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Thousands Denied Zakat Due to ‘Funding Gap’

Over 30,000 beneficiaries await assistance; scholarships, medical aid remains suspended RAWALPINDI: The Zakat Department will not provide financial assistance to registered low-income families and widows across Rawalpindi Division on the occasion of Eidul Azha, following the suspension of similar payments during Eidul Fitr amid an acute financial crisis. More than 30,000 registered beneficiaries across the […]

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Eid travel falls due to rising cost of living

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Carriers report 40-45% drop in Eid passengers; railways suspend eight trains RAWALPINDI: Rising inflation, increased transport fares and the soaring prices of sacrificial animals have forced a large number of residents of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad to celebrate Eidul Azha in Rawalpindi and Islamabad this year instead of traveling to their native

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Heritage site faces commercialization fears

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The ownership dispute remains pending, while the future of the historic structure remains uncertain RAWALPINDI: A 200-year-old historic building located at Committee Chowk on Murree Road, opposite Talian Shah’s shrine, has been abandoned by the education department after more than six decades, rekindling speculation over a major commercial redevelopment plan reportedly backed by one of

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Railways launches digital transformation drive

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways is embarking on a major technology-driven transformation under an ambitious digitization program with a 1,700 kilometer fiber optic network and smart rail systems aimed at modernizing operations, freight management and passenger services across the country. According to official project documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the initiative is part of Pakistan Railways’ Railway

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Karachi embraces ‘ijtimai qurbani’

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Skyrocketing animal, transport and butcher costs push middle-class families towards joint sacrifice KARACHI: Skyrocketing prices, rising fuel costs and rising transport charges have made individual qurbani (ritual animal sacrifices) increasingly difficult for people this Eidul Azha, leading to a sharp rise in the trend of ijtimai qurbani (collective sacrifice) in the metropolis. According to traders,

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Naqvi-PTI meeting sparks controversy

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ISLAMABAD: A hush-hush meeting between senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has sparked a debate over possible back channel contacts between the opposition party and the ruling party and also raised questions about internal communication and coordination within the party after it emerged that party founding chairman Imran Khan’s family had

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PML-N’s Saad Rafique calls for burying political hatchets

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Says daily incidents of violence and terrorism require a broader national consensus LAHORE: Senior PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique on Sunday called for a new Charter for Democracy and Charter for Economy, calling for political reconciliation and dialogue between political parties amid rising terrorism, economic distress and deepening polarization in the country. Addressing a ceremony

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Gwadar University’s abducted VC, three others recovered

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Security forces rescue academics, officials from Kardgap area 12 days after kidnapping QUETTA: The Vice-Chancellor of Gwadar University along with three others abducted 12 days ago near Mastung’s Khad Kocha area were safely rescued during a security operation on Sunday. According to security sources, VC Dr Abdul Razzaq Sabir, Pro-VC Dr Syed Manzoor Ahmed, VC’s

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SC hears time-barred criminal appeals by year

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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: For the first time in nearly six years, the Supreme Court has begun determining cases on criminal appeals involving convicts who have either already completed their sentences or died during a pending case. According to details obtained

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Punjab pushes waste-to-energy plan to tackle pollution, boost green investment

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Preparing green policy push to turn municipal waste into energy and usable products The Punjab government is preparing a major policy push to turn waste into energy and commercially usable products as part of its expanding “Suthra Punjab” initiative, with officials considering incentives and land leases for private sector green investment projects across the province.

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