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An audio clip, purportedly featuring Bushra Bibi, the wife of Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and his lawyer, Latif Khosa, is circulating on social media, indicating differences within the former prime minister's family amidst his incarceration. In the audio clip, Bushra and Khosa can be heard discussing their grievances against Khan's sisters. The former first lady recalls a recent incident when Khan's sisters raised concerns about the handling of a case related to Khan's safety in Attock jail. She went on to say that the presence of the sisters created complications. Read more: IHC grills govt over veracity of audio leaks In October, Bushra had filed a petition in Islamabad High Court (IHC) through Khosa, expressing concerns that her husband could be poisoned in prison. She stated that tampering with her husband's food could be detrimental to his life, emphasising that Khan is not being provided with the facilities to which he is entitled, ...

 The federal government has appointed Justice (retd) Mazhar Alam Miankhel, former chief justice of Peshawar High Court and former judge of the Supreme Court, as the chairman of the Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) for a period of three years. The federal cabinet in its meeting on Wednesday approved the appointment. According to the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), 212 appeals are pending before CAT. The tribunal remained non-functional for seven-and-a-half years of the last 10 years due to which the business organizations had been filing writ petitions against CCP orders in the high courts. A total of 140 such petitions had been filed so far. Read also: CCP warns of risks of using micro-credit, nano-loan facilities The CCP welcomed the appointment of Justice (retd) Miankhel, expressing the hope that CAT would decide the pending appeals in a timely manner. The delay in decisions adversely affected the implementation of CCP orders in various sectors including sugar,...

In a bid to make the process of obtaining remand more viable and transparent, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has instructed magisterial courts not to grant remand in the absence of the accused. The court directed to examine progress in the investigation and refuse to extend the physical remand if there is no strong reason placed by the investigation officers (IOs) of the cases. The directive, issued by a division bench led by Justice Ali Zia Bajwa, outlines guidelines for magistrates and administrative judges to follow when deciding matters related to accused individuals on physical remand. The bench emphasised that the accused should have a fair opportunity to oppose the IO’s remand request, either personally or through legal representation. It stressed the need for objections to be documented, with magistrates ensuring the accused's safety during police custody. Read more: LHC seeks record of official’s appointment According to the directives, magistrates are prohibited from issuing...

Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi Tuesday said under Article 218(3) of the Constitution, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would fulfill its responsibility to conduct fair, transparent and impartial elections and the government would support it. Talking to media in the federal capital, the interim minister noted that the Constitution comprised 280 articles, adding that it not only had the article pertaining to holding of elections in 90 days but also had Article 254. Read also: Caretaker govt has no agenda: Solangi “Everyone in Pakistan has freedom to express opinion, complain and criticize,” he said. The minister maintained that the PML-N also had the same liberty as of the PPP and the other parties. He said Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar had apprised the people about his visit to the UAE on Monday night through a video message. from Latest News, Breaking News & Top News Stories | The Expre...

In a shocking incident, two female students on a college tour from Pattoki to Kashmir were shot and injured when unidentified suspects fired at their bus on Multan Road in Sundar. The victims, Ayesha and Nimra, were on a bus carrying 30 students when the assailants in a Wagon R car began following and firing at the vehicle near Mohlanwal. Ayesha, critically injured with a bullet lodged in her head, is currently on a ventilator at Lahore General Hospital. Due to the delicate nature of her condition, doctors have refrained from surgical intervention to avoid further complications. Read More: Surging crime in Lahore Nimra, the other victim, sustained a bullet injury to her side arm but is reported to be in stable condition. According to details, the private college tour, consisting of eight buses, left Pattoki for Kashmir at midnight. Ayesha, the youngest of four siblings, had embarked on the trip with her fellow students. Her family received initial information that she was injured due t...

