Pre-arrest bail of Imran, SIC chief extended in May 9 cases – Pakistan
LAHORE/TOBA TEK SINGH: An anti-terrorism court on Friday extended the pre-arrest bail of jailed PTI founder Imran Khan in three cases of May 9 riots. ATC-III judge Arshad Javed heard the bail petitions as a duty judge as the presiding judge of ATC-I, the relevant court, had been transferred. The judge simply adjourned the hearing […]
KMC officials chargesheeted for manslaughter in signboard collapse case – Pakistan
• Court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for ex-municipal commissioner, two KMC directors• Observes suspects failed to remove signboards despite clear directives of apex court KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Friday issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of two directors of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and a former municipal commissioner of the District Municipal Corporation-Central […]
Islamabad trial court approves bail of journalist Asad Toor – Pakistan
An Islamabad trial court on Saturday approved the bail of journalist Asad Toor in a case about an online campaign against the judiciary. In January, the caretaker government had formed a five-member joint investigation team (JIT) to “ascertain facts behind a malicious social media campaign” against the judiciary in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s […]
Islamabad trial court approved bail of journalist Asad Toor – Pakistan
An Islamabad trial court on Saturday approved the bail of journalist Asad Toor in case about an online campaign against the judiciary. In January, the caretaker government had formed a five-member joint investigation team (JIT) to “ascertain facts behind a malicious social media campaign” against the judiciary in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision […]
Those facing SJC proceedings cannot avoid accountability: SC judge – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail of the Supreme Court has observed that resignation by a judge facing proceedings before the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) amounts to circumvention or avoidance of accountability enshrined and envisaged under Article 209 of the Constitution. “And such circumvention of SJC proceedings under Article 209 will result in erosion of public […]
Second polio case in as many days rings alarm bells – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The second polio case in as many days has once again raised concerns over the efforts to end the crippling disease from Pakistan. The latest case has been reported from Balochistan’s Chaman district, where a 52-month-old child has been paralysed by the wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1). According to the Regional Reference Lab for […]
Fatima Bhutto welcomes son, names him after after father Murtaza
Fatima Bhutto, the granddaughter of former prime minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, took to Instagram to announce the joyous news of the birth of her baby boy with her husband Graham and named him after her father as a ode. “Graham and I are so happy to share the news of the birth of our baby […]
Hamas proposes new six-week ceasefire in Gaza – World
GAZA STRIP: Hamas has proposed a new six-week truce in Gaza and prisoner swap on Friday, a day after Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas appointed Mohammed Mustafa, a long-trusted adviser on economic affairs, as prime minister. “The agreement is for a six-week ceasefire and a prisoner exchange,” a Hamas official said after weeks of so far […]
DSP, tribal elder killed in Sibi, Bajaur attacks – Pakistan
QUETTA / BAJAUR: A senior police officer and a tribal elder were killed in two attacks in Sibi and Bajaur on Friday, according to officials. Sibi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Khalid Zaman Marri was passing through the bazaar area in Sibi town when unknown assailants opened fire at his vehicle near the Chanak roundabout […]
PM vows to meet army’s needs, seeks US support for economy – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff Gen Syed Asim Munir briefs Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and key members of his cabinet on matters of national security, regional stability and counterterrorism operations at the General Headquarters, on Friday.—ISPR ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday committed to fulfilling the military’s resource requirements, as he sought US support […]