ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has declared the sentence suspension petitions filed by lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha maintainable, rejecting the prosecution’s objections regarding their admissibility. Justice Muhammad Azam Khan announced the reserved verdict on Saturday, dismissing the prosecution’s miscellaneous application that challenged the petitions’ maintainability. Following its ruling on…

. FAISALABAD: A wanted suspect allegedly involved in extortion and the murders of seven people was killed, while three other suspects were injured in separate alleged police encounters involving the Crime Control Department (CCD) and district police in Faisalabad, police said on Wednesday. According to police, the first encounter took place near Paharang Bridge in…

Television drama’s exploration of darker side of privilege comes as breath of fresh air that departs from typical Pak KARACHI: A man is killed on a road. The case makes headlines. Social media erupts with questions. Then, slowly, attention shifts elsewhere.But what happens when such incidents are not treated as isolated crimes, but as part…

• Reports of damage to Saudi oil depot as Houthis target sites • Lull in Gulf fighting, with no US attacks on Iran f ATHENS/ WASHINGTON: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis fired on Saudi oil installations in two ports on the Red Sea coast on Saturday, but the US held back from launching air strikes on Iran…

Plans on restoring labour presence to 40,000, open Lucky Cement plant to tap opportunities LAHORE: Pakistan’s Ambassador-Designate to Libya has pledged to double the country’s exports to Libya and increase the number of Pakistani workers in the North African nation from 20,000 to 40,000, according to a statement issued on Saturday. Major General (Retd) Mumtaz…

HYDERABAD RALLY: Supporters raise party flags at the rally. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: Escalating its campaign against the Sindh government, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has called for the creation of new provinces across the country, particularly in Sindh, declaring that it will now take its struggle from parliament to the streets after exhausting constitutional and…

Information Department calls on media to follow poll code and avoid unverified reports during elections With the first phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir general elections set to begin on July 27 across Mirpur Division, the AJK Information Department has called on journalists and media organisations to exercise maximum responsibility in election coverage, urging them…

Dar and Prince Faisal underscore diplomacy and peace as regional tensions continue to rise Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (L) and Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. Photos: File Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Saturday reaffirmed their “close and brotherly ties” while underscoring the importance of diplomacy amid escalating tensions in the Middle East…