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India rejects Canada’s suspicions on role in Sikh leader’s murder
NEW DELHI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said authorities were "actively pursuing credible allegations" linking New Delhi's agents to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, a concern India dismissed as "absurd".
The spat deals…
India expels Canadian diplomat, says concerned about ‘anti-India activities’
NEW DELHI: India said on Tuesday it had expelled a Canadian diplomat with five days' notice to leave the country, just hours after Ottawa expelled the South Asian nation's top intelligence agent and accused it of a role in the murder of a…
Justice Isa makes history on his first day
ISLAMABAD: Newly sworn-in Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has created history by forming a full court for hearing petitions against the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, 2023 — a law that seeks to streamline the CJ’s…
PIA seeks moratorium on debt
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has requested a moratorium on its domestic debt repayments to bridge an annual deficit of Rs153 billion between its sales and essential expenditures, as the government struggles to find a…
Full court convenes to hear SC Practice and Procedure Act case
The Supreme Court commenced the hearing on a set of petitions challenging the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023 with newly sworn-in Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa convening a full court.
A full court…
New CJ starts term with swift action
ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa moved swiftly on Sunday to begin the judicial business in the new era, forming the full court on the high-profile Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Act case, and bringing in the country’s first ever…
Sheikh Rashid arrested in Rawalpindi: lawyer
Former interior minister and Awami Muslim League (AML) Chairman Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has been arrested on Sunday from a private housing society located in Rawalpindi.
According to sources, the Islamabad Police arrested Rashid, who is a…
Justice Qazi Faez Isa takes oath as 29th CJP
ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa took oath as the 29th chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) on Sunday.
CJP Faez was sworn in by President Dr Arif Alvi at a ceremony held at the President House in Islamabad in the presence of Interim Prime…
Elahi’s wife moves SC for early hearing of bail plea
A plea was filed on behalf of former Punjab chief minister Parvez Elahi in the Supreme Court on Tuesday urging for an early hearing of his bail petition.
Elahi's wife, Kaisara Elahi, filed the petition in the apex court which urged the…
Karachi braces for electric shock
ISLAMABAD: Already groaning under the skyrocketing prices of commodities and inflated utility bills, the K-Electric (KE) consumers are bracing themselves for yet another painful jolt – an increase in power rates by up to Rs11.18 per unit as…