27th Amendment gives FCC no authority to reopen SC verdicts, reinforcing judicial finality in private, public disputes ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that a parallel appeal cannot be filed against a Supreme Court of Pakistan’s decision, reinforcing that the apex court’s final rulings are beyond review. FFC clarified that it cannot entertain … Read more

UN peacekeepers express ‘serious concern’ over order as around 84,000 people displaced in four days Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut’s southern neighborhood on March 5, 2026. PHOTO: AFP On Wednesday, the Israeli military issued a displacement order for all residents in Lebanon south of the … Read more

‘Selective exceptions diminish credibility of global non-proliferation framework’, MOFA spokesperson Tahir Andrabi Pakistan has expressed concern over the long-term uranium supply agreement between Canada and India and potential cooperation on small modular reactors and advanced reactor technologies between the two sides, state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported. In response to media queries, Spokesperson for the Ministry of … Read more

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan defeated Nepal 2-1 to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the ITF World Juniors Competition at the 2026 Asia Oceania Pre-Qualifying Event held in Phan Thiet, Vietnam. Seeded sixth in the event, Pakistan topped Group F after an impressive performance in the group stage to qualify among the top eight teams. The … Read more

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, August 26, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday that “military assets” had been deployed to the Middle East as a contingency plan. Countries have rushed to evacuate their citizens from the … Read more

Premier Li Qiang said ‘multilateralism, free trade are under severe threat’, 7% increases in the defence budget, R&D Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang. PHOTO: ANADOLU China on Thursday vowed to deepen investment in high-tech industries and scientific innovation, framing them as essential to bolstering national security and self-reliance amid rising geopolitical tensions and an intensifying … Read more

Lifeline consumers and electric vehicle charging stations exempt from the increase ISLAMABAD: Electricity prices have been increased by Rs1.63 per unit across the country, including Karachi which is served by K-Electric, a private power utility. According to a notification issued by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday, the increase was approved due … Read more

. ISLAMABAD: Air travel to and from Pakistan remained severely disrupted for the fifth consecutive day due to airspace closures linked to tensions and hostilities involving Iran, the United States and Israel. Since February 28, Pakistani and foreign airlines have been forced to cancel 578 flights due to airspace closures in several Gulf countries, causing … Read more

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s nomination of the American president for the Nobel Peace Prize was widely criticised as a folly, though most experts said Pakistan’s renewed outreach to Washington and its effort to stay out of Donald Trump’s crosshairs were driven by practical and short-term considerations. They described the country’s current foreign policy, including … Read more

87 bodies recovered off Sri Lanka; Iran claims control of Strait of Hormuz; Turkey says missile detroyed by NATO This frame grab from a video released by the US Department of Defense shows what it says is periscope footage of a US Navy submarine firing on and sinking an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean. … Read more