PM Shehbaz visits CJP Afridi, agrees to give input on judicial reforms – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday visited the Chief Justice’s House on the invitation of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi to share the agenda of the upcoming meeting of the National Judicial Policymaking Committee. During the meeting, CJP Afridi sought the government’s input to improve the existing justice delivery system. The move…

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Civilians’ trial in military courts not against int’l laws: top court judge

A general view of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad. —Reuters ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court constitutional bench judge Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan on Tuesday noted that civilians’ trail in military courts was not against the international principles. His remarks came during the hearing of an intra-court appeal against military trials of civilians. A seven-member constitutional…

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Maryam takes dig at Imran’s letter-writing spree to COAS

Punjab Chief Minsiter Maryam Nawaz addressing public gathering in Narowal, Punjab, February 18, 2025. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo News Punjab Chief Minsiter Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday took a dig at incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan for writing letters to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir, saying “he was pleading to be…

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Security forces kill 30 terrorists in South Waziristan IBO: ISPR

Security forces carry out a search operation in this file photo. — ISPR Security forces killed 30 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan District, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday. According to the military’s media wing: “On 17 February 2025, security forces conducted an intelligence based operation in…

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Gunmen kill seven bus passengers in Balochistan’s Barkhan

The picture shows ambulance taking injured people to hospital. — YouTube/Geo News/Screengrab QUETTA: Unidentified, gun-toting assailants shot and killed at least seven passengers in the Barkhan area of Balochistan late on Tuesday night, the Barkhan assistant commissioner (AC) said early on Wednesday.  The attack took place on the National Highway in the Rarkan area, where…

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‘Imran Khan given offer to reverse disqualification’

Image released by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) shows PTI founder Imran Khan during his appearance at the Supreme Court on May 16, 2024. — PTI PESHAWAR: Making a significant claim, Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) chief Sahibzada Hamid Raza has said that an offer being made to Imran Khan for the nullification of his disqualification. “The PTI founder…

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