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ISLAMABAD: As the curtain falls on 2025, the year is increasingly seen by legal experts as one of the bleakest for judicial independence, following the passage of the 26th and 27th constitutional amendments and the steady consolidation of executive dominance over the overall judiciary. Throughout the year, the executive remained firmly in the driver’s seat, […]

Gohar claims that Imran never ordered to stop the dialogue; Says ‘people from the inside’ are the cause of the party PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan. PHOTO: EXPRESS RAWALPINDI: The beleaguered PTI appears divided on how to respond to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s offer of talks, with the party chairman adopting a conciliatory tone and

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday approved an additional budget for the military to procure bullet-proof vehicles for transporting school children in Balochistan, according to an official distribution notice released by the finance ministry. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved a supplementary budget of 2.1 billion in a meeting chaired by Finance Minister

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: Screen grip LAHORE: An election tribunal has upheld the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) announcement declaring Nawaz Sharif the winner in Lahore’s NA-130, dismissing a challenge filed by PTI leader Dr. Yasmin Rashid. The decision concludes Dr. Yasmin’s attempt to overturn Sharif’s victory in the February 2024 general election

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shakes hands with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a meeting in Rahim Yar Khan. Photo: Express RAHIM YAR KHAN: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, at Sheikh Zayed Palace,

ISLAMABAD: In 2021, when her party, the PML-N, was going through tough times, with both her father, Nawaz Sharif, and uncle, Shehbaz Sharif, behind bars, Maryam Nawaz highlighted the connection between resistance and dialogue. Maryam, who now serves as Punjab’s first woman chief minister, had said then that “only if there is resistance, there will

. The PML-N-led coalition government at the Center now has 229 members in the NA. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday noted that the EU’s Generalized Schemes of Preference (GSP)-Plus played a significant role in Pakistan’s economic growth. The panel also briefed that the European Union’s GSP-Plus plays

FBR has noted concerns expressed by traders, stakeholders and trade bodies about the proposed procedure regarding non-collection of federal taxes on goods imported for exclusive consumption in GB. The FBR clarified that a comprehensive and robust mechanism has been put in place to ensure that these duty-free items are not misused and do not adversely

. ISLAMABAD: A comprehensive plan for the revival and improvement of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has been drawn up, with a decision to also bring the National Logistics Cell (NLC) into the shipping industry. Under the plan, the number of PNSC’s operational vessels will be increased from 10 to 54 over the next

KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi calls on Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Tuesday stressed the need for close federal-provincial coordination to fight terrorism in the province and told Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi that the Centre’s cooperation was essential to restore peace and security in KP. According to