A senior Indian diplomat faced confrontation from pro-Khalistan Sikhs at a Gurdwara in New York, leading to his abrupt departure from the place of worship. The activists questioned the diplomat, Taranjit Sandhu, about his alleged role in a failed Indian state plot to assassinate Sikh leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a prominent figure associated with Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) and the global Khalistan Referendum campaign. Pro-Khalistan Sikhs, led by Himmat Singh at Hicksville Gurdwara in New York, confronted Ambassador Taranjit Sandhu over his alleged involvement in the failed assassination plot against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The activists also accused Sandhu of India's role in the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the President of Surrey Gurdwara and the coordinator for the Canadian Chapter of the Khalistan Referendum. The questioning in public agitated the diplomat, prompting him to abruptly leave the Gurdwara without providing any answers to the raised questions. Diplomat San...

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken more steps to ensure the general elections are held on the given date of Feb 8, 2024, almost finalising the delimitation of constituencies and appointing key staff at the regional level, officials and sources in the polls oversight body said. The ECP on Sunday concluded the process of deciding the objections raised on the changes to the revamped constituencies. The polls supervisor had announced in September that it would issue the final list of constituencies on Nov 30. According to the sources, the list of the constituencies in light of the fresh delimitation based on the 7th Population and Housing Census 2023 had been compiled ahead of their official announcement. Based on these constituencies, the ECP would announce the election schedule, including the dates of filing of nomination papers, process of filing challenges to the papers, and their disposal by the relevant returning officers and tribunals etc. The voting would be held o...

Security forces on Sunday killed at least eight terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's South Waziristan district, the military said.  According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was conducted in the Sararogha area of the district after receiving reports about the presence of terrorists. It said that an intense fire exchange took place between Pakistani troops and militants during which eight terrorists were killed.  Read more: Two soldiers martyred in North Waziristan IED explosion The killed terrorists remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces as well the innocent civilians. Arms, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from killed terrorists, it added.  The statement further said that a sanitisation operation is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorist found in the area as the security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of ...

A four-year-old American girl held by Hamas in Gaza was released on Sunday, President Joe Biden said, as the group said it had handed over 13 Israeli hostages, three Thais and one with Russian citizenship on the third day of a truce with Israel. The release of some of the hostages captured when Hamas fighters rampaged through southern Israel on Oct. 7 is expected to be mirrored by the Israelis freeing another group of 39 Palestinian prisoners as on previous days in the truce. Biden said he hoped the pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas can go on as long as prisoners are getting released. He said he hoped more Americans would be released by Hamas although he did not have firm news. Biden said the 4-year-old hostage, Abigail Edan, had witnessed her parents being killed by Hamas fighters during their Oct. 7 raid into Israel and had been held since then. "What she endured is unthinkable," Biden said at a news conference in the US Hamas released the third batch of hostages i...

The affected residents of Karachi’s Mujahid and Wahid colonies, along with the Karachi Bachao Tehreek (KBT), protested on Sunday, demanding immediate reconstruction of their homes and just compensation until they are resettled.  The demolitions that occurred last year in the two colonies, without following due process, have left the affected residents in dire straits.  Addressing the protestors, Nasir Hussain, the head of KBT Mujahid Colony division, criticised the state authorities for subjecting residents, including women and children, to violent destruction.  "Ley ke rahaein gey apna makan Chahhey ley lo hamari Jaan!"#MuhallaBanaoKarachiBachao#WahidBanaoKarachiBachao#MujahidBanaoKarachiBachao pic.twitter.com/0PmUzuxCQk — Karachi Bachao Tehreek (@StopEvictionKHI) November 26, 2023 “They came for our homes in the dead of the night. Families who were asleep at home were locked from the outside, so were the men who were at the mosque to offer prayers.”   He said that ...

Police conducted a raid and arrested a suspected robber on Saturday who injured a father and son during a robbery. Additionally, police arrested a proclaimed offender in a double murder case and started the investigation process by seizing the murder weapons. The police report stated that on October 16th, two suspects on motorcycles allegedly gunned down a man and his son on Narwala Road in Ghulam Muhammadabad. Sub-Inspector Ali Ikram Goraya and SHO Ghulam Mohammadabad formed teams under the direction of Assistant Sub-Inspector Rana Najamul Hasan Khan after a case was registered. They conducted raids and apprehended Kashif alias Kashi. Read Police crack double murder case, arrest suspect Meanwhile, SHO Saddar Jaranwala Inspector Riyaz Ahmed arrested the accused Muhammad Waqas Adadi and seized weapons from his possession. He was nominated in a case after shooting and killing people in 72/GB on September 27. Asad Iqbal, Mubashir Iqbal and others were shot by the Waqas, now a proclaim...

