With calls from within the party and from PTI founder Imran Khan’s family to intensify pressure on the government LAHORE: The PTI will hold a parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday (today) to discuss a wide range of issues, with the party’s strategy for the planned August 5 protest expected to dominate the agenda. The recommendations […]
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The PPP Lahore president said the party would go ahead with its scheduled program on July 25 regardless of the circumstances LAHORE: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is gearing up for a political showdown with the Punjab government after its request to hold a rally at Minar-e-Pakistan remained pending for more than six weeks, prompting
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that following the passage of the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) (Amendment) Act, 2026, appeals against convictions and bail proceedings in NAB cases fall within the jurisdiction of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) rather than the Supreme Court. A three-member bench headed by Justice Muhammad Ali
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ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training on Tuesday directed the relevant authorities to speed up the investigation into the alleged leak of Cambridge A-Level exam papers and ensure the matter is resolved by July 21. The panel, chaired by Senator Bushra Anjum Butt, expressed concern over the issue during its
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has held that the Punjab Police cannot mechanically deny recruitment to a candidate solely on the basis of a pending or previously registered FIR, noting that the authorities must assess each case on its own merits and in accordance with constitutional principles. In a six-page judgment authored by Chief
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ISLAMABAD: The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has warned that judicial corruption in Pakistan has reached systemic proportions and may amount to grand corruption, saying the country’s judicial system has become increasingly vulnerable to political influence and institutional capture. The organization made the observations in a report titled “Under the Bench: Mapping Corruption Risks
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AJK Home Minister Chaudhry Guftar Hussain addresses a press conference along with Primary and Secondary Education Secretary Qazi Inayat in Mirpur on Tuesday. SCREEN GRAB The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Tuesday insisted that an operation against the banned Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee (JAAC) had become inevitable after an attack on
ECP says it is ready to hold municipal elections in 23 KP districts after completing delimitation Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad. Photo: Radio Pakistan The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday initiated consultations with the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on fixing the schedule for long-delayed local government elections in 23 districts of the province.
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Sindh Minister for Labour, Human Resources and Social Protection Saeed Ghani addressing a press conference at the Sindh Assembly Committee Room on July 14, 2026. Photo: Express Sindh Labor Minister Saeed Ghani said on Tuesday that the number of people diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) linked to Karachi’s Kulsum Bai Valika (KBV) hospital outbreak
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The feathered creatures are kept in quarantine, sometimes for weeks, until they are able to be released. Zaheer Ahmed said the center can receive up to 30 calls a day in the summer from locals about distressed wildlife, including birds, adding that their top priorities are providing medical care, food and water. PHOTO: AFP Wildlife
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