NATIONALLegal fraternity trashes ‘unethical, illegal’ judgement against Gen Musharraf
ISLAMABAD: The legal fraternity on Thursday rejected the judgment of the special court bench against former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf and questioned the merit and legal flaws of the judgm
Dec 19, 2019
NATIONALPakistan to skip KL Summit to defuse misunderstandings between Saudi, Malaysia
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s decision to not attend the upcoming Kuala Lumpur Summit (KL Summit) in Malaysia was taken out of the desire to mitigate differences between Malaysia and the gulf countries, Pa
Dec 17, 2019
NATIONALLegal experts see relief for govt in SC’s detailed verdict on COAS’ extension
--Aitzaz Ahsan says courts cannot dictate the parliamentISLAMABAD: Legal experts believe that the detailed judgement of the Supreme Court (SC) has left no room for the government but to move a sim
Dec 16, 2019
NATIONALIndia’s anti-Muslim legislation a ploy to engineer ‘Hindu Rashtra’, experts say
--Experts fear CAB may trigger an exodus of Muslim refugees from India leading to chaos in regionISLAMABAD: As violent clashes erupted in New Delhi and other major cities of India over Citizens Am
Dec 15, 2019
NATIONALChina-led media body to promote in-depth communication
ISLAMABAD: Media organisations from 12 countries, including Pakistan and China, agreed on a joint initiative on Media Cooperation between international cities to promote in-depth communication and mut
Dec 15, 2019
NATIONALFO spokesperson loses portfolio in major diplomatic reshuffle
--MoFA to get Ayesha Farooq as new spokesperson after Dr Faisal gets ambassadorial slot in Germany ISLAMABAD: In the second round of reshuffle of the country’s senior diplo
Dec 14, 2019
NATIONALCPEC: The engine of Pakistan’s economic growth
Former UN secretary-general Ban-Ki Moon once said that sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all as it offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice
Dec 11, 2019
NATIONALChina, Pakistan curbing illegal matchmaking activity, says Chinese embassy
ISLAMABAD: The Chinese embassy on Thursday said that both the Pakistan and Chinese governments, with joint efforts, are curbing the illegal marriage matching activity between individuals of the two c
Dec 5, 2019
NATIONALPML-Q demands funds, ministry in support for COAS legislation, ECP appointments
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) has demanded release of funds for the constituencies of its lawmakers and another ministry in return for supporting the government on its legislation ag
Dec 5, 2019
NATIONALGovt to woo Opp for Gen Bajwa’s sake
--PM forms committee to convince Opp lawmakers to vote for imminent amendment ISLAMABAD: The federal government has started its consultation process to legislate for an extension in the
Nov 30, 2019
NATIONALJurists stand divided on SC’s decision in Bajwa extension case
--Conflicting opinions emerge on whether an act of parliament or a constitutional amendment is needed to implement apex court’s verdictISLAMABAD: The legal fraternity stands divided over the req
Nov 28, 2019
NATIONALSuspension of Bajwa’s extension positive development, experts say
ISLAMABAD: As the Supreme Court bench would be taking up the matter of the extension given to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) on Wednesday, political and defence commentators see the court’s intervention
Nov 26, 2019