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Fuel supply remains stable, reserve sufficient, coordinated strategy to tackle economic pressure ISLAMABAD: A high-level consultative session at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Monday decided not to impose a nationwide smart lockdown following global fuel supply disruptions caused by the ongoing war in the Middle East. Monday saw a series of high-level meetings outlining the federal government’s […]

Sindh, including Karachi, other cities, will see rain, wind and thundershowers with isolated hailstorms KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday issued a weather advisory forecasting widespread rain, wind and thundershowers with isolated heavy falls and hailstorms in various regions of the country from April 1 to April 4. According to a PMD statement,

ISLAMABAD: Just two days after hosting foreign ministers from Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is heading to Beijing in a move officials say underscores Islamabad’s intensifying diplomatic push to defuse the crisis in the Middle East. According to a Foreign Ministry statement issued on Monday, Dar will

Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: A fresh constitutional debate is gathering momentum over the Federal Constitutional Court’s (FCC) recent ruling that past Supreme Court decisions are not unconditionally binding on it, calling into question the traditional doctrine of stare decisis. The ruling

US strengthens troop presence in region Both sides exchange new waves of attacks The Haifa refinery was struck again in the middle of WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: US President Donald Trump sharply raised the stakes, warning that Washington could unleash widespread destruction of Iran’s critical infrastructure if an agreement to end hostilities is not reached “soon”. The growing

Alleged announcements by provincial government falsely stating schools would adopt ‘four-day work week’ Punjab School Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat announced on Monday that educational activities in the province would resume from April 1. In a post on X, he stated: “Educational activities will resume in educational institutions with regular classes five days a week

Ume Rubab Chandio. Photo: X The Dadu District Court on Monday acquitted all eight accused, including two Pakistan Peoples Party MPAs, in the high-profile murder case of lawyer Ume Rubab Chandio’s grandfather, father and uncle. Rubab prosecuted the case regarding the murder of his father, Mukhtiar Chandio; her grandfather, Raees Karamullah Chandio, and her uncle,