A drug addict was allegedly stabbed to death by his friend in Sabzazar on Saturday. The victim, Abid Hussain reportedly was a drug addict and had a dispute with another addict at Amin Park Syed Pura Multan Road. The suspect attacked the victim with a knife, inflicting fatal wounds. Police moved the body to a morgue for an autopsy and were investigating the matter further. Read Varsity staffer held for ‘drug peddling’ Meanwhile, Sanda police arrested three suspected members of a robbers’ gang. The arrested suspects have been identified as Azhar alias Malik Lamba, Waqas and Habibi. Published in The Express Tribune, November 26th, 2023. Like Business on Facebook, follow @TribuneBiz on Twitter to stay informed and join in the conversation.   from Latest News, Breaking News & Top News Stories | The Express Tribune https://ift.tt/N7BUglD

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is scheduled to review a plea on Tuesday, Nov 28, seeking the initiation of a case against former army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa and former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed. As per the cause list issued on Saturday, the petition filed by a citizen Syed Muhammad Atif Ali will be heard by IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq. The petitioner urged the court to direct the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to register a case and commence a criminal investigation against General (retd) Bajwa, Lt Gen (retd) Hameed, as well as several others. Read More: Qamar, Faiz ‘facilitated’ Imran till their last day The petitioner's writ named respondents, including the FIA chief, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority chairman, the Pakistan Telecom Authority, the Press Association of Pakistan, journalists Javed Chaudhry and Shahid Maitla, General Bajwa, and General Hameed. During the previous hearing on Oct 10, the IH...

Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani is leaving for Brussels, the headquarters of the European Union (EU), on Sunday (today) to attend a global conference seeking a solution to end the illegal migration and suggest pathways to resolve the issue. Thousands of Pakistanis, often uneducated and young, try their luck to enter Europe through illegal means. They undertake dangerous journeys, which at times ends in tragedies. Against this backdrop, Foreign Minister Jilani is expected to propose measures that encourage legal migration to Europe for the developing countries, including Pakistan. Convened by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, the International Conference on a Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling will take place on Tuesday, in Brussels. “Aiming to strengthen international cooperation against migrant smuggling, the conference brings together representatives from Member States, key partner countrie...

After a record delay of 198 days, the Rawalpindi district police on Friday finally submitted ‘incomplete’ challans in seven cases of this year’s May 9 violence to an anti-terrorism court (ATC). The police have even been unable to prepare the challans for the three central cases related to the vandalism and arson at the military’s General Headquarters (GHQ) and other sensitive buildings. However, Judge Malik Ijaz Asif of the special ATC has approved all these challans for hearing and issued notices for the distribution of copies to the accused, lawyers and prosecutors as well as indictments. The judge of the court also turned down the requests forwarded by various police stations to reject the approved bails of 121 PTI activists granted to them in connection with the May 9 violence cases and issue their re-arrest warrants. Read May 9 rioters ‘must not go unpunished’ The judge expressed his displeasure over these requests, asking the police why they were bothering the citizens and sm...

The interim federal cabinet on Friday gave the nod to seven memorandum of understanding (MoUs) with Kuwait for an investment worth $10 billion that would be signed by caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar during his upcoming visit to the Middle Eastern country. The MoUs will be inked for projects in various fields, including expansion of water reservoirs, mining facilities, protection and expansion of mangrove forests for coastal areas, investment in IT sector and food security. The expected MoUs between the two countries became possible due to the efforts made by the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), according to a statement issued by the PM Office. It added that the interim premier, who chaired the meeting in the federal capital, and his cabinet members appreciated the efforts of the SIFC and the relevant ministries. Read More: Saudi Arabia shows interest in investment The caretaker prime minister issued directions to the federal authorities concerned to ensur...

