Artists demand merit-based civil awards at tribute ceremony in Peshawar
Veteran performers Sajida Gul, Syed Sardar Badshah lament neglect of deserving artists PESHAWAR: Prominent figures from Peshawar’s literary, cultural, social, and intellectual circles have called for a transparent and merit-based mechanism for the distribution of Pakistan’s civil awards, urging the provincial government to ensure that deserving artists and cultural personalities receive due recognition. The demand […]
Capital’s lawyers eye high court slots – Newspaper
ISLAMABAD: Lawyers’ representatives from the federal capital on Tuesday demanded that future appointments to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) be made from among the Islamabad lawyers, as they voiced serious concerns over alleged corruption in the district judiciary. The demands were made during a joint press conference held at the Islamabad High Court Bar Association […]
A backdoor NFC revision?
• Budget delay exposes Centre-province fiscal deadlock• NFC shares may be frozen under budget pressure• Critics say Centre ignores revenues kept outside divisible pool• Experts blame fiscal crisis on low tax collection, debt, federal spending• Raza Rabbani warns of phased rollback of 18th Amendment, NFC Award WHEN Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb rises to present his […]
Sedition cases, ‘head money’ against JAAC leaders ordered – Pakistan
• Clashes with law enforcers reported as rallies from various parts of region attempt to converge on Muzaffarabad• Several feared dead, two cops among scores injured• PM Rathore urges a return to talks• Five held from Muzaffarabad on suspicion of ‘links to foreign agencies’ MUZAFFARABAD: Parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) remained in the […]
Death toll from Philippines quake rises to 46
Most additional deaths are from Davao Occidental province, with most caused by landslides, collapsing buildings A road is blocked near the collapsed building after a magnitude 7.8 quake in General Santos, Philippines, June 8, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. PHOTO: REUTERS Rescuers in the southern Philippines pulled a body from the rubble of […]
Pakistan urges all sides to give diplomacy ‘a little more chance’ at UNSC
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad addressing a UN Security Council briefing on non-proliferation. PHOTO: X Pakistan on Wednesday urged all sides to exercise restraint and give diplomacy “a little more chance” amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, warning that recent events have highlighted the risk of further escalation. […]