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Senior Provincial Minister, Marriyum Aurangzeb. LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to take legal action against those involved in a “malicious campaign” regarding the use of an official aircraft by the provincial administration, senior Punjab minister Marriyum Aurangzeb warned, amid growing confusion over government claims that the newly purchased luxury jet was undergoing routine maintenance.

Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that no court has the authority to decide a case outside its jurisdiction. It held that employees of Cantonment Boards are not civil servants; Therefore, the Federal Service Tribunal (FST) lacks jurisdiction

Tax on petrol remains at Rs 105.37. per liter while the tax on diesel remains at Rs 55.24. Petroleum oil. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has hiked the prices of kerosene oil and light diesel oil (LDO), while deciding to keep petrol and high-speed diesel prices unchanged by maintaining the oil tax and providing a subsidy

Islamabad acknowledges Beijing’s efforts to scale back; Says policy change unlikely without verifiable assurances Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has politely told China that it will continue with its existing policy of non-engagement with the Taliban regime, citing Kabul’s failure to change its position on the presence of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz chairs a meeting on austerity measures. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday ordered special arrangements to help meet food requirements in the Gulf states, where supply chains have been affected by the ongoing war, while ensuring the country’s own food security through strict monitoring of supply and demand. Chairing

. Security officials stand guard at a location. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE KOHAT/RAWALPINDI: A total of eleven terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij were neutralized in separate counter-terrorism operations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Kohat and Lakki Marwat districts on Sunday. According to officials, six terrorists were killed during an operation conducted by Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Lachi area