Israel and Palestinian group Hamas will start a four-day truce on Friday morning with a first group of 13 Israeli women and child hostages released later that day, mediators in Qatar said. The agreement - the first in a brutal, near seven-week-old war - would begin at 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) and involve a comprehensive ceasefire in north and south Gaza, Qatar's foreign ministry said. Additional aid would start flowing into Gaza and the first hostages including elderly women would be freed at 4 p.m., with the total number rising to 50 over the four days, ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said in the Qatari capital Doha. It was expected Palestinians would be released from Israeli jail, he told reporters. "We all hope that this truce will lead to a chance to start a wider work to achieve a permanent truce." Hamas - which had been expected to declare a truce with Israel a day earlier on Thursday only for negotiations to drag on - confirmed on its Telegram channel tha...

Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has predicted the formation of a "national unity government" following the upcoming general elections on February 8, 2024, asserting that no single party is likely to secure a simple majority of 172 seats in the National Assembly. In an interview with a private news channel, Zardari explained that withdrawing the no-confidence motion against former prime minister Imran Khan was necessary to prevent an economic downturn and hyper-inflation. He criticised the previous Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, claiming it led to the country's isolation on the international stage. Labeling Imran Khan as the "enemy of Pakistan’s economy," Zardari accused the imprisoned PTI chief of planning to rig the elections with the involvement of a retired army official. When the anchor asked was it former spymaster General (retd) Faiz Hameed, the former president responded in affirmative. Zardari di...

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will announce its verdict on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) intra-party elections case on Thursday (today), deciding whether the party is eligible to obtain an election symbol for the upcoming general elections scheduled to be held on February 8 next year. Earlier, the election supervisor had reserved the decision on September 13 after the PTI lawyer submitted his reply following the issuance of a show-cause notice to the party. A four-member bench led by Nisar Durrani heard the case. The PTI intra-party polls has been pending before the ECP since 2022. The ECP requires political parties to conduct intra-party elections before every five years, and the parties can hold the polls in three or four years as enshrined in their respective constitutions. In August, PTI Chairman Imran Khan did not appear before the ECP despite having been served a final notice over the party's failure to hold intra-party elections. Read also: Govt fails to produ...

The US State Department declined on Wednesday to offer any direct comments on the speculations that American Ambassador in Pakistan Donald Blome met with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in Adiala Jail, stressing that the matter should be referred to the embassy in Islamabad. At a daily press briefing in Washington, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told a journalist that the US had no particular stance on any political party or any politician in Pakistan or any other country in the world. The country is set to go into elections in February next year. As political parties gear up for the electioneering, reports emerged in the media that Ambassador Blome had met with important political leaders in Punjab recently. Those whom Blome met included former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif and Isthakam Pakistan Party (IPP) founder Jahangir Khan Tareen in Lahore. Read more:...

Cross-border trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan was back to normal Wednesday, officials in both countries said, after Islamabad suspended a new visa rule. Commercial traffic ground to a halt Tuesday when Pakistan began requiring the crew of commercial vehicles to have passports and visas to enter, and Afghanistan responded by refusing to allow any trucks to pass. "Yesterday, when Pakistan enforced its new rules, the Afghan side responded by suspending trade in protest," a Pakistan customs official told AFP Wednesday. "Last night, officials from the Ministry of Commerce held a meeting with Afghan officials, reaching an agreement to grant another two-week extension for Afghan drivers." The official said Pakistan had already twice deferred implementing the new rule. The media office of the governor of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan confirmed that cross-border trade had resumed. "Afghan and Pakistani officials held talks... and it was assured that this probl...

