. ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s proceedings were adjourned without any proceedings on Friday after the government failed to secure a quorum. The session, chaired by Deputy Speaker Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, began with the Question Hour. At the start of the proceedings, opposition MNA Iqbal Afridi sought permission to raise a point of order regarding […]
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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has issued important directions regarding courtroom practice, expressing concern over protracted cross-examination and the practice of repeatedly asking witnesses similar questions by multiple defense attorneys. In a recent ruling, it warned that such tactics
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Smoke rises after an Israeli attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel. Photo: Reuters BEIRUT/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” on Friday, a dramatic escalation of his demands a week into the war he launched alongside Israel, which could make it more difficult to negotiate a quick
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. People and rescue forces work after an Israeli attack on a school in Minab, Iran, February 28, 2026. Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News/WANA (West Asia News Agency) PHOTO: REUTERS The UN’s International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has expressed deep concern over the death toll the ongoing military escalation in Iran is taking on children, saying around
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Ayaki Ito, UNHCR emergency manager and cross-regional refugee coordinator. GENEVA: The United Nations refugee agency on Friday declared the crisis in the Middle East a major humanitarian emergency and insisted that all fleeing civilians must have safe passage. The UNHCR said the crisis in the Middle East – which began on Saturday when Israel and
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ISLAMABAD: The ‘Ghazab Lil Haq’ operation entered its eighth consecutive day on Friday, with security forces continuing ground and air operations against the Afghan Taliban and ‘Fitna al-Khawarij’, a term used for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Sources said the army continues to carry out effective ground and air operations. They added that the military’s strategy
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. President Zardari addresses the World Summit for Social Development in Doha on November 4, 2025. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday took serious note of the deteriorating law and order situation in parts of Gilgit-Baltistan, especially Skardu, where violent protests have caused extensive damage to public and private infrastructure and
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LAHORE: The ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States has severely disrupted global air travel, and aviation sources say the sudden escalation has dealt a major blow to the airline industry, forcing the cancellation of tens of thousands of flights worldwide. According to aviation authorities, more than 24,000 flights operated by hundreds of airlines
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday heard review petitions filed by the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in a Rs 10 billion damages suit over termination of his right of defence, with judges questioning the delay in filing a response to the claim. A three-member bench headed by Justice
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Says partially restores flight operations on some routes from Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi to Dubai, Gulf countries Pakistan has fully restored flights to Saudi Arabia and partially resumed flights to Dubai amid widespread disruption caused by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, the state-run Radio Pakistan reported Friday. Tensions in the Middle East escalated
