The apex court has ruled that the judiciary cannot grant relief that breaches a law, nor create a right in favour of a litigant which they do not possess under the law. The judgement, autho­red by Justice Athar Minallah while dismissing an appeal filed by medical students, also notes that while every citizen is unquestionably entitled to choose a profession …

Workers and supporters of various political parties and organisations staged a sit-in at Chaman on Saturday to protest the government’s recent decision mandating that any crossing at the Afghan border will require a valid passport and visa from Nov 1. The government’s apex committee decided last week that the current system under which indivi­duals can cross the border using the …

The city woke up late in the afternoon, and partially, to the arrival of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who returned to his home town on Saturday after four years of self-imposed exile, and even that political activity was restricted to the venue of public rally and a few kilometers radius around it sparing the rest of Lahore. For the rest …

The passing-out ceremony of the 148th PMA Long Course, 67th Integrated Course, 35th Technical Graduate Course, and the 22nd Lady Cadet Course was held at the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul, said a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday. The event was attended by Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Naveed Ashraf as the chief guest. …

Pakistan’s three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived home on Saturday from four years of self-imposed exile in London to kick-start his party’s campaign for an election early next year, targeting former premier Imran Khan as the biggest rival. The 73-year-old veteran politician will lead a rally in his eastern hometown of Lahore after his chartered plane arrived in Islamabad with …

The Supreme Court (SC) will take up petitions challenging the trials of civilians in military courts on October 23.  Justice Ijazul Ahsan will lead the bench that includes Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi and Justice Ayesha Malik. On Thursday, petitioner Junaid Razzaq, father of Arzam Junaid, who is in military custody, approached the apex …

The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Friday issued the release order of the PTI activist Sanam Javed. The ATC issued release orders after the approval of the surety bonds in the case. Sanam Javed was granted bail in the May 9 riots case. She was granted bail last week. Last month, Lahore police re-arrested several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) women just hours after …

PML-N leader said that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will not be selected as a prime minister as he was already selected as foreign minister in the past. PLM-N leader Nihal Hashmi was talking to media persons at Landhi Railways Station. Hashmi said Bilawal Bhutto would not be selected again as Prime Minister. A number of caravan has been leading …

The United States “strongly” encouraged Afghanistan’s neighbors, including Pakistan, to allow entry for Afghans seeking protection and urged them to uphold obligations in treatment of refugees, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday. Pakistan has set a Nov. 1 deadline for all illegal immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of Afghans, to leave the country or face forcible expulsion. Some 1.73 …

Pakistan on Thursday announced sending assistance for Palestinians reeling from Israel’s relentless bombing. “A chartered aircraft carrying 100 tonnes of essential medical supplies, tents, and blankets will depart from Islamabad for Egypt this afternoon, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said at a weekly press briefing on Thursday. From Egypt, these items will be transferred to the people of Gaza, she …

Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has summoned a session of the Supreme Judicial Council, citing sources. Sources said that the CJP has also suggested the name of the Sindh High Court’s Acting Chief Justice Irfan Saadat Khan to fill one of the two vacancies of judges in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The CJP has summoned a meeting of …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday granted protective bail to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif in Avenfield and Al-Azizia cases until Oct 24. Nawaz, who has been in self-imposed exile since 2019, left for London in the middle of his seven-year jail term on medical grounds. The elder Sharif is currently in Saudi Arabia and he will …

The interim government on Tuesday initiated communications with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in a bid to foster a conducive environment for the forthcoming general elections in the country. In pursuit of this objective, Caretaker Minister for Information Murtaza Solangi engaged in discussions with the senior central leader of PTI, Shafqat Mahmood, at his residence. During the meeting, the two leaders …

Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman’s plea against his jail trial in cipher case. The verdict reserved on September 12 was announced by the Islamabad High Court Chief Justice, Aamer Farooq. Announcing the reserved verdict, the IHC CJ dismissed the former prime minister’s plea against jail trial with guidelines. The short verdict said the jail …

