LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revealed the lineup for the initial test match against Australia on Wednesday as part of their ongoing tour Down Under. The two teams are engaged in a three-match Test series as a crucial part of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Test Championship. Scheduled to commence on December 14, the Test series kicks off in Canberra. The PCB management officially disclosed the playing XI for the opening Test, showcasing the inclusion of two debutants, Amir Jamal and Khurram Shahzad. https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB/status/1734819308138865118 Shan Masood will lead the national team, with the lineup comprising opener Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah…
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has decided to consolidate and hear all cases related to the disqualification period together. In the Mir Badshah Qaisrani case, the court issued a written order, scheduling the life disqualification case for a hearing in January 2024. The court emphasized that the case’s pendency should not be exploited to delay the upcoming election. The order highlighted that a minimum five-member bench is required for cases involving constitutional questions, as pointed out by the additional attorney general. The cases challenging the disqualification period are to be fixed at the beginning of January, and the court…
ABBOTTABAD: Local police reported that five members of a same family were died in their sleep in jurisdiction of Nawan Shahr police station of Abbottabad. The victims include a mother and her four children, who tragically lost their lives to gas poisoning within the confines of their home. Initial investigations suggest that the family was using a gas heater in their room, which unfortunately turned into the source of their demise. The fumes, likely carbon monoxide, permeated the enclosed space, leading to the tragic outcome. The sole survivor of the incident is the father, who reportedly lost consciousness due to…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has summoned Afghanistan’s top diplomat in Islamabad to protest today’s suicide attack in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that left at least 23 soldiers dead. The multiple suicide bombers targeted a Pakistani military base, with at least 23 soldiers martyred after militants drove an explosive-laden vehicle into the main gate of the security check post, a strike claimed by Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan (TJP). The Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan is a terrorist group affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is based in Afghanistan and enjoys the support of the Afghan Taliban. Following the incident, Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Syrus Sajjad…
PESHAWAR: Twenty-seven terrorists were killed while 25 soldiers were martyred in multiple operations carried out in Dera Ismail Khan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as stated in a military announcement on Tuesday. According to ISPR, an intelligence-based operation was carried out in the general area of Darazinda in the district, targeting reported terrorist presence on the night of December 11 and 12. During the operation, a terrorists’ hideout was discovered, resulting in the elimination of seventeen terrorists. In another intelligence-based operation in the general area of Kulachi, own troops effectively engaged terrorists’ location, leading to the demise of four terrorists. However,…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad District and Sessions Court has granted an extension to the interim bails of Imran Khan, the founder chairman of PTI, and his wife Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana case. During the hearing, Additional Sessions Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra considered six bail pleas from the former PTI chief and one from the former first lady. Imran Khan’s interim bail was prolonged until December 19, while Bushra Bibi’s was extended until January 2, 2024. Accompanied by her legal team, Bushra Bibi attended the court session, with Imran Khan being represented by Khalid Yousuf Chaudhry. Chaudhry informed the court that…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday adjourned hearing of the presidential reference regarding the reconsideration of the death sentence given to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and former prime minister. The court’s decision allows the proceedings to be televised on the state-run PTV. A nine-member larger bench, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa and including Justices Sardar Tariq Masood, Mansoor Ali Shah, Yahya Afridi, Aminud Din Khan, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, and Musarrat Hilali, heard the presidential reference. The presidential reference was filed…
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Tuesday summoned Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) meeting. The SJC, the sole constitutional body empowered to scrutinize the conduct of judges in superior courts and recommend their removal under Article 209 of the Constitution, is set to convene on December 14 at the Supreme Court building. CJP Justice Qazi Faez Isa will preside over the meeting to address various crucial issues. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) took notice on Monday of the disparity between the judicial decision on lifetime disqualification under Article 62 (1) (f) and the amendments…
DIKHAN: At least 14 policemen were martyred and several others wounded when a group of terrorists stormed Daraban police station in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the early hours of Tuesday. According to Khyber News, a suicide bomber drove an explosives-packed car into a police station’s main gate, followed by terrorists’ firing at the security forces. The local administration has imposed a state of emergency in the city’s hospitals, as casualties were feared to increase, and declared a holiday at schools. The reports say that total five suicide bombers stormed the security compound. https://twitter.com/khorasandiary/status/1734462199429546403 The targeted assault…
ISLAMABAD: Former Chief Justice Jawad S. Khawaja has taken a significant step by filing a petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the participation of Justice Tariq Masood in a bench responsible for hearing appeals against trials in military courts. In the filed petition, Khawaja expressed concerns about Justice Masood’s previous stance on applications related to military courts. He is calling for the exclusion of Justice Masood from the bench overseeing military court appeals and suggests the formation of a new bench by the judges’ committee for these proceedings. The petition highlighted that both Justice Faiz Isa and Justice Tariq Masood…
