Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: After almost a year of service, Supreme Court Registrar Muhammad Salim Khan has resigned from his post. He tendered his resignation citing personal reasons after completing his 45-day leave. However, there are reports that some Supreme Court […]
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. ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended a Peshawar High Court (PHC) judgment that had granted Pakistani citizenship to an Afghan man on the basis of his marriage to a Pakistani woman. A three-member bench headed by Justice Shahid Waheed heard the case related to the issuance of a Pakistan Origin Card (POC) to
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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Khadim Hussian Soomro has observed that only the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) is empowered to take action against a superior court judge and a court cannot issue a warrant against a sitting brother judge. “There is only one body empowered to intervene against a sitting judge or chief justice
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A missing official of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), who was allegedly abducted from Islamabad earlier this month, has been found to be in the custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). Last week, Islamabad High Court (IHC) had given Islamabad Police one more week to trace NCCIA Deputy Director Muhammad Usman. In
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. ISLAMABAD: DPM/FM Ishaq Dar on Thursday chaired a meeting to review the availability and prices of sugar across the country. The meeting discussed measures to ensure stable prices and adequate supply in the market so that consumers are protected from artificially inflated prices due to hoarding or profiteering, a press release from the DPM’s
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. ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held a meeting with Oman’s Royal Minister General Sultan bin Mohammed Al Nu’amani in Muscat on Thursday to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation. The two leaders reviewed the state of relations between Pakistan and Oman, with a particular focus on resolving visa-related challenges faced by Pakistani nationals living
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. Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad, chairman of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican during a global interfaith gathering, his media office said on Thursday. The meeting, which included religious scholars, clerics and leaders from various faiths,
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Both sides commit to maintaining ceasefire on the condition that Afghan soil will not be used for attacks against Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Afghan Defense Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid shake hands after signing a ceasefire agreement brokered by Qatar and Turkey in Doha on October 19. Photo: Reuters Pakistan and the
Government employees, including school teachers, are organizing a protest rally against changes to pension rules and warning of crippling government machinery if the demands are not met. PHOTO: INP The Department of Finance has clarified that federal government employees will be eligible for housing under the new Federal Government Deposits and Payments 2025 rules, with
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The apex court suspends the PHC verdict that allowed an Afghan man both Pakistani citizenship and a Pakistan Origin Card The Supreme Court on Saturday suspended a Peshawar High Court judgment that had held an Afghan national married to a Pakistani woman eligible for Pakistani citizenship, pending a final decision in the case. A three-member
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