6+ hour, 9+ min ago  (895+ words) PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has expressed displeasure at the failure of authorities to implement its full-bench orders to reform the criminal justice system in the province and directed the provincial chief secretary to identify the culpable officials. Expressing dissatisfaction…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago  (151+ words) KARACHI: More than 30 people were rescued while around 10 motorcycles were damaged when a fire broke out in a commercial-cum-residential building in the Buffer Zone area on Saturday, rescue officials said. Rescue 1122 spokesperson Hassaan Ul Haseeb Khan told Dawn that the…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago  (203+ words) QUETTA: A series of fire incidents destroyed more than 65 homes in different areas, officials said on Saturday. While causes for the blaze were being ascertained, a few of them were caused by short circuits. The most devastating incident occurred in…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago  (138+ words) GWADAR: Three bodies were recovered from Pasni and Kech areas of Balochistan on Saturday, police said. According to them, two bodies were found near Chabbandan Cross on the Makran Coastal Highway in the Pasni area of Gwadar district. Police identified…...

6+ hour, 10+ min ago  (501+ words) " Dismisses husband's appeal against lower courts' decisions " Rules technical objections over ordinary stamp paper cannot defeat proven matrimonial rights LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has upheld concurrent judgements of two lower courts granting a divorced woman possession of a house…...

21+ hour, 41+ min ago  (234+ words) KARACHI: A suspected thief died by suicide to avoid arrest during an office-cum-house robbery on Khalid Bin Waleed Road near Tariq Road in PECHS early Saturday morning, officials said. Ferozabad police Station House Officer (SHO) Adeel Afzal said the suspect…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (412+ words) WASHINGTON: Former US attorney general Pam Bondi began closed-door testimony before lawmakers on Friday on the Jeffrey Epstein investigation in a downgraded appearance that frustrated Democrats and survivors, who accuse the Trump administration of withholding details in the sex offender's…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (522+ words) " At least 85 officials penalised over misuse of authority during past year, Senate told " FIA says Directorate of Internal Accountability working to strengthen internal oversight within the agency " More than 130 passengers offloaded from flights across country in 2025 ISLAMABAD: At least 132 passengers…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (843+ words) " Legal fraternity says "facilitative measure" has turned into "gatekeeping mechanism" Notes technical glitches make access to justice needlessly complicated LAHORE: The enforcement of mandatory biometric verification for litigants filing cases has triggered widespread concern across Punjab"s legal community, with…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (195+ words) ISLAMABAD: Two members of a family died while three others were injured in a gas leak explosion at a house in the capital on Friday. The five-member family from Swabi was residing on the first floor of the house at…...