The court notes that a caretaker setup can never be equated in authority with an elected government ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has declared appointments made during the caretaker period illegal, while upholding the constitutionality of a law passed to dismiss those employees, in a landmark decision on the scope of interim governments’ powers. […]
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The discussed proposals will be presented to their management before a final decision is made Senior leaders of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) meet in Gilgit. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB Senior leaders of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) met in Gilgit to discuss various proposals for the formation of
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NJPMC meets today as lawyers call for urgent reforms to ‘protect judicial independence’ ISLAMABAD: As all chief justices meet on Thursday (today), legal experts believe that the biggest challenge for the supreme judiciary is to curb the increasing executive influence on it. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi has consistently held meetings of the
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has made it mandatory for all civil servants to declare details of any dual nationality within 90 days, formally initiating the implementation of the Foreign Nationality Rules 2026. According to an office memorandum issued by the establishment department, the government has asked all public servants to submit a comprehensive declaration of
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Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in an interview at the World Bank Spring Meetings 2026 with China Global Television Network’s program “The Heat”. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned that even if an immediate ceasefire is achieved in the Gulf region, the economic consequences for Pakistan could last up to a year. Addressing
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Recent operational record, the shift in tactics, regional politics surrounding it point to something most coverage misses The terrorism in Balochistan shows how an armed separatist movement disintegrates over time. For more than twenty years, Pakistan’s largest province has lived with low-intensity conflict: scattered violence, a staunch separatist message and long stretches of uneasy calm.
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Approves Rs3.2 trillion development package with Rs920 billion provincial contribution ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) on Wednesday approved the Rs3.2 trillion national development expenditure bill – 25% less than the originally proposed outlay – after three provinces agreed to freeze their spending hikes and provide Rs920 billion in grants to the cash-starved Federation. The
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Adviser says government accepted 37 out of 38 JAAC demands, while refugee seats remain the only outstanding issue Advisor to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah. Photo: X/ File Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah said on Wednesday that certain elements are seeking to create instability in
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The board of inquiry has been ordered to determine the exact technical cause of the accident, the military says A military MI-17 helicopter. PHOTO: AFP A Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad during takeoff due to a technical fault, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday. There were no survivors. According to a
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Information Minister says strikes were in response to recent terror attacks in KP Pakistan conducts “precision strikes” along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border targeting militant hideouts, killing 26 terrorists in response to recent terror attacks in the country. SCREEN GRAB Pakistan carried out “precision strikes” along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border targeting terrorist hideouts, killing 26 Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists
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