The European Union has expressed concerns over forced disappearance, torture and restrictions on media freedom in Pakistan in violation of international treaties, urging Islamabad to implement laws in their true spirit for protection of the economic, social and political rights. The joint monitoring report of Pakistan’s Generalised Scheme of Preference, known as GSP plus, has also raised questions on “pervasive corruption”, and use of anti-corruption rhetoric and legal cases for political purposes. The report, released on Tuesday also underlined that “despite continuous civilian rule since 2008, the military has played an outsize role in politics and the economy” of Pakistan. ❗️#UPDATE EU has released 4️⃣th GSP Report! Report evaluates the implementation of 27 intl core conventions in beneficiary countries,incl 🇵🇰 for sustained benefits. It 📌 points areas where progress is needed. Since award of GSP+🇵🇰’s exports to EU ⬆️ by 108% 🔗 Link to report 👇 pic.twitter.com/TU49n6KgPM — EU...

In a public address on Monday, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari once again took a swipe at the electoral process, questioning the legitimacy of elections supervised by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Bilawal, while addressing a party convention in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Nowshera district, expressed concerns that “pre-decided outcomes” could undermine the democratic essence of the electoral process, Express News reported. لائیو: پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کا نوشہرہ میں ورکرز کنونشن https://t.co/r7cXwkrS3b — Pakistan Peoples Party - PPP (@PPP_Org) November 20, 2023 The PPP chairman argued that "unfair elections" would not effectively address the existing problems facing the country. Without directly naming the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) but leaving little room for ambiguity, Bilawal accused a plan to make a person a four-time prime minister, seemingly targeting PML-N's leader Nawaz Sharif. Bilawal's criticism of the PML-N and his ...

Hamas gunmen battled Israeli forces trying to push into Gaza's largest refugee camp on Sunday and at least 11 Palestinians were killed by an Israeli air strike on a house, medics said, as hopes rose of a deal to free some hostages from the enclave. The Washington Post said on Sunday that US mediators were close to a deal between Israel and Hamas to free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza in exchange for a five-day pause in their war that would help boost emergency aid shipments to Gaza civilians, citing people familiar with the matter. The Post had reported on Saturday that a tentative deal had been reached, but this was denied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US officials, with a White House spokesperson saying efforts were continuing to clinch a deal. On Sunday, however, Israel's Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog said in an interview on ABC's "This Week" that Israel was hopeful a significant number of hostages could be...

The security forces on Saturday in a targeted intelligence-based operation killed four terrorists, including a 'High-Value Target'(HVT) in the general area of Khaisoor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement. On the tip-off, the security forces effectively traced the terrorists’ location, and in ensuing battle four terrorists, including HVT, a notorious terrorist ring leader, identified as Ibrahim, alias Musa were killed, said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Ibrahim was a prime target and had been in the wanted list of law enforcement agencies, the military's media wing added. Read More: Two terrorists killed, four injured in Chitral IBO: ISPR In additions, these terrorists were found in possession of weapons, ammunition, and explosives, and involved in numerous terrorist activities. In the aftermath of the operation, efforts were underway to sanitize the surrounding areas, ensuring the elimin...

In a rapid response, Karachi police have successfully identified the woman whose body was discovered in DHA Phase VII within 24 hours and are now conducting intensive raids to apprehend the suspected murderer. SHO Defence Police Station, Shaukat Hayat Awan, confirmed that the victim, identified as Hasina, was found near Fatima Masjid on Friday night. The investigation has swiftly led to the identification of a suspected culprit, Hazratullah, who had been living with Hasina for the past one and a half years. The couple had recently moved to a house in Qayyumabad a month ago. Hazratullah has been arrested, and further details surrounding the circumstances of the murder are expected to emerge during the course of the investigation. Shaukat Hayat revealed that Hazratullah and his cousin, Shoaib, are potentially involved in the woman's murder, hailing from the Tak area of Waziristan. Read More: How to get away with murder The police received confidential information about a house in Qay...

The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) has embarked upon the distribution of productive livelihood assets to Afghan refugee families under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) funded Poverty Graduation Programme (PGP) for Afghan Refugees. Currently in its fourth phase, the programme is committed to empowering over 3,000 Afghan refugee families residing in six refugee camps in districts Nowshera, Quetta, Pishin and Islamabad. This would enhance their self-reliance and livelihoods by equipping them with transferable skills applicable in both Pakistan and Afghanistan upon their return. In the initial distribution phase, a total of 1,200 livelihood assets are being distributed across the Turkmen, Khesgi, and Akora Khattak camps in district Nowshera of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). Read More: Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan in 'very bad condition,' says UN official A ceremony was held in Akora Khattak camp where Acting Chief Executive Officer, PPAF, Na...

