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The Senate is set to meet today to re-approve the 27th Constitutional Amendment, with the government confident it has secured the numbers needed for passage. Officials say the required 64 votes are in place following fresh outreach to opposition senators. The Senate will reconvene today to take up the 27th Constitutional Amendment once again. According to government sources, preparations for re-approval of the amendment — this time with further changes added by the National Assembly — are fully complete. Members of the treasury benches have been instructed to ensure their presence in the session, given that constitutional amendments require a…

Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) Justice Mussarat Hilali’s health deteriorated on Thursday. Sources divulged that Justice Mussarat’s blood pressure was increased ahead of her arrival to the courtroom. Justice Mussarat’s medical checkup was done at the judges’ room. The doctor has advised Justice Mussarat to take a rest. Subsequently, Justice Mussarat and Justice Ali Muhammad Mazhar have been delisted. It is pertinent to note that Justice Mussarat had suffered from a heart disease in 2024.

The US gathered intelligence last year of Israeli officials discussing how their soldiers had sent Palestinians into Gaza tunnels the Israelis believed were potentially lined with explosives, according to two former US officials familiar with the matter. The information was shared with the White House and analyzed by the intelligence community in the final weeks of former president Joe Biden’s administration, the officials said. International law prohibits the use of civilians as shields during military activity. Officials inside the Biden administration had long raised concerns about news reports that indicated Israeli soldiers were using Palestinians to potentially protect themselves in…

A light truck crashed into a market in South Korea on Thursday and sped for 150 metres (164.04 yards) before coming to a halt, injuring 20 people including two who were unconscious after suffering cardiac arrest, emergency officials said. The incident took place at a market located in Bucheon, about 20 km (12.43 miles) west of the capital Seoul, a fire official told a televised briefing. The truck appeared to reverse for 28 metres before accelerating towards the outdoor market, the official said. The driver had blamed a sudden surge of acceleration for the incident, he said. The driver was…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, hours after the House of Representatives voted to restart disrupted food assistance, pay hundreds of thousands of federal workers and revive a hobbled air-traffic control system. The Republican-controlled chamber passed the package by a vote of 222-209, with Trump’s support largely keeping his party together in the face of vehement opposition from House Democrats, who are angry that a long standoff launched by their Senate colleagues failed to secure a deal to extend federal health insurance subsidies. Trump’s signature on the bill, which cleared the…

Pakistan is expected to get $1.2 billion as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has summoned its board meeting on December 8 (Monday). According to details surfaced on Thursday, the international lender will approve the $1.2 billion tranche for Pakistan during the meeting. Moreover, the country will also get $200 million under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). Pakistan will also receive $1 billion under the EFF. The government will publish the Governance & Corruption Diagnostic (GCD) Assessment Report ahead of the board meeting. It is pertinent to note that the report is included in the key structural benchmarks of the…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also revised the schedule for the tri-nation series, involving the hosts, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. According to details, the tri-nations series was originally scheduled to start from November 17, but now the series is slated to begin from November 18. The PCB has shifted all of the matches at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. Originally, the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore was also scheduled to hosts the matches. Moreover, the Zimbabwe national cricket players have reached Pakistan for the forthcoming tri-nation series, slated to happen from November 18. According to details that surfaced, the Zimbabwe players…

National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has offered fresh talks to the opposition. Expressing his thoughts, Sadiq said: “The prime minister has offered talks to the opposition on several occasions and even formed the high-power committee. But the opposition has boycotted the committee. I would like to invite you [opposition] again for holding the talks.” Responding to the NA speaker’s offers for holding the talks, Mahmood Achakzai said: “We cannot hold the talks, as you are not the real representatives of the people.” Sadiq reacted to Achakzai’s statement, saying, “It is a lame excuse for avoiding the talks with the…

Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood went to hospital for scans on a possible hamstring injury during a domestic match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday but was later cleared of a strain and will travel to Perth for next week’s first Ashes test. Both Hazlewood and Sean Abbott, who was named in the test squad as a backup fast bowler, went to get scans after bowling for New South Wales on the third day of a Sheffield Shield match against Victoria. “Hazlewood left the field late in Victoria’s innings at the SCG today, reporting tightness in his right hamstring. He…

The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has instructed the players to continue the Pakistan tour as scheduled. According to details, in a media release, the SLC said: “The board was informed by the team management this morning that several members of the national team currently touring Pakistan have requested to return home, citing safety concerns.” “Following this development, the SLC immediately engaged with the players and assured them that all such concerns are being duly addressed in close coordination with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the relevant authorities to ensure the safety and well-being of every member of the touring…