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Judge Muhammad Ali Mazhar. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: In a powerful reflection on judicial integrity and the importance of impartial justice, Supreme Court Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar has observed that where there is a real likelihood of bias, a judge must step aside, not as an admission of prejudice, but to protect public confidence in the

Speaker of the National Assembly, Raja Pervez Ashraf. PHOTO: APP/FILE- LAHORE: With its footprint in Punjab continuing to fade, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is turning to new local leadership and street mobilization in a bid to reclaim political space, even as its central leadership is sending mixed signals about its alliance with the PML-N,

. ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday hiked high speed diesel (HSD) prices by Rs 11.30 per liter while keeping petrol price unchanged in line with fluctuations in global oil prices, with effect from February 1 (today). According to a report, the government has maintained the prices of petrol. The government revised the prices following the

92 terrorists killed as troops fight attacks in Balochistan; 15 security personnel, 18 civilians were also martyred Security personnel inspect the blast site in Quetta. Photo: AFP RAWALPINDI: 92 terrorists were killed as security forces battled a series of coordinated attacks in several places in Balochistan on Saturday, while 15 security personnel also embraced martyrdom

. MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry has passed away at the age of 71 after prolonged illness. According to a statement issued by the media office of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Chaudhry died in Islamabad. His funeral prayer will be offered on Sunday (today) at 4:00 PM at the

Conference on the rights of Tirah victims held in Bara Bazaar on January 31 under the aegis of Khyber National Jirga. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB SHELTER: A jirga convened on Saturday by the Bara Siyasi Ittehad, an alliance of various political parties in Bara, on Saturday demanded the immediate implementation of its unanimously adopted declaration calling for

. QUETTA: As Balochistan reeled from a new wave of violence, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday blamed India for a coordinated terror campaign in the province. Speaking to the media along with Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti late on Saturday night, Naqvi said the attacks bore the hallmarks of external planning and support. “These