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NJPMC backs evidence-based judicial reforms to strengthen transparency, access to justice and accountability Chief Justice of Pakistan Yayha Afridi chairing the 61st meeting of the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee in Islamabad. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) approved in principle the National Judicial Reform Framework, aligned with the World Justice…

Momeni also attends Islamabad police parade, visits Pakistan Monument; FC contingent presents guard of honour Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni meets Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the PM House in Islamabad on July 21, 2026. PHOTO: Prime Minister’s Office/ X Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s House…

Social media companies face growing scrutiny around the world over concerns that their platforms are contributing to a mental health crisis among children. PHOTO: PEXELS ISLAMABAD: Just over a decade ago, social media was widely celebrated for transforming the way people connect, learn and communicate. Today, the conversation has shifted. As smartphones and social media…

AJK legislative assembly. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Chief Election Commissioner Ghulam Mustafa Mughal announced on Tuesday that the upcoming AJK elections would begin on July 27 as scheduled, but polling would now be held in three phases across different divisions, with the armed forces deployed to oversee the electoral process. “Under…

Says govt planning key development projects across G-B to ensure ‘progress and prosperity’ in the region Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a meeting with Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Amjad Hussain and other federal government ministers at the PM House in Islamabad on July 21, 2026. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reaffirmed the federal…

Warns that any attempt to suppress the peaceful protest could turn the movement into an anti-government campaign JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman addressing the opening session of the party’s three-day congregation at the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore. Photo: X/file LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday announced a nationwide blockade of major highways on August…

Talk about potential to enhance country’s domestic refining capacity, reduce reliance on imported petroleum products Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, met with a delegation of Honeywell Technologies led by its Vice President and General Manager, Barry Glickman, in Washington DC. PHOTO: X Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday met a delegation from Honeywell Technologies in Washington,…

QUETTA: The Senate Functional Committee on Less Developed Areas was told on Monday that a number of National Highway Authority (NHA) employees serving in Balochistan had sought transfer to the federal capital due to the law and order crisis in the province. The committee met under the chairmanship of Senator Niaz Ahmed. During the meeting,…

Recommends insertion of a new Article 212A in Constitution to form new judicial forum ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s superior judiciary has recommended the establishment of an International Commercial Court of Pakistan (ICCP) through a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at strengthening the country’s commercial dispute resolution framework and boosting investor confidence. The recommendation was made during the 49th…

FLASH FLOODS: Rescue workers assist stranded motorists after heavy monsoon rains inundate roads in Landi Kotal, Khyber district. PHOTO: PPI PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: Water levels surged across Pakistan’s major rivers on Monday as heavy monsoon rains swelled flows and officials said upstream spillway releases from Indian dams added to inflows, prompting fresh flood alerts, the operation of…