Joint letter cites 27th Amendment, FCC rulings, PECA abuses and calls for release of detained journalists Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists members shout slogans during a protest against the amendment of the Electronic Crime Prevention Act in Karachi on January 28, 2025. PHOTO: AFP Several international and domestic organizations working for human rights and press […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif digitally launches PSDP data portal in Islamabad. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, stressing the importance of whole of government approach to tackle pending economic challenges, on Wednesday urged all stakeholders to move forward on the path of economic growth with collective efforts. Addressing the inaugural session of ‘Pakistan Governance
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Curfew imposed in Jandola; school hit by drone in North Waziristan, no injuries reported DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A security personnel was martyred in a drone strike on a checkpoint in Tank district, while three abducted brothers were found dead in Bannu and a separate drone strike hit a school in North Waziristan, officials said Thursday.
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A Pakistani security personnel stands guard at the border along Afghanistan in Chaman, after overnight clashes between forces from the two countries. Photo: AFP The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attacks targeting policemen in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, which resulted in several casualties. In a statement, the ministry reaffirmed the
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Imran Khan and wife Bushra Bibi. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has set a hearing date for the various applications seeking an early hearing to suspend the sentences of former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the £190 million case. The IHC registrar has scheduled the applications for
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Imran Khan with his former brother-in-law Zac Goldsmith outside the Kingston Mosque, London, in 2009. PHOTO: Newsquest SL Zac Goldsmith, a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom and former brother-in-law of PTI founder Imran Khan, has raised concerns in the British Parliament about Khan’s treatment in prison and called on the British government to
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PTI leaders Shah Mahmood Qureshi (L) and Yasmin Rashid (R). PHOTO: FILE LAHORE: Five senior PTI leaders jailed in Lahore’s Koth Lakhpat jail have written an open letter calling on Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi to re-investigate PTI founder Imran Khan’s health and treatment and “see that justice is done”. Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Dr.
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. President Asif Ali Zardari. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday approved the summary of calling a joint session of Parliament on March 2, 2026, as part of the beginning of the new parliamentary year. According to the presidency, the joint meeting will be held at 15.00 on 2 March. The joint
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. Returns of 13.27% look discriminatory compared to 15% for DISCOs. Illustration: talha khan ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) released the performance report of power distribution companies (DISCOs) for the financial year 2024-25, revealing a cumulative loss of Rs472 billion to the national exchequer during the year. According to the report, the
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ISLAMABAD: Aleema Khan, sister of the jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder, strongly criticized the party leadership and warned that anyone who could not bear Imran Khan’s narrative should step aside. Speaking outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC), Aleema Khan issued a stern warning to the party leadership, asking them not to issue any statement about
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