ISLAMABAD: The Lawyers Action Committee has demanded that the appointment of judges be halted until the conclusion of petitions filed in the Supreme Court against 26 constitutional amendments. The bar leaders said during a press conference in Islamabad that if the Supreme Court declares 26 constitutional amendments invalid, the new judges will be dismissed. The […]
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ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State Senator Ishaq Dar on Thursday chaired a meeting to review proposals to reduce electricity tariff for industry. The meeting was attended by the Ministers for Finance, Power, Economic Affairs, Prime Minister for Power and Information Technology, Federal Secretaries for Finance Ministries, Power, Chairman FBR and other officials
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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued notices to the Home Minister and the Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) while hearing a petition challenging an ongoing investigation against some FIA officers in connection with the Greek boat tragedy The SHC on Thursday held a hearing on the plea of FIA Assistant
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LAHORE: In 2009, the government had decided to replace the British-era arm and cable system, also known as kanta, with a digital electric-powered alternative to prevent daily accidents and ensure timely arrival of trains. But even after the more than 15 years, and a budget increase of nearly Rs.7 billion, the project, which has become
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KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan said on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates has confirmed the transfer of its two deposits of $1 billion each placed with the State Bank of Pakistan for another year. The deposits expired this month. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced last week that the United Arab Emirates had agreed
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ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday announced an overhaul of NADRA’s services, including the launch of a new mobile app and the establishment of three regional offices in Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Gwadar and GB. The Pak-ID website will be officially discontinued from January 17, with all services transitioning to the enhanced mobile app.
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ISLAMABAD: An alliance of opposition parties – Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain – has urged the PML-N-led government to establish better relations with all neighboring countries, especially Afghanistan, while endorsing the charter of demands that the PTI has presented in its talks with the government. In a meeting of the alliance held in the federal capital on Thursday, PTI’s
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s seven-member constitutional court, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, on Thursday raised questions about the decision-making process of the military courts as it sought details of the civilians so far convicted in these courts. During the hearing of the internal appeal of the Supreme Court’s decision on the military trial against civilians,
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Listen to the article Rana Sanaullah, the political adviser to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, announced on Thursday that after extensive negotiations, the PTI has withdrawn its demand for the return of its electoral mandate. Sanaullah revealed that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had formed a special committee to deal with the written demands of the opposition.
Listen to the article In Peshawar, a ban has been imposed on opening CNG stations under Section 144 due to a drop in Sui gas pressure as the stations remain closed till January 19. According to a notification issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Peshawar, private consumers are facing difficulties due to reduced gas pressure.
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