Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday criticised the Supreme Court's order to render a bill curbing the powers of the Chief Justice of Pakistan.
The bill is aimed at curtailing the powers of the chief justice -- including the suo motu and the formation of benches. The PTI has strongly condemned the move to pass the legislation and said it is an "attack on the judiciary".
In a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz on Friday, the president pleaded with him to see that the Supreme Court's directives for the general elections in both provinces were carried out.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has sharply denounced the Lahore district administration's decision to refuse the Aurat March organisers permission to host a public rally commemoration International Women's Day on March 8, The News International reported.
'Star Wars' actor Liam Neeson has spoken out against the Lucasfilm franchise's explosive growth, claiming that the constant churning out of spin-offs has harmed it.
The United Nations (UN) Representative for UN Management and Reform, Chris Lu criticised the Taliban-imposed ban on Afghan women's education and employment as the females in the country still face challenges to live a normal life, according to TOLOnews.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday gave a measured response to the Union budget, hailing a few key announcements but also denouncing some of the declarations made by the Centre.
Maurya said that the union budget presented by the central government is very disappointing. He claimed that the budget had nothing but tempting and false promises.
Imran Khan spoke about the criticism levelled at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for leading peace talks with the TTP, adding that the opposition parties should not "lie to the people."
"It is surprising that ruling parties are creating a stir on non-issues. They should be ashamed of themselves for doing such nautanki," Pawar said on the repeated adjournment of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.