Former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday filed petition in Islamabad High Court against his trial in jail in Cipher case. PTI leader has pleaded to the high court to declare the trial court’s October 09 order as void. Qureshi has also pleaded to the court to issue restraining order to the trial court from his indictment in the case. …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday declared petitions against caretaker ministers and advisers as maintainable. The ECP had reserved verdict on petitions against federal ministers and advisers over their political associations. The election commission has issued notices to Federal Minister for Privatization Fawad Hassan Fawad, Adviser Ahad Cheema and Principal Secretary to the PM Tauqeer Shah. The ECP …

The Supreme Court (SC) Monday ordered the Registrar’s Office to provide information about court employees within seven days. A three-member bench of SC headed by CJP Justice Qazi Faez Isa announced the reserved verdict after approving the appeal of the court employee, seeking information on SC employees under the Right to Information Act. The verdict stated that those seeking details …

October 16, 2023, marks the 72nd death anniversary of Pakistan’s first Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan Shaheed.  He was assassinated in a shocking incident during a public meeting in Rawalpindi on the same day in 1951. Despite the passage of more than seven decades, the mystery surrounding this tragic event, considered one of the worst in the nation’s history, remains unsolved. …

Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is looking to grow his business in Pakistan and eyes investment in Barrick Gold Corp.’s $7 billion Reko Diq copper-gold project, reported Bloomberg. “I have an advantage over other investors. I’m familiar with the country, and I have friends here. We want to be on the Pakistani side because I have been here for 25 years,” …

The security forces claim to have gunned down an important commander of the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), along with one of his associates. The security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation against the BLA in Turbat district of Balochistan and claim to have killed Saddam Hussain Muslim, a commander of the Abdul Majeed Brigade of the group. Saddam was also …

Foreign Minister Caretaker Jalil Abbas Jilani expressed concern over the situation in Palestine and strongly condemned the Israeli attacks on innocent Palestinian women and children. He said that an important meeting of the OIC (Organization of Islamic Countries) will address the issue of Palestine. A special meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is scheduled for October 18 in …

Unidentified gunmen shot dead three members of a family for resisting robbery in Ahmedpur Sharqia, Punjab. According to details, the incident occurred in Azeemwala, Ahmedpur Sharqia, Punjab, where three people including a man, his wife and a six-year-old were shot dead for resisting a robbery. After getting the information, police reached the spot and shifted the bodies to the hospital. …

Heavy rainfall in Lahore and adjoining areas turned the weather pleasant bringing mercury down, on Sunday. The temperature has dropped in the city to 18 degree Celsius with cool winds blowing at the speed of five kilometers per hour, Met Office said. The weather department has forecast more rainfall within next 24 hours. Air pollution has dropped in Lahore after rainfall with …

Unidentified gunmen fatally shot six labourers in Turbat in Balochistan’s Kech district in the early hours of Saturday, police said. District Police Officer (DPO) Imam Bux said that the incident occurred in the early hours of the day when a group of armed men barged into a residence in Turbat’s Satellite Town area and indiscriminately shot the labourers. The victims …

The Election Commission of Pakistan has issued the election code of conduct. Local and foreign media and commentators will not express bias and preferences for any political party or candidate. While publishing preliminary results, it will be mentioned that these are unofficial and incomplete results, and they will not be considered final until declared by the returning officer. According to …

Former inspector Abid Boxer along with his three aides escaped from police custody after snatching government rifles. The former police inspector Abid Boxer along with his three aides managed to flee from the police custody after snatching government rights from the on-duty cops. The arrested inspector kept threatening the cops after being arrested. The notorious inspector was arrested along with his …

The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights was informed that almost 179 people were behind bars and facing trials across the country on charges of blasphemy. According to a report submitted by the National Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (NHRC), 179 people were behind bars and facing trials on charges of blasphemy, while 17 had been sentenced. Breaking down the …

