Lawyers strike in protest of Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha’s arrests halt all court proceedings, Islamabad High Court PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that it possesses the authority to initiate contempt of court proceedings under the existing constitutional framework. In a 13-page judgement authored by Justice Aamer Farooq in…
Since July 22, numerous unauthorised exchange outlets have been closed after the military intelligence agency summoned currency dealers to address the rising dollar rate in the open market. photo: file ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s oil marketing companies (OMCs) are facing an acute liquidity crisis as up to Rs107 billion in unpaid price differential claims (PDCs) remains stuck,…
‘Islamabad talks’ see success as PM Shehbaz invites US, Iran delegations to Islamabad on April 10 People shout slogans as they gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, early Wednesday morning, announced that Iran and the United States…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ordered that Barrister Salman Safdar be allowed to meet former prime minister Imran Khan in Adiala Jail at 2pm today (Wednesday) in connection with the £190 million case. A division bench, comprising IHC Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif, heard appeals filed by…
Shehbaz speaks with crown prince to condemn Iranian strikes on industrial complex ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned Iran’s missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia’s energy facilities, terming them a “serious violation” of the kingdom’s sovereignty and a dangerous escalation, while reiterating Islamabad’s unwavering solidarity with Riyadh amid rising regional tensions. Prime Minister Shehbaz…
Masood says 13,000 Kashmiri boys have been abducted and kept in prison houses where they’re being subjected to torture AJK president Masood Khan says the biggest and the most trained terrorist organisation in the world is the RSS. PHOTO: AFP/FILE MUZAFFARABAD: Sardar Masood Khan, the president Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), has said that after…
Corps commanders confab terms strikes ‘unnecessary escalation’, spoiling mediation efforts A drone view of people gathering at the site of damage in a residential neighbourhood following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel. PHOTO: REUTERS RAWALPINDI: The military’s top brass on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent Iranian attacks on Saudi Arabia’s petrochemical and industrial complexes, terming…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto telephoned Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) chief Akhtar Mengal on Saturday and discussed the current political situation in the country. According to details, both the leaders agreed on a joint strategy for the next year’s fiscal budget. They also exchanged views on the 18th Constitutional Amendment and government’s…
Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS NEW YORK: China and Russia on Tuesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at coordinating…
KARACHI: The Sindh government issued directives on Saturday for all public hospitals to get its staff tested for Covid-19 as well as begin coronavirus contact tracing again. In a letter issued by Sindh health director general Dr Irshad Ahmed Memon, a copy of which is available with The Express Tribune, the heads of all public-sector…