Rights body says 10-year PECA sentences are part of ‘systematic harassment’ of lawyers Lawyer and human rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha. PHOTO: EXPRESS Amnesty International’s South Asia branch has condemned the convictions of human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, calling them part of […]
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Closure leaves commuters, transporters stranded, affects those traveling during Ramazan The Dera Darya Khan bridge connecting Punjab with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains closed after a suicide attack at the nearby Dajal check post on Tuesday caused severe disruption to traffic and transportation of essential goods PHOTO: EXPRESS DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The Dera Darya Khan Bridge connecting
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Salman Akram Raja says Islamabad High Court has become a closed door for PTI founder’s legal team Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi addresses a video message on January 27, 2026. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday tried to address the lectern of the Chief Justice of Pakistan Sarfraz Dogar’s court, but the
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The IMF audit mission will remain in Pakistan until March 11 to evaluate economic indicators The government has accepted the need for a mini-budget if revenues do not meet expectations by the end of December 2025, according to the IMF. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team will arrive in Pakistan on Wednesday
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ISLAMABAD: After bidders submitted 34% less than the stipulated minimum price to sell 500,000 tonnes of old wheat, the government on Tuesday cut the price further to clear the stocks that will cost taxpayers Rs24 billion. Compared to Rs 6,425 per 40 kg price of the imported wheat, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the
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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Since its establishment, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has consistently asserted its judicial supremacy over the Supreme Court of Pakistan. On Tuesday, FCC judge Hasan Azhar Rizvi, while hearing a case, expressed displeasure with a lawyer for
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. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has rejected bail applications following the arrest of a person accused of sending people out of the country through illegal means. The suspect was arrested after the boat tragedy in Greece in 2023 in which dozens of Pakistani immigrants lost their lives. On Tuesday, LHC Chief Justice Aalia
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court dismissed as inadmissible the appeals filed by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government and the KP Women’s Ombudsman in a dispute over ownership and distribution. In a written ruling authored by Judge Musarrat Hilali, the court questioned why the government and the ombudsman filed an appeal when the private parties themselves had remained
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KOHAT/MIRANSHAH: A renewed wave of terrorist violence is sweeping Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, with police and other law enforcement agencies increasingly under attack. The wave of terror coincides with escalating tensions with Afghanistan, where the Russian Foreign Ministry warned on Tuesday that thousands of terrorists remain active. In the latest violence, at least seven people, including a senior
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. LAHORE: Two police officials were martyred and four others injured when a suicide bomber hit a check post in Bhakkar district on Tuesday night, officials confirmed. Bhakkar District Police Officer (DPO) Shahzad Rafiq said the attack took place near Dajil check post where police were conducting a search operation to maintain law and order.
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