MUCH has been said about the backlog of 2.4 million cases in the judicial system. At the Asma Jahangir Conference in 2024, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah stated that in 2023, judges had decided 1.69m cases. There is no doubt that disposing 1.69m cases is remarkable for about 4,000 judges working daily but how many of…
THE decision to significantly revise down buyback prices at which power distribution companies purchase electricity from rooftop solar system owners is the correct step towards energy price equity for all consumers. Under the revised net-metering policy, distribution companies will buy unused surplus solar electricity from net-metered consumers at Rs10 per unit, down by nearly 63pc…
• ISPR director general, Balochistan chief minister point to India as ‘main sponsor of terror’• 23 security personnel among 31 casualties; officials fear toll from Jaffar Express tragedy may rise• Bugti says no grievances justify such a heinous act; sees TTP and BLA as two sides of same coin ISLAMABAD: The military on Friday vowed…
• No additional revenue measures imposed; fiscal targets to be maintained through expenditure control• MEFP still being finalised ahead of staff-level agreement• IMF Executive Board approval expected by early next month ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday concluded the first biannual review of the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) on…
• State minister for interior rebuffs impression of insurgency in Balochistan, calls for holistic review of NAP• Zartaj Gul censures defence minister for making political speech in wake of Jaffar Express tragedy ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Friday said that those who “facilitated” the outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) through social…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Friday appointed court clerk Sakina Bangash to investigate the denial of a meeting between former prime minister Imran Khan and lawyer Mashal Yousafzai. Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan made the appointment while hearing a petition seeking contempt of court proceedings against jail authorities for denying Ms Yousafzai access to…
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday sought a detailed report from the interior ministry and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on the petitions challenging the ban on social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), with a directive to explain which government institutions are still using the banned app. Hearing the petitions, a three-judge bench, headed…
The Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) was officially launched on Friday to “regulate and integrate blockchain technology and digital assets” into the country’s financial landscape. According to a press release from the Finance Division, the PCC is a government-backed initiative aimed at regulating, fostering, and integrating blockchain and cryptocurrency innovations into the country’s financial and economic…
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti addresses a press conference on September 1, 2024. — APP Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Friday said that those waging war against the state were unwilling to come to the negotiating table. His remarks came days after the deadly attack on the Jaffar Express that resulted in the martyrdom…
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was “abducted” before being taken to The Hague to face murder allegations and is too ill to give evidence, his lawyer told International Criminal Court judges at his initial appearance on Friday. Duterte — who arrived in the Netherlands on a flight from Manila on Wednesday after being arrested on…