Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS For the first time in Pakistan’s history, lawmakers can handpick who they want as the country’s chief justice, which, as you can imagine, poses a serious risk to the country’s judicial independence. Otherwise, the senior most judge of […]
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Changes affect the number of foreign universities recognized by PM&DC, determine who can receive a provisional license The new change in rules issued by the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC) has created a storm of confusion among Pakistanis who were foreign medical university graduates. The changes affect the number of foreign universities recognized by
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Senior Minister discusses transport infrastructure, law and order issues with KATI KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Wednesday visited the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) where he met with industry leaders to discuss infrastructure, transport and law and order challenges affecting Karachi’s industrial zones. Memon was welcomed by KATI president Ikram
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ISLAMABAD: Amid a public spat over “defective” bulletproof vehicles, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced on Wednesday that the disputed vehicles would now be sent to Balochistan instead. The move followed KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s criticism of Islamabad’s anti-terror policy and his claim that the vehicles provided by the federal government were “old and defective”.
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Government refuses to press sugar mills for early crushing; Rana Tanveer points to the IMF’s limits Rs134 billion has been earned by sugar profiteers. PHOTO: PIXABAY RAWALPINDI: After vegetables, the country is now bracing for a renewed sugar crisis, with open market prices rising back to Rs 200. per According to traders, the government fixed
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday held an important meeting with members of parliament and political leaders from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to discuss the overall political landscape of the country and review the progress of ongoing development projects in the province. The meeting, held at the Prime Minister’s Office, focused
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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Aminuddin Khan has observed that people should invest their money in the stock market instead of keeping it in banks. He made these remarks on Wednesday while heading a five-member constitutional bench hearing a case on imposition of super tax. During the proceedings, Mirza Mehmood Ahmad, lawyer for a stock market
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ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi is expected to visit Adiala Jail on Thursday (today) to meet Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan. Senator Ali Zafar has included the KP Chief Minister’s name at the top of a five-member list of PTI leaders scheduled to meet Imran. The list has been forwarded to the
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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday officially gave the Punjab government a four-week deadline to finalize new delimitations for the upcoming local government elections. In an official letter to the Punjab Chief Secretary, the ECP Secretary confirmed that the extension was approved following a request from the provincial government. The letter also
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ISLAMABAD: The SC on Wednesday resumed hearing the case challenging the 26th constitutional amendment, with members of the eight-judge constitutional bench questioning the extent of their jurisdiction. The hearing, presided over by Justice Aminuddin Khan, focused on objections raised regarding the composition of the bench formed to hear appeals against the 26th Amendment. The proceedings
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