Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday extended the stay order against the auction of 20 cricket and football grounds in the federal capital until November 28.

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar yesterday engaged the European Union (EU) lawmakers in Brussels to boost Pakistan-EU cooperation.

Warns opponents power does not last forever RAWALPINDI - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi here on Thursday announced that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would observe November 26 saying bullets were fired at his party workers this day last year.

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday discussed matters related to the Housing Ministry during a call on paid by Minister for Housing and Works Riaz Hussain Pirzada and reviewed the country’s overall political situation.

ISLAMABAD - Reaffirming the Supreme Court’s commitment to a litigant-focused justice system, Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi yesterday noted that timely and effective adjudication is not only a constitutional obligation but also a moral responsibility.

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Board of Investment (BOI), Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh on Thursday concluded Islamabad round of Pakistan-Australia Bilateral Investment Treaty Negotiations.

ISLAMABAD - The JF-17 Thunder Block III emerged as the centre of attention at the Dubai Airshow 2025, highlighted by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a friendly nation for its purchase.

BAGH/ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday praised a recent report submitted to the US Congress that credited Pakistan with “military success” in its four-day war with India, saying the document had validated Pakistan’s strength and the performance of its Armed Forces.

ISLAMABAD - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has summoned Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and candidate Shehrnaz Umar Ayub to appear before the Commission on Friday, November 21, 2025, over alleged violations of the Elections Act 2017 and the electoral code of conduct.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan expressed concern and called for an inquiry into the alleged mistreatment of PTI founder Imran Khan’s sisters by police as the former were camped outside Adiala Jail. In a post on X today, HRCP expressed concerns over the reports of Imran’s sisters being “manhandled” and noted that the rights of prisoners’ families to meet their relatives and the right to peaceful assembly are protected under national and international human rights law. “Witness and media accounts indicate that family members and party representatives were engaged in a peaceful protest when police intervened, allegedly using physical force,” the statement read. “HRCP calls for a transparent inquiry and urges authorities to ensure the rights, safety and dignity of all involved are fully respected,” it added. The PTI had held a protest outside the jail on Tuesday, where Imran is currently incarcerated, but the jail administration did not allow party leaders and the PTI founder’s family to meet him. Subseq...

European countries pushed back on Thursday against a United States-backed peace plan for Ukraine that sources said would require Kyiv to give up more land and partially disarm, conditions long seen by Ukraine’s allies as tantamount to capitulation. Two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday that Washington had signalled to President Volodymyr Zelensky that Ukraine must accept a US-drafted framework to end the war, which includes territorial concessions and curbs to Ukraine’s armed forces. The sources spoke on condition they not be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter. The acceleration in American diplomacy comes at an awkward juncture for Kyiv, with its troops on the back foot at the front and Zelensky’s government undermined by a corruption scandal. Parliament fired two cabinet ministers on Wednesday. A Ukrainian soldier sits in a pickup truck before a combat mission near the frontline town of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on November 20. — Reuters Moscow p...

Four Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges have decided to approach the Supreme Court against the recently introduced 27th Amendment and a draft petition in this regard, invoking the original jurisdiction of the top court under Article 184(3), has already been prepared. According to the draft petition prepared and forwarded to the Supreme Court, the petitioners include Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan and Justice Saman Rifat Imtiaz. All four judges have signed the petition, which is yet to be formally lodged at the apex court. Sources said that the petition was not entertained by the apex court registry branch since Article 184(3), which used to be an inherent power of the SC to enforce fundamental rights, has been omitted from the Constitution. They added that the petitioner judges also did not visit the SC to either file the petition or undergo biometric verification. They said the judges decided to move the apex court after months of raising concerns over what ...

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