<p>PESHAWAR: Four additional judges of the Peshawar High Court have ceased to function as the president of Pakistan has <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2020761">yet to give assent </a>to the confirmation of their services as recommended by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP).</p> <p>The four judges, including Justice Farah Jamshed, Justice Inamullah Khan, Justice Sabitullah Khan and Justice Aurangzeb, were appointed as additional judges for a period of one year and they had taken oath o

<p>ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has proposed an amendment to the Election Rules 2017 to empower it to seek direct clarification on statements of assets and liabilities submitted by lawmakers. </p> <p>In a notification, the ECP said it intended to insert a new proviso in Rule 137. Under the proposed change, if there is any ambiguity in the wealth statement of a parliamentarian or an MPA, the commission may seek clarification from the member, or from any person, departmen

<p>ONE good thing that has come out of this whole conversation about <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2019599">building the federation on new foundations </a>is that it has exposed the most opportunistic elements among us. Those who crave the opportunity to enter public life but have no chance to do so as long as Pakistan remains even nominally a democracy are the ones most excited by the idea of dismantling the federal structure and replacing it with some reloaded form of a unitary state from

<p>The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) have expressed concerns regarding media freedom after the government <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2020579">mandated </a>foreign media personnel to seek permission for travelling to any city outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi for news coverage.</p> <p>“The requirement that journalists obtain state approval to report from large parts of the country sends a chilling message: that critic

<p>The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) announced on Thursday that the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT), previously scheduled to be held on August 16, would now be held on September 20.</p> <p>A press release issued by the council said, “On the directions of the honourable prime minister of Pakistan, PMDC hereby informs all candidates, parents, educational institutions and other stakeholders that the MDCAT, previously scheduled to be held on Aug 16, has been reschedu

<p>Karachi police have registered a case under terrorism charges following a scuffle between two groups at the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan’s headquarters in Karachi on Sunday.</p> <p>The first information report, dated August 4 and a copy of which is available with <em>Dawn</em>, was registered at the New Town police station on behalf of the state, through Assistant Sub-Inspector Mirza Anwar Baig.</p> <p>It invoked Sections 147 (punishment for rioting), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly we

<p>WASHINGTON: Pakistan on Wednesday informed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that multiple terrorist groups continued to operate from safe havens inside Afghanistan, posing a growing threat to regional security.</p> <p>Speaking at a UNSC briefing on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad also highlighted Islamabad’s concerns over Jammu and Kashmir, as the Council met on the

<p>A search team has transported the bodies of renowned climber Nirmal Purja and three of his team members to the base camp of the mountain where they were killed in an avalanche, the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) said on Wednesday.</p> <p>The avalanche <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2019597">struck</a> on July 30, cutting off contact with the 10-member international expedition led by 43-year-old British-Nepali climber Purja on Broad Peak, one of the world’s highest mountains. His company

<img src="https://static.arynews.tv/zip-archives/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Youm-e-Istehsal-Kashmir-Pakistan.jpg" /><br />Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir being observed to highlight Indian atrocities in IIOJ&K

<p>• Medium to high flows expected in nullahs linked to Jhelum, Chenab and Ravi<br>• Authorities on high alert as NDMA reviews flood preparedness</p> <p>LAHORE: While rising river flows have pushed Tarbela Dam near its maximum capacity, the Met Office has warned of urban flooding and inundation in low-lying areas of several cities as heavy monsoon rains are expected on Tuesday (today).</p> <p>According to the Flood Forecasting Divi­sion (FFD) of the Pakistan Meteorological De­­­­partmen