The Directorate of Finance continues to function under officials holding additional charges Rawalpindi Development Authority. PHOTO: ONLINE RAWALPINDI: Despite a financial scandal involving the transfer of more than Rs2 billion from an official account, the finance directorate of the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) is yet to see permanent appointments to key posts under the finance […]
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The governor overturned the ombudsman’s decision against Monis Alvi a day before his resignation KE CEO Moonis Alvi. Photo: File KARACHI: The Sindh High Court’s constitution bench on Tuesday disposed of a petition filed by former K-Electric managing director Monis Alvi against a decision of the provincial ombudsman on workplace harassment after the petitioner withdrew
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President Asif Ali Zardari. Photo: File LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari lashed out at the jailed PTI founder for the third time in four days, saying that if Imran Khan was not prepared to serve time in jail, he should not have entered politics as “serving time requires honour.” Addressing a gathering in Vehari on
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National Assembly. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD: In the second parliamentary year of the 16th National Assembly, which ended on Tuesday, lawmakers passed 46 bills into law – 40 government bills and six private members’ bills. The House also adopted 27 resolutions during the period. A total of 159 bills were tabled during the year. Of
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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has directed the police in the provinces and in Islamabad to ensure that no reference to caste, tribe, biradari, conversion status or any classificatory or derogatory term is mentioned along with the names of
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12 terrorists also killed by forces; Civilian girl dies, seven others injured; Security forces react with precision Emergency workers respond to a terror attack in Bajaur. Photo: Reuters RAWALPINDI: Twelve Indian proxy terrorists were killed while 11 security personnel were martyred when security forces foiled a terror attack on a check post in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP)
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets IAEA DG Rafael Mariano Grossi at the Vienna International Centre. Photo: INP Vienna: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called for a renewed global commitment to “inclusive and sustainable development,” warning that a convergence of geopolitical hostility, climate stress and technological disruption is pushing the world toward deeper instability. Speaking
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. The file photo shows a view of part of the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Photo: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: In a strongly worded joint statement issued just days before US President Donald Trump is set to chair the first summit of the Gaza Peace Council, Pakistan and seven other key
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. New Beginning: Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin swears in Tarique Rahman. Photo: Reuters DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was sworn in on Tuesday to lead the first elected government since a deadly insurgency in 2024, facing a daunting list of challenges. Top of the list for the 60-year-old Rahman will be improving security, healing
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ISLAMABAD: Amid a grueling blame game between the government and the embattled PTI, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday slammed what he described as the “politicization” of the jailed PTI founder’s health, accusing “certain people” of exploiting the issue for political ends. Imran Khan, 73, has been in prison since August 2023, serving a 14-year
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