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Iftikhar A. Khan

Articles by Iftikhar A. Khan

Sherry Rehman raises alarm over child abuse crisis

News September 12, 2026

• Says 1,914 cases of violence and abuse against children were reported from January to June 2026• Urges speedy trials, strict punishment for perpetrators ISLAMABAD: PPP Vice President Senator She...

ECP bars three ex-MNAs from contesting elections

News September 10, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday again declared three former lawmakers — Zartaj Gul, Sahibzada Hamid Raza and Abdul Latif — ineligible to contest any election for ...

PML-N, ANP senators spar over death of Gujranwala sanitary worker at Senate committee meeting

News September 9, 2026

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights turned acrimonious on Wednesday as PML-N Senator Abid Sher Ali and Awami National Party (ANP) chief Senator Aimal Wali Khan clas...

Interpol Pakistan issues 286 red notices in 7 months, 53 fugitives repatriated

News September 7, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Interpol’s National Central Bureau (NCB) in Pakistan issued 286 Red Notices in the last seven months as part of efforts to track fugitives involved in murder, fraud, terrorism and human t...

Senate panel passes bill proposing death penalty for perpetrators of acid attacks

Health September 7, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Monday passed a series of key criminal law amendments, including a bill proposing the death penalty for acid attacks, as it moved to strengthen ...

Loopholes fuel crime wave as illegal SIMs drive banking fraud, NA panel told

Business September 3, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Loopholes in the system continue to fuel a crime wave, with illegally issued SIMs being used in a large number of fraudulent calls and fake banking messages. This was the grim picture prese...

ECP reserves verdict on maintainability of Awaam Pakistan’s appeal against its delisting

News September 1, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday reserved its verdict on the maintainability of an appeal filed by Awaam Pakistan against its delisting over allegedly failing to hold in...

Govt cuts arms licence issuance by over 90pc

Business September 1, 2026

• Only 5,700 non-prohibited-bore arms licences issued in 13 months, Senate body told• Tallal Chaudhry says 60pc of those involved in terrorism incidents in KP and Balochistan were Afghan nationals...

'No oath, no membership': ECP withdraws notification for Senate by-poll on seat won by PTI's Murad Saeed

News August 28, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday formally withdrew its April 2 notification for the by-election programme for a general Senate seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which it had ...

Govt withdraws controversial telecom bill, to bring new draft of proposed legislation

Technology August 28, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday withdrew a controversial bill that sought to give telecom licensees sweeping powers to install infrastructure on public and private land, saying it would introduce ...