Pakistan

Experts believe countering the city’s population crisis requires a comprehensive solution

Sexagenarian had told relatives about watching himself burn in a dream for three days

Lively discussions, book launches, workshops draw literary, cultural, social and academic circles

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A larger bench of the newly established Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) is scheduled to take up on Tuesday a petition filed by PTI’s Salman Akram Raja, who has sought the reversal of a court order on elections tribunals, which were formed to settle disputes of last year’s general elections. According to a supplementary cause list on the FCC’s website, Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan has constituted a five-member bench comprising Justices Aamer Farooq, Ali Baqar Najafi, Muhammad Karim Khan Agha, Rozi Khan Barrech and Arshad Hussain Shah to hear the petition that was originally filed in the Supreme Court (SC) on July 22, 2024. However, the review petition has now been fixed before the FCC, which was established under the 27th Amendment, on November 24. In his petition, Raja requested the SC to revisit its earlier order suspending the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) notification of constituting eight election tribunals in Punjab. He pleaded before the court that its order on July 4, 2024 had exposed the entire process...

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's asylum system overhaul offers fast-track residency

Climate ministry anticipates 'negative demand' in key industrial hubs next year

Vows to confront 'those holding Pakistan hostage'

Five-member larger bench led by Justice Aamer Farooq to hear PTI's plea

HRCP slams 27th Amendment, urges zero-tolerance for impunity and protection of civic freedoms

Incident marks second death of the species in a short span of time

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PML-N leader says political dialogue, not confrontation, is the essence of democracy

One year after Islamabad violence, party to hold district-level protests

Mystery spinner Usman Tariq produced a spell for the ages, claiming a hat-trick and stunning figures of 4 for 18 to bowl Pakistan to a crushing 69-run victory over Zimbabwe in their Twenty20 International tri-series clash at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday night. The win sealed for Pakistan a spot in the November 29 final. Chasing a formidable 196, Zimbabwe were skittled for a paltry 126 in 19 overs, collapsing from 60 for 4 to 60 for 7 in the space of just five deliveries during a mesmerising 10th over from the 25-year-old Usman. The Rawalpindi crowd erupted as the unorthodox spinner became only the fourth Pakistani to take a T20I hat-trick. Zimbabwe never recovered from the early blows delivered by Pakistan’s pace battery. Naseem Shah struck with his sixth ball when Tadiwanashe Marumani (four) chipped tamely to cover point, and Mohammad Wasim Jr clean-bowled the dangerous Brian Bennett (nine) with a sharp inswinger to reduce the visitors to 14 for 2. Brendan Taylor looked scratchy and fell for eight, s...

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Experts stress need for dedicated spine-care centres to prevent disability

Social media prove critical in crowd-assisted identification