August 11, 2026
The president has approved additional judges for five high courts and confirmed several as permanent, a day after the Islamabad High Court issued notices to him and the prime minister over a summary that had been pending more than 18 days.
July 4, 2026
Pakistan's Judicial Commission has formed seven-member panels to interview candidates for High Court vacancies — the first time prospective superior court judges will undergo structured questioning before appointment. Law Minister Tarar says the process mirrors what already applies to lower judiciary candidates and is designed to ensure merit and transparency.
November 12, 2024
US President-elect Donald Trump and Republican US Senator Marco Rubio in 2011. — Reuters US President-elect Donald Trump announced new members of his incoming administration on Monday and was expected to pick Senator Marco Rubio as secretary of state. Both Rubio and Rep. Michael Waltz, who is in line for the powerful National Security Adviser, have particularly aggressive views on China, which they see as a threat and challenge to US economic and military power. The two appointees, both from Florida, will be key architects of Trump’s “America First” foreign policy, with the incoming president having promised to end the
Islamabad: The Federal Government has barred the current Board of Directors (BoD) of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) from appointing a new CEO or filling senior positions. Responsibility for such appointments has been transferred to the incoming board. According to a letter available to The Express Tribune, the Directorate of Petroleum has directed the company secretary to immediately hold elections to form a new board of directors. The Petroleum Directorate said that the current board has already completed its term and the vacant directorships remain unfilled. Therefore, it is recommended that critical strategic decisions affecting the future of the company
Under the new plan, bureaucrats, technocrats, economists and tax experts will be included in the policy board — AFP/File Restructuring plan for the establishment of a board of professionals. The Minister presents proposals before high-ranking military officers. The proposal seeks to divide the tax machinery into two wings. ISLAMABAD: The inter-ministerial committee has given the go-ahead to restructure the policy board of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to end politically motivated appointments, it said. The news on Saturday. The committee, constituted under the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), met in the presence of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General
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