Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court has awarded staff members salaries and allowances far exceeding those of Supreme Court employees—creating pay gaps of up to Rs300,000 (approximately $1,100 USD) per month—while simultaneously asserting exclusive authority over constitutional interpretation. The move deepens a constitutional crisis triggered by the 27th Amendment, which the FCC claims grants it supreme jurisdiction over all constitutional matters, a position the Supreme Court has explicitly rejected as creating an unconstitutional hierarchy.

Paigham-i-Islam Conference awards title of ‘Greatest Victorious General of the Century’ to CDF Asim Munir ISLAMABAD: The Sixth International Paigham-i-Islam Conference, held on Wednesday, awarded the titles of “Leader of Peace” and “Greatest Victorious General of the Century” to Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, in recognition of his role in promoting peace and strengthening stability across the Muslim Ummah. The conference, organised by the International Tazeem-i-Haramain Sharifain Council and Pakistan Ulema Council, strongly condemned the attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel. The conference also expressed concern over the strikes targeting Arab countries, terming them detrimental to regional stability.