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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday disposed of petitions calling for the establishment of judicial commission to investigate the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif, ruling that the matter was already sub judice before the Supreme Court. Justice Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas delivered the judgment on three consolidated petitions filed by journalist Hamid Mir, the Judicial Activism Panel, and Sharif’s widow, Javeria Siddique. The petitioners sought a federal government-initiated judicial commission for a “transparent inquiry” into the circumstances surrounding Sharif’s departure from Pakistan, his stay in Dubai, and his murder in Kenya in October 2022. They argued that the current investigation by a Special Joint Investigation Team (SJIT) was flawed and violated constitutional rights to a fair trial and due process. Deputy attorney general, representing the state, countered, stating that the Supreme Court was actively supervising the case following its suo motu intervention. He stressed that procedur...

LAHORE/ KASUR/ JHANG/ISLAMABAD - More floodwater from India entered the Chenab and Ravi rivers on Friday evening, prompting authorities to issue a fresh flood alert.

ISLAMABAD - Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ, Chief of Army Staff, visited flood affected areas of Punjab including Sialkot Sector, Shakargarh, Narowal and Kartarpur.

LAHORE/ ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that a comprehensive strategy is being prepared for the construction of water reservoirs and improved water manage-ment in all four provinces, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Islamabad - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received a telephone call this evening from Iranian President Dr.

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar yesterday declared that Pakistan had entered “one of the most active phases in its recent diplomatic history,” unveiling a series of high-stake engagements that firmly placed the country back on a confident and proactive diplomatic track.

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Friday said that more than 20,000 people have been safely evacuated from flood-affected areas of the province during the last 24 hours.

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif visited a relief camp in Sialkot on Friday where she spent time with children affected by the floods.

PESHAWAR - A delegation of United Nations comprising UN Resident Coordinator for Pakistan, Mohamed Yahya, Head of UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, Afke Bootsman and Head of UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Carlos Geha, met with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Khan Gandapur in Islamabad on Friday.

QUETTA - Balochistan Chief Minister, Mir Sarfraz Bugti reaffirmed the government’s commitment to resolving public issues at the district level, aiming to eliminate the need for citizens to travel to Quetta for basic services.

ISLAMABAD - National Assembly, Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, on Friday highlighted the significance of deepening parliamentary linkages between Pakistan and Ireland, asserting that such exchanges are essential for enhancing bilateral cooperation During a meeting with Ireland’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Ms.

ISLAMABAD - The government has decided to construct a National ‘Marka-e-Haq Monument’ in sector H-8 Islamabad to commemorate the national triumph against Indian bellicosity and aggression.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Armenia yesterday agreed to consider establishing bilateral diplomatic relations after Armenia- Azerbaijan peace deal.

ISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday took up the issue of repatriation of wanted Pakistanis in a meeting with Acting US Ambassador Natalie Baker.

LAHORE - On the special directions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, emergency operations to remove floodwater and restore the historic Kartarpur Gurdwara were completed within hours, ensuring that the sacred Sikh shrine would soon reopen for international pilgrims.

ISLAMABAD - Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq met with the Ambassador of Ireland, Mary O’Neill, at the Parliament House.

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