ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that strikes called by bar associations and bar councils are not only illegal but also violate a litigant’s constitutional right of access to justice, holding that such actions deprive citizens of legal representation and further burden an already strained judicial system. In a detailed 20-page judgment authored…
LAHORE: Two of the three major political players in Gilgit-Baltistanthe PPP, an ally of the coalition government in the Centre, and the main opposition party PTIhave raised alarms over what they term violations of the electoral process. PPP Central Punjab General Secretary Syed Hassan Murtaza, in a statement issued on Tuesday, strongly condemned the alleged…
KARACHI: The controversy surrounding alleged construction on land carved out of Hill Park has taken a dramatic turn, with Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab revealing that the disputed plot at the centre of the case does not appear in the original PECHS layout plan, while Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) officials claim a forged No Objection Certificate…
KARACHI: For millions of Karachi residents struggling with chronic water shortages, the long-awaited K-IV project was supposed to be the solution. Instead, two decades after it was first conceived, the mega water supply scheme remains mired in delays, rising costs and unfinished infrastructure, with officials now indicating that completion may still be at least three…
Only around 1km of road widening, carpeting was completed, no progress on remaining 27.4 km RAWALPINDI: Despite the allocation of Rs23.84 billion in the federal budget 2025-26 for the dualisation of the Soan Camp-Model Town-Kahuta Road (28.4 km), along with the Sihala Railway Crossing flyover and Kahuta bypass project, construction work has failed to progress…
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Teachers Union, Educators Association and Education Pensioners Association have strongly condemned the privatisation of government schools and colleges under the banners of Public-Private Partnership and “Schools of Eminence”, describing the initiative as a “brutal killing” of the public education system and demanding its immediate withdrawal. Speaking to the media, PTU President Ramzan…
Digital system to improve drug safety, traceability and ensure authentic medicines across country Health Minister Mustafa Kamal. Photo: X The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the nationwide implementation of a Track and Trace System for pharmaceutical products and cleared amendments to the Drug Labelling and Packing Rules, 1978, in a move aimed at eliminating counterfeit…
Says PPP’s new generation will fight for Gilgit-Baltistan’s right to govern, ownership of resources and jobs for youth PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari speaks at a public gathering in Skardu on Tuesday ahead of the Gilgit-Baltistan elections. SCREENGRAB Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said Gilgit-Baltistan should be granted the same constitutional protections,…
Approves framework for receiving 12.5% gas royalty ‘in-kind’ instead of cash from selected gas fields KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet on Tuesday approved a Rs11.198 billion package for 11 non-annual development programme (ADP) mega infrastructure projects in Karachi, alongside Rs8.825b for water supply and sanitation schemes across the province. According to a press release from the Chief Minister’s…
Naeem Panjutha, Shaukat Basra among leaders stopped at entry point as campaigning enters final phase Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Salman Akram Raja stated he was exiled from Gilgit-Baltistan on June 2, 2026, ahead of the upcoming elections in the region. SCREENGRAB Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja, along with party founder Imran Khan’s…