CJs submit namesfor additional judges to JCP
LHC chief proposes five serving law officers; interviews to be held under amended rules ISLAMABAD:…
LHC chief proposes five serving law officers; interviews to be held under amended rules ISLAMABAD: The chief justices of four high courts have submitted their nominations to the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) for the appointment of additional judges, as the process to fill vacant positions in the superior judiciary moves forward. The JCP had invited…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has said that Pakistan is prioritising port modernisation, the blue economy and environmental sustainability as part of wide-ranging reforms to transform the country’s maritime sector. During a meeting in Istanbul with Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the minister briefed him on…
US president says Iranians ‘are begging to make a deal,’ but said both sides decided to take a week off from talks US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 11, 2026. Photo: Reuters US President Donald Trump told Axios on Saturday…
Children’s Hospital, RR, Kahuta Road and key water supply schemes remain incomplete RAWALPINDI: Several major development projects under construction in Rawalpindi have been carried forward into the new fiscal year 2026-27 after remaining incomplete at the close of FY2025-26. These include the Children’s Hospital, Rawalpindi Ring Road Phases I and II, Raja Bazaar and Commercial…
The industries’ ministry requested the ECC to authorise the Finance Division to approve the payment of a projected net salary of Rs351.73 million for FY 2025-26, which would be disbursed according to the PSM demand for each month. photo:file ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has questioned the payment of salaries to Pakistan Steel Mills’…
Other exception to our disengagement with India is its sponsoring of terrorism via Afghanistan India is in pain. The last one year has been rather unkind to a country that had convinced itself of its super powers. The reality check, when it came, was harsh. Which is why the members of the Hindutva brigade remain…
Says it will decide whether the pleas are maintainable only after receiving reports ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has sought a detailed report and jail record from the superintendent of Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail in a case concerning allegations that former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, are being kept in solitary…
. The writer is a freelancer and a mentor hailing from Kandhkot, Sindh. He can be reached at alihassanb.34@gmail.com Recently, a father in Multan, crushed by poverty, tried to bury his deceased son without a shroud. Others intervened and ensured a dignified burial. This isn’t the news. Isn’t it, you heartless? You all might question…
. Karachi is once again mobilising its army of 26,000 polio workers and thousands of police escorts – this time with an aim to vaccinate over 2.5 million children within six days. The resolve to launch this Herculean feat is impressive, and also quite familiar. For over three decades, in some form, Pakistan has run…
. Despite several unexpected external threats, the government beat its inflation target of 7.5% for the past fiscal year, recording 7.1% instead. Policymakers will undoubtedly be patting themselves on the back for bringing rampant inflation under control, and even managing the inflationary shock caused by the Iran War. But a fall in the rate of…