Amid US rebuilding of Afghanistan, contractors snapped up UAE properties
US government auditors say billions of dollars in reconstruction funds were stolen or misused over the two decades of Western intervention in the war-torn country.
Dawn
Anticlimactic adjournment as NAB laws hearing featuring former PM Imran ends without him speaking
Up to 15,000 of Imran’s supporters waited on the PTI’s YouTube channel for the court visuals to be aired. That number fell below 5,000 when it became apparent the live stream…
Islamabad High Court approves former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s bail in £190m corruption case
According to the court order issued on May 15, the investigation in the matter was complete and the “continued incarceration” of the petitioner, Imran, would not serve any…
‘Nothing new or illegal’: Pakistani politicians named in Dubai property data defend ownership
The data, released on May 14, provides a detailed overview of hundreds of thousands of properties in Dubai and information about their ownership or usage, largely from 2020 and…
Climate justice
Lawsuits on climate inaction are increasing. Meanwhile, the codification of the concept of a rights-based approach to the environment has taken place in parallel.
Every award show is an opportunity to talk about Palestine — even the Hum Style Awards
In today’s world, there are bigger issues at hand than who won what and why — such as protests calling for accountability of the Western world and its leaders for allowing the…
A moral victory: Dawn
As the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted in favour of granting Palestine greater rights, and eventually paving the way for Palestine’s admission to the UN, thousands of…
Situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir calms down after 2 days of violent clashes
Azad Jammu and Kashmir witnessed violent clashes between the police and activists of a rights movement amid a wheel-jam and shutter-down strike across the territory on Friday and…
Sindh, Punjab bar councils announce lawyers’ strikes on May 9 after Lahore police clashes
According to a correspondent, dozens of lawyers were arrested and wounded in police action, while some members of the press, law enforcement agencies and bystanders were also…
Islamabad High Court judges’ letter: Justice Minallah says ‘truth kept hidden for 76 years’
A six-member bench is hearing the case about a letter penned by six Islamabad High Court judges alleging meddling in judicial affairs by the country’s security apparatus.