Inflow leads to heavy traffic, high occupancy in hotels, guesthouses and restaurants NATHIAGALI: As temperatures rise across Pakistan, a noticeable increase in tourist activity has been recorded in the scenic hill stations of Galiyat and Thandiani, where visitors are heading to escape the heat and enjoy the cool climate. According to details, a large number […]
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The court also ordered Law Secretary, Raja Naeem Akbar, Cabinet Secretary, Kamran Ali Afzal to appear before the court ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) warned on Tuesday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif may be summoned if the appointment of a member finance to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) tribunal is not made by May
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ISLAMABAD: Experts warned on Sunday that the rise of digital life and brand obsession among Generation Z is eroding traditional family routines, with damaging consequences for relationships, mental and physical health and weakening the cohesion that once defined home life. The well-known psychiatrist Dr. Speaking to a local media channel, Maria Sohail Qureshi highlighted deeper
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Ring Road, Kachehri Chowk projects near completion but face billions in cost overruns RAWALPINDI: Two state-of-the-art projects in the city – Rawalpindi Ring Road and Kachehri Combined Flyover and Underpass – have turned into white elephants for the national exchequer due to massive cost escalations and repeated deadline extensions. The ring road project was inaugurated
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FAISALABAD: The Regional Revenue Office (RTO) Faisalabad has intensified efforts to widen the tax base by targeting retailers, wholesalers, distributors and traders amid a slowdown in export-related collections and stagnant import duty revenue, officials said. Chief Commissioner RTO Dr. Shah Khan said while addressing media representatives that the authority is working to achieve an annual
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ISLAMABAD: Former Supreme Court Justice Mansoor Ali Shah has raised serious questions over what he described as the inability of sitting Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi to defend the independence of the judiciary, arguing that a moment that called for institutional opposition was instead met with silence and accommodation. In his recent speech
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting on the gems sector in the federal capital. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif noted on Monday that Pakistan had been blessed with abundant natural resources, including precious stones, and stressed that the sector offers great potential to increase exports using local resources. The Prime Minister chaired
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DI KHAN: In a spate of terrorist violence across the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region, unidentified terrorists have abducted five employees working on the Safe City project in Bannu, while two government officials were martyred in two separate attacks in Lakki Marwat district. In the first incident, five PTCL employees who were installing surveillance cameras under the Bannu
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) Chief Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan has emphasized the urgent need for early disposal of cases, and directed all agencies to adopt effective case management practices to significantly reduce the burden of pending cases. The direction came during a court hearing on Monday presided over by CJ Khan. All FCC judges as
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Monday put on hold a landmark decision by the Lahore High Court (LHC) that had struck down key provisions of the Passport Rules 2021, effectively restoring the federal government’s powers to deactivate passports and impose long-term travel bans on deportees and suspected human traffickers. The temporary relief means
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