As the 27th Constitutional Amendment threatens to erode judicial independence, Pakistan’s judiciary faces a defining choice — to reclaim its conscience or surrender it to power.
Washington and Seoul criticise Pyongyang’s latest ballistic missile launch; Pyongyang’s defence minister says Washington “has become brazen in its military moves to threaten the security” of the North.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Rizwan Saeed Sheikh meets US State Dept official; says two sides explored practical ways to translate recent high-level political resolve into concrete cooperation.
The onerous conditions placed on parliament for the passage of a constitutional amendment were meant to ensure that the process would be treated with the seriousness and sobriety it deserves.
Preps appear to be underway to house proposed constitutional court on Shariat Court premises; change of building won’t affect court’s powers, observes Constitutional Bench judge.
"Gadgets will make a noticeable difference in our force’s capacity to attack terrorists and defend themselves against attacks at night," says KP IG Zulfiqar Hameed.
Pledge from 21 carriers, including Lufthansa, will oblige them to clarify that the emissions of a specific flight cannot be “neutralised, offset, or directly reduced”.
US official alleges Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force initiated the plot to "assassinate” Israeli envoy to Mexico late last year but was disrupted this year.
Strikes have destroyed at least 18 vessels so far, but Washington has yet to present any concrete evidence that its targets were smuggling narcotics or posed a threat to US.
Roughly 40pc of registered candidates are under 40, highlighting attempts by the new generation to challenge political domination of older power networks.
