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The federal cabinet in Pakistan has approved a bill that aims to limit the discretionary powers of the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo motu notice, or legal action initiated by a judge. The move follows concerns raised by two Supreme Court judges regarding the powers of the Chief
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Two judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail have raised questions over the power of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, saying that the apex court cannot be dependent on the solitary decision of one man. The judges said that it
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In a recent letter to President Arif Alvi, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused the president of violating his oath of office on multiple occasions. According to Sharif, the president's order of dissolving the National Assembly and failure to discharge his constitutional duty upon Sharif'
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The judicial magistrate's court in Quetta has handed over Barrister Hassaan Khan Niazi, a leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the nephew of former prime minister Imran Khan, to Punjab police on a seven-day transitory remand. This comes after Niazi was arrested by Quetta police
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The Punjab police in Pakistan have continued their crackdowns against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and arrested several activists and local leaders in various cities of Punjab. In Lahore, the police conducted a raid at the residence of Mehtab Hussain, a senior PTI leader and a candidate from
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Last week, clashes broke out between the Islamabad police and the activists of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) outside the Federal Judicial Complex. The police have now claimed that the riots and vandalism were not a spontaneous occurrence, but a deliberate and planned attack by the PTI. According to
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Maryam Nawaz, the Senior Vice President and chief organizer of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), is set to unveil the identities of Imran Khan’s local and international handlers next week. The PML-N has prepared a strategy to expose the false narrative of the former prime minister Imran
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Pakistan is facing a crucial deadline to finalize a long-awaited loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to receive a $1.1 billion tranche from a $6.5 billion bailout agreed upon in 2019. Negotiations have been ongoing since February 2023, and the IMF has confirmed that a
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Former Pakistani prime minister and chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, Imran Khan, has urged supporters not to back down under any circumstance ahead of a rally at the Minar-i-Pakistan monument in Lahore. Khan has secured interim bail in three terrorism cases at a Lahore
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The recent decision by Sikandar Sultan Raja, the chief election commissioner of Pakistan, to postpone elections beyond the legal deadline has raised concerns about the integrity of the electoral process. Many had hoped that Raja would remain committed to upholding democratic values and the Constitution, but his decision to cave
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As the heir to Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III spent his life cultivating a range of interests and passions, from architecture to the environment. However, now at the age of 74, he finds himself in the position of ensuring a successful, albeit tricky, transition before the crown passes to
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Rahul Gandhi, a top opposition figure in India, has been expelled from parliament following his defamation conviction for a remark made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gandhi, a leader of the Congress party, has been accused of making derogatory comments against Modi and his surname during the 2019 election campaign.