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First meeting will consider drafting rules for appointing judges to FCC; second to confirm three judges from the IHC ISLAMABAD: The constitutional body responsible for the elevation of judges to the higher judiciary will hold crucial meetings today to confirm the appointment of additional judges to two high courts as well as to formulate rules

Parents of late Arfa Karim call on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Lahore. Photo: SABAH LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that providing Pakistani youth with internationally competitive education and training in the information technology sector is among the government’s top priorities. The Prime Minister expressed these views during a meeting on Sunday with

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa CTD has conducted two successful intelligence-based operations in Peshawar and Khyber, killing six “highly wanted” terrorists linked to Fitna al-Khawarij, while several of their accomplices managed to escape. According to the police, the first targeted operation was conducted on the outskirts of Peshawar in the Tipu Sano Bacha graveyard area near Zahir Ghari

PKMAP Chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai. PHOTO: INP LAHORE: Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai warned on Sunday that Pakistan risks further fragmentation if constitutional violations and political repression continue unchecked, saying some regions could be pushed towards declaring secession within months if the crisis worsens. Addressing a press conference and public interactions in Lahore, Achakzai

. U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks to members of the media as he flies from Florida to Joint Base Andrews en route to Washington, aboard Air Force One, U.S. October 19, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS KARACHI: “I don’t need international law. My own morality. My own mind. That’s the only thing that

. Rescue operations are carried out after a gas cylinder explosion took place in Islamabad’s G-7/2 sector Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: A wedding celebration in the federal capital turned into a scene of destruction on Sunday when a powerful blast tore through a house in Sector G-7/2, killing at least eight people, including the bride and

. ISLAMABAD: Islamabad is closely monitoring the situation in Iran and does not want an upheaval in the neighboring country, as any major instability across the border would have far-reaching consequences for Pakistan’s security, economy and regional status. Islamabad understands that a section of the Iranian population is protesting against inflation, unemployment and the rising