. ISLAMABAD: After 68 years, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has restored the inheritance rights of the heirs of a pre-deceased daughter, rectifying a longstanding legal wrong arising from an omission in revenue records. A division bench of the FCC, headed by Chief Justice Ameenuddin Khan, resolved the decades-old dispute by restoring the inheritance rights…
Hasan Ali got rid of Shadman Islam on day four. Photo: AFP Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto struck another composed half-century to steer into a commanding position against on the rain-hit fourth day of the first Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday. Bangladesh finished the day on 152-3 in their second innings,…
Guterres says the NPT Review Conference fell short at precisely the moment the world needed it most United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at UN headquarters in New York City, US, April 27, 2026. REUTERS UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed disappointment after a major…
The White House has no immediate comment when asked if high-level talks have wrapped for now US Vice President JD Vance speaks next to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock…
Polling in four remaining constituencies will proceed as scheduled on August 10, election commission says A picture showing the branch of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Election Commission. — FILE PHOTO ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Friday postponed polling in seven constituencies of Poonch Division scheduled for August 10,…
Iranian ship will also be backloaded to Pakistani territorial waters for return to its original owners after repairs A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Pakistan on Monday facilitated the transfer of 22 Iranian crew members who were held aboard the container ship…
A policeman walks past the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) office building in Islamabad on August 29, 2018. Photo: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has missed its target by a wide margin of Rs864 billion, as the government’s tax plan for the new budget may largely revolve around tweaking rates that can…
US officials accuse China of using American-made AI models to train their AI products through distillation US and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken March 20, 2025. — REUTERS US cyber and law enforcement officials accused Chinese AI companies on Tuesday of maliciously copying technology from sophisticated American-made AI models through a technique known as…
ISLAMABAD: Amid the looming September 27 protest, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday stepped up efforts to bring opposition parties under one umbrella, reaching out to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman while moving towards an all-parties conference on the country’s political, constitutional and economic challenges. The latest round of opposition consultations came as…
PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/KARACHI: Acknowledging the difficulties and potential consequences of holding a long march amid extensive security and traffic restrictions imposed by the PML-N-led federal and Punjab governments, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday announced postponing its much-touted long march on Islamabad, originally scheduled for September 27, until October 4. The decision appeared to render the federal…