Police say a swift response by security forces has foiled an attempt by Pakistani Taliban militants to take cadets hostage at a college overnight, when attackers targeted the facility in northwestern

“The 27th Amendment reduces the Supreme Court of Pakistan to only an appellate court. It is also no longer the ‘Supreme Court of Pakistan’ but only the ‘Supreme Court’ and its chief justice will be the CJ of the SC, not the CJ of Pakistan,” she said.

Pakistani officials implicate Afghanistan and India as explosion hits courts in Islamabad, killing at least a dozen people.

Pakistani security forces have killed 20 Pakistani Taliban insurgents in raids on hideouts in the northwest region bordering Afghanistan

Pakistan's powerful army chief will be given an expanded role and the remit of the Supreme Court will be curbed under constitutional changes passed by the upper house of parliament on Monday, a move the opposition says will undermine democracy.

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed that the Islamabad court attack was aimed at "judges, lawyers, and officials" who, it said, were enforcing Pakistan's "un-Islamic laws."

Suicide attack at court complex kills 12, injures more than 30, a day after a deadly explosion in the Indian capital.

This special report covers the aftermath of a deadly suicide bombing outside a district court in Islamabad that killed at least 12 people. Pakistan's Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, has declared the country is in a 'state of war',

Pakistan's new Chief of Defence Forces position aims to unify command across armed forces, influencing military structure amid regional challenges.

Without directly naming who Pakistan was in a “state of war” with, Khawaja Asif indicated that Islamabad was running out of patience with the Taliban regime.

India must prepare for a Pakistan that will continue to prioritise conflict and control over stability and reform. The 27th Amendment makes dialogue less likely and military adventurism more possible.

The proposed amendment also includes some revisions in the Article 243 of the Constitution, which would formally vest the office of Chief of the Defence Forces in the Chief of Army Staff and grant a Field Marshall rank for life.