Met Office has forecast rain-wind or thunderstorm in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, upper Punjab, Islamabad, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir from October 14, ARY News reported on Saturday. A westerly system is likely to enter upper parts of country on 13th October evening/night. Under the influence of this weather system snowfall is expected at mountains and isolated hailstorm in plains of Punjab. Kashmir, GB, …

People keeping exotic animals as pets has become a common hobby for many individuals lately. However, in the recent past, there have been multiple incidents of pet lions managing to escape from their confines and roaming the streets. A similar incident happened recently when a lion was spotted on Karachi’s Shahrah-e-Faisal, endangering public safety. Fortunately, the lion was caught before …

Punjab Inspector General of Police Dr Usman Anwar on Thursday held responsible a “rogue nation’s hostile intelligence agency” for the Sialkot mosque shooting that claimed three lives earlier this week. On October 11, a prayer leader, a religious activist belonging to an outlawed outfit, and his security guard were killed in what is believed to be a targeted attack on …

Muhammad Junaid Safdar, son of PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif and grandson of supremo Nawaz Sharif, has announced divorce from Ayesha Saif, more than two years after they tied the knot. Taking to Instagram, Junaid confirmed the news of parting ways with from Ayesha Saif. “News about my divorce is true,” Safdar said in an Instagram story. “This …

A cold wave will likely grip Pakistan next week under the impact of fresh rain and snowfall on mountains in parts of the country, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in latest weather advisory. “A westerly system is likely to enter upper parts on 13th October (evening/night) and likely to spread upper/central parts on 14th (night),” a weather advisory issued …

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have recovered 12,000 Pakistani passports from Afghan nationals, it merged on Thursday. The development comes as law enforcement agencies launch a crackdown on unscrupulous elements involved in issuing fake citizenship documents to illegal migrants in the country, especially Afghans. Sources told Geo News that the Saudi authorities have informed the Pakistani embassy in Riyadh of recovering …

A contingent of the Pakistan Army has bagged the silver medal in an international military competition. The Exercise Cambrian Patrol, held in the United Kingdom, is considered one of the toughest and most prestigious military competitions in the world. Colonel Taimur Rahat, Military and Air Attaché at the Pakistan High Commission in London, shared details about the competition and the …

Maintaining its position on the list of world’s most polluted cities, Lahore once again found itself taking the top slot on Thursday morning, followed by Indian capital New Delhi ranking as the city with the second most polluted air. According to IQAir, a Swiss air quality monitor, Lahore had the highest level of pollution in its air in the world …

Muzzamil Hussain, a content creator has accused Pakistan Television (PTV) World of copyright infringement for broadcasting his tourism video footage originally uploaded don its Youtube channel ‘MHtoori’ on national television without his consent. Muzzamil said he was shocked to know that his two years of video regarding tourism promotion of Pakistan was used for PTV World. “I was pressing the …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) took up the petitions of PTI Chairman Imran Khan seeking suspension of the cipher case trial as well as against the decision to indict him and party Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi. IHC Chief Justice Aamir Farooq heard the case, as the court merged the case with the plea seeking ​​dismissal of the cipher case. …

ISLAMABAD: Separate teams of the capital police and local administration have been constituted to identify and locate properties owned by Afghan nationals, compile records and ascertain their value. However, when Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon was contacted, he denied that any team had been established for the purpose. “No such teams had been formed by the local administration,” Mr Memon …

Punjab government employees continued to observe a pen-down strike and  sit-ins in front of the government offices across the province till the acceptance of their “genuine demands.” A large number of government employees protested in front of Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Offices in Rawalpindi and other cities against discrimination in salaries and pensions. The protestors demand the same salaries, pension …

Passport applicants are expected to wait longer to receive their travel documents due to the shortage of lamination papers, local media reported. Citing its own sources, a local media outlet reported that despite an inadequate stock of lamination papers, the concerned officials didn’t take timely measures to guarantee an ample provision of the papers. Last week, there were no positive …