Amnesty International has said that Pakistan’s 27th Constitutional Amendment was part of a “concerted and sustained attack on the independence of the judiciary, right to fair trial and the rule of law”, urging authorities to conduct an urgent review of the legislation. In a detailed public statement issued on Tuesday, Amnesty said the amendment posed […]
Adviser to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Political Affairs, Senator Rana Sanaullah, has stated that the prime minister offered negotiations to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after consulting Nawaz Sharif and the establishment, but believes that Imran Khan is not interested in talks. Speaking to the media, Sanaullah said the Islamabad High Court (IHC) bench had […]
The hearing in the May 9 GHQ attack case was adjourned for the 11th consecutive time on Tuesday in Rawalpindi’s Anti-Terrorism Court, with proceedings deferred until January 20. No progress could be made as the video link system remains non-operational at both Adiala Jail and the anti-terrorism court, despite more than two months having passed […]
Staff at Pakistani websites otherwise used to reheating international coverage of the motherland as a bona fide news genre were a little surprised to find their Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb splashed all over USA Today on December 22. The American tabloid is known for its four-colour infographics and weather reports, not necessarily knowing where Pakistan […]