Gohar Ayub Khan, former speaker of the National Assembly and father of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan, passed away on Friday after enduring prolonged illness. The deceased breathed his last today while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Islamabad. Gohar Ayub's funeral prayers are scheduled to take place on Saturday afternoon in his native village, Rehana, located in Haripur. The PTI leadership and party members have expressed their heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the bereaved family, acknowledging and paying tribute to their dedicated services to the country. Read More: Gohar Ayub joins PML-N Meanwhile, Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar also conveyed deep sorrow and condolences over the demise of the former NA speaker. The prime minister extended prayers for the departed soul to attain a high status and for the family to find the strength to endure this loss with patience. Gohar Ayub Khan held a distinctive and influential...

Russia's rocket forces loaded an intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with the nuclear-capable "Avangard" hypersonic glide vehicle into a launch silo in southern Russia, according to a defence ministry TV channel broadcast on Thursday. President Vladimir Putin announced the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle in 2018, saying it was a response to US development of a new generation of weapons and a US missile defence system that it could penetrate. As it approaches its target, the Avangard glide vehicle detaches from the rocket and is able to manoeuvre sharply outside the trajectory of the rocket at hypersonic speeds of up to 27 times the speed of sound (about 21,000 miles per hour or 34,000 kilometres per hour). The 'Zvezda' television channel owned by the Russian defence ministry showed a ballistic missile being transported to a launch silo, slowly raised into vertical position and then lowered into a shaft in the Orenburg region near Kazakhstan. Read also: P...

A dedicated Pakistani educator from Gujranwala, recognised for her unwavering commitment to education, has received the prestigious Global Teacher Award at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Riffat Arif, also known as Sister Zeph, embarked on her educational journey at the age of 13 when she established a school in her home's courtyard, aiming to provide free education to underprivileged children. Confronting challenges such as insufficient funding, lack of infrastructure, and teacher shortages, Sister Zeph's determination shone through. Devoting eight hours a day to secure funding for the school, followed by four hours of teaching, and additional self-guided study at night, Sister Zeph's dedication has yielded significant results. Over the span of 26 years, the school has evolved into a new facility, offering free education to over 200 underprivileged children. "Teaching is not merely a profession; it is a vocation, a calling to inspire, nurture, and empower the next gener...

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has vehemently denounced the harsh, brutal, unlawful, unjustified and arbitrary incarceration of former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan. Marking 100 days of his imprisonment on Tuesday, a party spokesperson declared that the detention of the former premier was entirely illegal, unconstitutional, unethical and without justification. “Imran Khan is facing repercussions for adhering to principles, refusing to compromise on the genuine freedom of the nation, and steadfastly upholding the sanctity of the Constitution and the rule of law.” The spokesperson highlighted that Imran’s 100 days in unjust imprisonment symbolises courage, resilience, and righteousness. Read more: IHC orders stay on trial court proceedings in cypher case “Over the past 20 months, the state has trampled upon the Constitution, law, and values while undermining the morale of the nation's most dependable leader through cruelty and intimidation. “Despite such tactics, the...

Supreme Court’s Justice Athar Minallah in his dissenting note held that the proceedings of the SC Human Rights Cell (SCHRC) were “illegal and ultra vires the Constitution” as a three-judge bench, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan, heard the issue of a complaint filed by a woman against a housing society owner during the tenure of former CJP Saqib Nisar, who heard it in his chamber. In his dissenting note, Justice Minallah also asked the SC registrar to restrain the cell from undertaking any activity initiated by the CJP or its director general and issue summons, orders, directions as well as letters having no “legal backing”. Earlier, the bench, which also included Justice Aminuddin Khan, in its majority written order held that the SCHRC could only consider the complaints it received, and if they met the test of Article 184(3) of the Constitution, meaning it was a matter of public importance with reference to the enforcement of any of the fundamental rights, put it up for consideration ...