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January 22, 2019

Senators demand audit of CDT encounters

ISLAMABAD.: Like the lower house of parliament, the government on Monday faced criticism in the Senate, with senators rejecting the joint investigation team and demanding complete […]
January 21, 2019

Sahiwal tragedy: Punjab govt terms deaths ‘collateral damage’

LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat on Sunday termed the killings of three members of the same family in a Sahiwal police ‘encounter’ “collateral damage”, saying […]
January 21, 2019

Polio victims’ rehabilitation wing gets revamped

Prime Minister Focal Person for Polio Eradication Babar Bin Atta on Tuesday said that the government has decided to completely revamp its dormant ‘polio victims rehabilitation […]
January 21, 2019

After PPP, PML-N also opposes extension of military courts

A day after the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) opposed the extension of military courts, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Sunday […]
January 17, 2019

‘Populist era’ of Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar comes to an end today

ISLAMABAD: ‘Populist era’ of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar is going to end today (January 17). However, his tenure will be remembered […]
January 17, 2019

The power of suo motu

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar leaves behind a legacy of judicial activism of holding politicians, public servants accountable, rarely witnessed before, at the time […]
January 17, 2019

Undoing 18th Amendment: opening the Pandora’s box

The issue of fiscal federalism has remained one of the thorniest issues in the history of Pakistan. All well-wishers believed that the 18th constitutional amendment had […]
January 17, 2019

Top court orders Bilawal, Shah’s names off ECL

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred the joint investigation team’s (JIT) report on alleged Rs42 billion fake bank accounts scam to the National Accountability Bureau […]