ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court, by a majority of two to one, on Thursday set aside its Dec 29, 2022 order endorsing the closure of the right to defence of PTI founder Imran Khan in the Rs10 billion defamation suit filed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
In April, the apex court had resumed hearing a review petition filed by PTI founder and former premier against the closure of his right to defence…
“Space computing, the final frontier, has arrived,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declared at the Nvidia GTC conference in March.
Indeed, the idea of data centers in orbit has gone from science fiction to a serious spending category. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired xAI (also Musk’s) and is planning a constellation of space-based data centers. Google, not to be outdone, announced Project…
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The mayor of Newark, New Jersey, said Tuesday that if the Delaney Hall ICE detention center isn’t closed soon, the city may file a lawsuit.
Ras Baraka pointed to reports of the center’s poor conditions, with detainees suffering from serious health conditions. He said that in one report, a detainee suffered a miscarriage and wasn’t given proper care.
“It’s troubling, which forces us to expand…
Amidst the ongoing awful, we take wary solace in the modest routs newly inflicted on our wannabe Great Dictator. He lost yugely in multiple courts as judges reopened his bogus IRS suit, froze his slush fund, ripped his name from a D.C. landmark and, in Kenya, told him to take care of his own. Meanwhile, his trashy shitshow of a 250th celebration has devolved into "red-meat-for-the-rubes"…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday restrained the Capital Development Authority (CDA) from dispossessing the residents of One Constitution Avenue and issued a stay order on intra-court appeals filed against the dismissal of their writ petitions.
A division bench comprising Justice Muhammad Azam Khan and Justice Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas heard the appeals filed by the residents of…
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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad lawyers on Friday demanded that senior lawyers from the Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) be appointed to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) after the recent transfer of three judges.
Leaders of the IHCBA and the Islamabad District Bar Association made the demand during a joint press conference, where they criticised what they described as the increasing practice of…
Transphobes with law degrees could soon land $25,000 bonuses with the Justice Department.
New job listings for attorneys in the Civil Division are advertising those bonuses for attorneys interested in investigating youth transgender treatments, according to a new report in Bloomberg Law. The bonuses are also being offered to those interested in enforcing President Donald Trump’s immigration…
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made his state’s new gerrymandered congressional map official Monday.
DeSantis signed the map that his own office specifically drew in order to capture four more Republican seats in time for November’s midterm elections, hoping to prevent GOP losses as President Trump’s unpopularity continues to grow.
“Signed, Sealed, and Delivered,” DeSantis posted on X shortly…
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Karachi on Monday announced the recovery of 80 acres of government land illegally allotted to Bahria Town in the Gulshan-i-Sarmast housing scheme in Hyderabad’s Deh Ganjo Takkar, a press release said.
According to the press release, the land worth Rs6 billion was located in a prime area of Hyderabad district.
“The management of Bahria Town got…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday rejected the petitions of former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi seeking the suspension of their sentences in the £190 million corruption case, observing that their main appeals were already fixed for hearing.
A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar will take up the central appeals on May 7. In…
KARACHI: An accountability court issued perpetual arrest warrants against property tycoon Malik Riaz, his son and others in the Bahria Town Karachi (BTK) land grab case, it emerged on Thursday.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a reference in 2025 against the owners of Bahria Town, senior PPP leaders and government officials for allegedly converting, exchanging and transferring…
If the Carney government stays the course, workers and the broader Canadian public may soon be facing cuts that rival the austerity measures of the…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought a report from the Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman and other respondents on a contempt of court petition alleging violation of its restraining order against tree felling in the federal capital.
Justice Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas heard the petition filed by Muhammad Naveed Ahmed, sought a detailed report from the civic authority,…
• Court adjourns Rs10bn case against Imran
• Delay linked to pending review of 2023 judgement
ISLAMABAD: Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb of the Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that defamation cases were usually between two parties and, under the law, a decision must be made within six months.
The observation came during the hearing of a set of appeals filed by PTI founder Imran Khan against…
As airports reach peak chaos amidst a government shutdown and massive departures by unpaid TSA agents, the regime's evil idiots moved to resolve their new quagmire by sending in the same brutal, ill-trained, much-despised ICE goons who caused the shutdown - and whose past abuses and corruption now daily come to light. The Beckett-esque result: Images of cranky travelers standing up to six…
WASHINGTON: Journalists at the US government-funded broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) have filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of undermining the outlet’s independence and turning it into a tool for political messaging.
The complaint, filed on Monday in the US District Court in Washington, focuses on VOA transmissions to audiences in Iran, China, North Korea, and Kurdish regions,…
Skiing was not always perceived as, and was not in fact, an activity reserved for elites. Fifty years of corporate consolidation have, however, made it so. (Al Bello / Getty Images)
Skiing, more than ever before, has become a pastime for…
ISLAMABAD: After charging Rs1.63 per unit as positive fuel cost adjustment (FCA) this month, power companies have sought another Rs1.64 per unit for April bills as demand increased.
The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) demanded the higher fuel cost on account of power consumed in February, even though more than 75 per cent of power generation came from domestic and cheaper…
In the summer of 2019, Jeffrey Epstein had been in federal custody for less than a week when his legal team made a seemingly random request. A request connecting Epstein to OneCoin, the massive multi-level marketing cryptocurrency scheme which eventually led to several arrested and the founder, Ruja Ignatov to flee and be on the run and on the FBI's Most Wanted list to this day.
On July 11, an…
The 2026 short session that began in early February ended on Friday in a flurry of final votes that will impact Oregonians in every corner of the state
As some see it, the Texas Republican primary for U.S. Senate is a battle for the future of the party: Longtime incumbent John Cornyn represents the conservative establishment, while Attorney General Ken Paxton is a rising MAGA firebrand. After Tuesday’s election, that battle will continue, as neither candidate broke 50 percent, and therefore they will face each other in a runoff in May. While…
Yet another Republican is calling it quits on his congressional career.
Montana Representative Ryan Zinke announced Monday that he will not seek reelection, ending his time in Washington.
In a letter to his constituents, Zinke said that the decision was predicated on recent health issues, writing that he had undergone “multiple surgeries” since 2023 to correct injuries he sustained while…
The Texas Senate race is making Republicans nervous.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is challenging incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary, and the race is so close that an expensive runoff election is possible. A runoff could draw resources away from other close elections around the country and aid Democratic efforts to flip the seat.
Republican donors have poured over $60…
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate at a district court on Wednesday issued a notice to the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) while hearing a bail petition of a Canadian national who was arrested in a cybercrime case.
Hamza Ahmed Khan, who was pursuing doctoral research, had reportedly gone missing last week, leading to the registration of a first information report. He turned up in…
Democratic leaders are calling on the White House to release documents related to Gail Slater’s ouster. (Daniel Heuer / Bloomberg via…
The civil-rights watchdog office charged with inspecting ICE detention facilities and investigating officers’ use of force has been…