SC committee formulates draft of fresh rules – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A four-judge committee, constituted by Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi to conduct a thorough review of the Supreme Court Rules of 1980, has formulated a comprehensive draft of the Supreme Court Rules, 2025. To enhance transparency, efficiency and overall effectiveness in judicial proceedings, CJP Afridi appointed Justice Shahid Waheed, Justice Irfan Saadat Khan,…

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Ministers vow to improve health facilities – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services Mustafa Kamal on Thursday contacted provincial health ministers to make a collective strategy to address health-related issues. He held telephone calls with Punjab Health Minister Kha­waja Salman Rafique, Sindh Health Minister Azra Fazal Pechuho, Balochistan Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister’s Adviser on Health Ehtisham…

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Trying civilians in military court not a ‘matter of ego’: SC – Pakistan

• Trial is held when question of country’s security arises, defence ministry tells CB• Justice Aminuddin agrees with ministry’s stance on Oct 23, 2023 verdict• Is military court akin to ordinary civilian court, asks Justice Hilali• Counsel questions legitimacy of super tax ISLAMABAD: The ministry of defe­n­­ce on Thursday told the Constitutional Bench (CB) that…

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Barbs fly even as NA resolves unity against terror – Pakistan

• Heated debate between PTI, PML-N members over Jaffar Express incident• Defence minister accuses PTI of ‘siding with BLA’• Asif’s resignation sought over security lapse• Terrorists taking advantage of disunity: Bilawal ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday witnessed a heated exchange between lawmakers of the ruling PML-N and the opposition PTI, as the House unanimously…

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‘Book Street’?

A BOOKSTORE, a few streets from where we used to live in Manhattan, announced that they would be closing down in a few months. The reason was simple: the rent was becoming too much and the location was a prime one and the bookstore could not generate the returns that restaurants and clothing stores could…

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GDP and the quality of life – Newspaper

IT is that time again — the usual boom-and-bust cycle of Pakistan’s endless economic cycle — when we begin to hear increasing murmurs of higher GDP growth. The monks in the power halls of the country zealously sing hymns of ‘high growth’ and ‘stability’, and those who govern us promise dizzying heights for the umpteenth…

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Cohesive response – Newspaper – DAWN.COM

WITH a long history of terrorist attacks in the country, it is a pity that, instead of taking steps to pre-empt, or at least minimise, them, the government begins to calibrate some kind of a response only after the event. A day after the terrorist hijacking of the Jaffar Express ended, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…

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Imran assails transfer of judges to IHC – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: PTI fou­nder Imran Khan has filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, challenging the transfer of judges from other provinces to the Isla­m­abad High Court (IHC). The petition, filed under Article 184(3) of the Constitution, alleged the transfers were a deliberate attempt to undermine judicial independence and manipulate the judiciary for…

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