Hamas proposes releasing some hostages in fresh talks after new Israel offensive

Hamas has proposed releasing more hostages under a new Gaza ceasefire deal, after new negotiations were held on Saturday. The talks began hours after Israel’s military launched a major new offensive in the Gaza Strip. Hamas has agreed to release nine hostages in exchange for a 60-day truce and Israel releasing Palestinian prisoners, a Palestinian … Read more

Nearly 100 people killed in Israeli attack on north Gaza, Hamas-run civil defence says

Nearly 100 people, including children, have been killed in a large-scale Israeli ground, air and sea attack launched early Friday in north Gaza, the Hamas-run civil defence and residents have said. The civil defence said at least nine homes and tents housing civilians had been bombed overnight and it had received dozens of calls from … Read more

IHC issues notices to NAB, others in £190m graft case

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday issued notices to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and others in response to applications seeking suspension of sentences awarded to PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the £190 million corruption case. An IHC division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfaraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif … Read more

SC judge perturbed by blurred lines between national, bar politics

ISLAMABAD: Justice Shahid Bilal Hasan, a member of the five-judge Constitutional Bench seized with a seniority dispute among the Islamabad High Court judges, on Thursday decried the tendency in the legal community to intertwine national politics with the bar politics. The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench had taken up petitions filed by five judges of the IHC concerning … Read more

PTI denies Imran accepted PM’s offer for talks

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has dismissed media reports claiming that its incarcerated founding chairman, Imran Khan, has agreed to initiate negotiations following an offer from the prime minister. “It is true that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke to PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, and the chairman later informed Imran Khan about it. However, … Read more