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Constitutional Bench Gets to Work: Petitions Dismissed, Fines Slapped on Frivolous Petitioners

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As of today, pending matters are being heard by the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench, which was established under the 26th Amendment to the Constitution.

On its first day of operation, the six-judge Constitutional Bench presided over by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan dismissed several frivolous petitions, including one challenging legislation enacted by the PDM government, and fined the petitioner twenty thousand rupees for bringing the case.

Justices Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Musarrat Hilali, and Naeem Akhtar Afghan make up the Constitutional Bench, along with Justice Amin.

The bench rejected the appeal challenging the decision of the Supreme Court to appoint Qazi Faez Isa, a former chief justice of Pakistan, to the position of chief justice of the Balochistan high court.

In addition to upholding the Registrar Office’s objections, the Constitutional Bench rejected a petition asking for a change to the general election date on 8 February.

It has become an infructuous affair, the bench said, regarding the review of the Supreme Court’s decision on the review of judgment and order.

Justice Amin Uddin told the Attorney General that the Supreme Court has acknowledged parliament’s involvement in legislation in response to his claim that the verdict has commented on parliament’s position as legislative.

The bench found the petitioner’s claims to be baseless and fined them 20,000 rupees, dismissing their request to outlaw marriages between government employees and foreign nationals.

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Guaranturing Clean Water: Pakistan Suggests Two Important Topics for UN Water Conference

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Key subjects for inclusion in the interactive conversation of the next 2026 UN Water Conference Pakistan has suggested are Transboundary Water Cooperation and the Water-Climate-onment link.

Delivering a statement during the organizational session of the 2026 UN Water Conference in New York, Pakistan’s alternate permanent representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad underlined that the conference offers a vital chance to speed worldwide efforts toward achieving SDG 6—ensuring clean Water and sanitation for all.

Living Indus and “recharge Pakistan” projects, as Asim Iftikhar Ahmad pointed out, have other co-benefits including climate mitigation and adaptation, better water quality, flood resilience, and biodiversity protection.

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Improving peace and security: Int’l Day for awareness of disarmament and non-proliferation

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Observed today is International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation awareness.
The Day aims to raise public knowledge of disarmament issues, particularly among young people, therefore fostering better awareness of them.
It also helps to clarify for the Global Public how efforts at disarmament support enhance.

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Trump notes Pakistan’s contribution to counter-terrorism; PM Shehbaz reaffirms his dedication.

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In his inaugural speech to Congress, U.S. President Donald Trump hailed Pakistan for its assistance with the United States in counter-terrorism efforts, especially for helping to extradite a prime suspect engaged in a significant attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said meanwhile that Pakistan has always been very important in counter-terrorism initiatives, trying to deny safe havens to militant groups capable of attacking any nation.

The Prime Minister praised President Trump in an X post for recognising and valuing Pakistan’s contribution to counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan.

Prime Minister Shehbaz underlined once more Pakistan’s relentless will to fight terrorism in all its manifestations and

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