Legislation that proposes a set of constitutional amendments, including the extension of the term of the top judge, is the much-discussed Constitutional Package. Experts are concerned that the proposed amendments would virtually undermine the judiciary’s independence by limiting the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction to civil and criminal appeals and petitions. A group of lawyers, led by Abid Shahid Zuberi, a former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, filed a petition in September to prevent the government from introducing the bill to parliament. The SC registrar’s office previously returned the petition, but it was scheduled for hearing today in a supplementary…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
SAHIWAL: An ambush on Sahiwal-Faisalabad Road on Friday morning killed two captured terrorists, including the mastermind of the 2021 Dasu bombing, which killed nine Chinese and four Pakistanis. According to the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab Police, five terrorists—Muhammad Hussain alias Syed Mohammad, who orchestrated the Dasu blast; his friend Muhammad Ayaz, also known as Janbaz; When the convoy was attacked, Saleem Khan, alias Toor, Abu Bakar, and Latifullah Masood, and three others were moving from Sahiwal prison to Mianwali jail in two separate prison vans. For their participation in the July 14, 2021, bombing of a bus…
QUETTA: After a delay of one and a half months due to the reconstruction of a terrorist-damaged bridge, the rail connection between Balochistan and the rest of the country was restored on Friday. Since the bridge between the Kolpur and Dozan railway stations in the Bolan area was blown up in August by terrorists who had carried out coordinated attacks on civilians and government properties in several districts of Balochistan between August 25 and 26, killing 53 people, 14 of whom were security personnel, the rail link had been suspended. The attack severed the rail connection that connected Balochistan to…
The petition was submitted to the IHC by KP’s secretary of administration, who claimed that the CDA had failed to de-seal the KP House in violation of the court’s instructions despite the order issued on October 10. The petition urged the IHC to institute contempt proceedings against CDA director Javed Firoz and the other involved officials because they were obligated to abide by court orders, and disobeying those orders constitutes contempt of court. The CDA sealed the building after police raided KP House to arrest Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, who had led a procession of PTI supporters from Peshawar…
• Recorder issues solicitations for full court reference on 25th; • Legal circles are still awaiting confirmation that Justice Mansoor Ali Shah will succeed the outgoing CJP; The writing seems to be on the wall; Justice Isa declines the idea of a farewell dinner. the High Court recorder has conveyed conventional solicitations to a full court reference, being met to say goodbye to active Boss Equity of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, on Oct 25. The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Shahzad Shaukat received an invitation stating that the ceremony will take place in Courtroom No. 1 at the…
The horrifying details are that the unfortunate individuals had no chance of survival as terrorists lobbed rockets and grenades into the mine, which is why the incident was reported. The Duki shock follows the destructive fear monger assault focusing on a guard of Chinese nationals in Karachi last Sunday. Although no group has yet claimed responsibility for the most recent attack, it must be noted that the targeting of poor, defenseless workers was an act of terrorism and that no ideological motive can be used to justify such cold-blooded murder. Since Duki is primarily a Pakhtun area, it is believed…
No less than 11 individuals were killed and eight were harmed in shooting occurrences in Kunj Alizai area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram region, emergency clinic and neighborhood authorities said on Saturday. Dawn.com was informed by Kurram Deputy Commissioner (DC) Javidullah Mehsud of the death toll. DC Mehsud stated, “There was shooting in the Kunj Alizai mountains near the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan and on the roads there.” Mir Hassan, clinical director of the Region Central command Clinic, let Dawn.com know that a sum of nine harmed individuals were brought to the emergency clinic, out of which one capitulated to…
Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a Baloch rights activist, was arrested on suspicion of terrorism on Saturday for allegedly inciting others by making “allegations against security institutions.” The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), led by Dr. Mahrang, has organized a number of sit-ins and protests over forced disappearances in Balochistan over the past few months. On Tuesday, movement specialists at Karachi’s Jinnah Global Air terminal had banned her from getting onto a trip to New York, where she was booked to go to a Period magazine capability. The lobbyist had said she was expected to go to the Time magazine’s celebration for being…
In the past week, 997 new cases of dengue were discovered, bringing Punjab’s total for 2024 to 3,285. With 134 cases, Rawalpindi remained the hardest hit, followed by Bahawalpur with three cases and Lahore with two. One case was reported by Sheikhupura, Jhelum, Faisalabad, Attock, Kasur, Mianwali, Khanewal, Nankana Sahib, and Narowal. After 103 new cases were reported in the city, the Punjab government declared a health emergency in Rawalpindi last week in response to concerns of an outbreak. In the meantime, the Punjab health minister set up a district emergency response committee in Rawalpindi on Thursday with national and…
Saturday, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal vehemently criticized the PTI’s D-Chowk protest call for October 15, when the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit is scheduled to begin, as “political terrorism” with the intention of defaming the nation and preventing its economic growth and development. The PTI has called for party leaders and workers to gather in Islamabad on October 15 and announced the suspension of its protests in Punjab. The PTI has also demanded that party leaders and members of their families have immediate access to Imran Khan, the party’s founder, who is being held in Adiala Jail. The public…
