ISLAMABAD: The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a decree against the marriage of Prime Minister Imran Khan on the basis of 10 questions related to Islamic laws and constitutional provisions. A three-member FSC bench comprising Chief Justice Mohammad Noor Meskanzai, Justice Dr Syed Mohammad Anwer and Justice Khadim Hussain M. Shaikh declared the petition as non-maintainable with an observation that the petition was “not filed in accordance with the Federal Shariat Court (Procedure) Rules 1981”. The court order also mentioned the 10 questions asked by the petitioner, including “whether Holy Quran empowers wife to seek…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
ISLAMABAD: Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, a former judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), has filed a fresh application with the Supreme Court requesting it to resume the hearing of his appeal on Feb 10. The last hearing of the petition was on Dec 7. “The petitioner’s several legal, fundamental and constitutional rights are involved in the case,” said the single-page application by Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, who was retired as a high court judge in June last year. ‘It is therefore most respectively prayed that the constitutional petition may kindly be fixed for hearing on Feb 10,” the application said.…
QUETTA: The Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) has demanded an increase in its share in the federal cabinet and decided that it will revisit its support for the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government in the centre if its demands are not met. A meeting of the party was held here on Sunday night which was attended by the founder of the party Senator Saeed Ahmed Hashmi, Senate Chairman Mir Sadiq Sanjrani, Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, Balochistan Assembly Speaker Mir Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali and the party’s senators and MNAs. The meeting, which continued till late night, discussed some affairs of…
ISLAMABAD: Senators from both sides of the aisle have warned that a humanitarian crisis is brewing in Afghanistan that could have serious ramifications for Pakistan’s national security. Speaking on a motion seeking to discuss the rapidly developing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and Pakistan’s role in averting it, moved by Senator Mushtaq Ahmad of the Jamaat-i-Islami on Monday, the senators called for urgent steps to alleviate the sufferings of the Afghan people. Former Senate chairman and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) stalwart Mian Raza Rabbani in his speech noted that Pakistan would be affected the most by a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan…
Karachi and Hyderabad saw intermittent showers on Tuesday as forecasted by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) at the weekend, with various authorities issuing alerts and advisories for citizens. As a result of the rain, traffic police said the flow of traffic in Karachi was hindered from Regent Plaza towards Awari, Hassan Square towards New Town and from Mehmoodabad towards Nursery. Today’s spell of rain followed the Met Office’s prediction that another spell of rain was expected on Monday and Tuesday. PMD official Sardar Sarfaraz had said a fresh weather development was taking place under the influence of a weak westerly wave. In…
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) board of governors stripped the commission’s embattled chairman, Dr Tariq Banuri, of his powers, members of the board confirmed on Tuesday, just a few weeks after he was restored to the position by the Islamabad High Court. The move came after the secretary of the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MFEPT), who is also a member of the HEC board of governors, issued a resolution, which was supported by a majority of members, to transfer Dr Banuri’s powers as chairman to the commission’s executive director. Dr Banuri was appointed chairman HEC in 2018…
Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Tuesday 15 per cent increase in the salaries of Frontier Corps (FC) and Rangers personnel. The premier made the announcement while addressing a ceremony in Naushki, where four members of the armed forces, including an officer, were martyred last week during a terrorist attack on a security camp. Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa was also present on the occasion. At the outset of his speech, PM Imran paid tributes to the “heroes who neutralised terrorists and saved lives” during the last week’s attacks. “I am in Naushki today to give army jawans the…
LAHORE: The Chaudhrys of Gujrat have politely conveyed to former president Asif Ali Zardari that they cannot become part of any “political misadventure” because of their alliance with the ruling party, and more so because of the PML-Q’s trust deficit with the PML-N leadership. Only a day ago, the Chaudhrys — Shujat Hussain and Parvez Elahi — had claimed the defection of a major PML-N figure and businessman in Gujrat, Amjad Farooq, to their party and vowed to continue supporting the ruling party, standing with it through thick and thin. Mr Zardari, who is also the PPP co-chairman, had paid…
Billie Eilish has garnered love and support from her fans around the world after her thoughtful gesture during her Atlanta concert. The 20-year-old Bag Guy hitmaker paused the concert midway to ensure a female concert attendee was doing okay amid her asthma attack. “Are we good here? Hold on, I got you. You need an inhaler?” Billie asked the person. “You need an inhaler?” she asked again before asking her crew. “Do we have an inhaler? Can we just grab one?” Videos from the moment have ever since gone viral. “It’s okay, we got one.” She then continued, “Guys give…
Pete Davidson is revealing how he spends his time with billionaire girlfriend Kim Kardashian in a recent interview. The Saturday Night Live star called the 41-year-old his ‘girlfriend’ for the first time on a public platform, while speaking to Kay Adams. Davidson reveals how he likes his private life away from the spotlight, owing to his lack of social media presence. “Well, I don’t really have Instagram — I don’t have Instagram or Twitter or any of that stuff. So, most of my daily life is getting into cars and showing up to a set,” the comedian said. “Or, if…
