink as the cycle of retaliation intensifies

The photograph shows a damaged building in the aftermath of a drone strike in the Seef district of Manama. Photo: AFP TEHRAN/DUBAI: The war between Iran and a US-Israeli alliance continued with renewed intensity and escalating threats, leaving the Middle East on edge as missiles and drones struck targets across the region, while Iran argued […]

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The Senate committee adopts the film law

. ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting unanimously passed “The Motion Picture (Amendment) Bill, 2024” on Tuesday. The Committee met at Old PIPS Hall, Parliament Lodges, Islamabad on the requisition of members. The members present unanimously nominated Senator Sarmad Ali to lead the proceedings. The body unanimously passed “The Motion Picture (Amendment)

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Judicial courage is constitutional duty, not activism: Minallah

Athar Minallah, Supreme Court Justice. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Former Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah has said that when the executive branch abdicates its fiduciary duty to those in custody, judicial intervention is not activism but a constitutional obligation. Speaking at Harvard Law School, Justice (retd) Minallah said the true test of judicial independence lies not

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Five Pakistanis among six arrested in Bahrain over videos linked to Iran attacks

Accusing the suspects of expressing sympathy and glorifying these hostile acts in a way that harms security Smoke rises into the sky after explosions were heard in Manama, Bahrain February 28, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Bahrain’s interior ministry has said the country’s anti-cybercrime directorate has arrested six Asians, including five Pakistanis, for filming, publishing and republishing

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SC adopts four-day working week under savings plan

National Judicial Policy Making Committee Approves Judicial Savings and Energy Savings Plan Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi chairs a meeting of the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee at the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday. Photo: Supreme Court of Pakistan In line with the government’s announced austerity measures due to disruptions in the supply

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Government announces austerity, declares Friday additional weekly public holiday

PM forms special committee headed by Dar to monitor progress; Friday declared weekly extra holiday Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is chairing a meeting on Tuesday to review the implementation of the government’s announced austerity measures in light of the current regional situation. Photo: PID Faced with rising fuel costs, the federal and provincial governments have

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Government warns against ‘sensational’ comments on foreign policy, cites national security concerns

The ministers cite Article 19 and warn that freedom of expression has limitations on national security and foreign policy Union Ministers Talal Chaudhry, Azam Nazeer Tarar and Attaullah Tarar address a joint press conference and say Pakistan’s interests remain paramount, 10 March 2026. Federal ministers on Tuesday warned against “sensational” comments on Pakistan’s foreign policy

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IHC postpones hearing on Imran Khan’s hospital transfer plea after lawyer found unprepared

The court will resume the case on March 12 as the government opposes the move to Shifa Hospital, citing the medical board overseeing the treatment Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a miscellaneous application seeking the transfer of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and

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