The Peshawar High Court on Saturday issued writ orders on petitions seeking recovery of missing persons from Peshawar and Mardan. PHC Justice SM Atiq Shah passed the orders on the writ applications. According to the court, five persons disappeared from the jurisdiction of Khazana police station in Peshawar. The missing persons were identified as Muhammad […]
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ISLAMABAD: Amid political speculation sparked by his earlier remarks on PTI founder Imran Khan’s alleged refusal to accept a “deal”, Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Friday clarified that his comments had been made in a specific context related to the November 24 protest. Speaking during a private television program, Sanaullah said
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Fawad Chaudhry. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The National Dialogue Committee (NDC), a platform led by former PTI leaders, on Friday proposed forming a national unity government comprising all political parties to pull the country out of the current political impasse. At a press conference, NDC members Fawad Chaudhry and Mahmood Molvi, along with former minister Muhammad
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Afghan nationals were also allegedly involved in the attack on the Dera Ismail Khan Police Training Center on 10 October Emergency workers respond to a terrorist attack in Bajaur. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: Irrefutable evidence has emerged pointing to the use of Afghan soil to orchestrate terrorist activities in Pakistan, with security sources citing several incidents
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The Sindh minister also criticized inappropriate references to government institutions during the event PPP leader Sharjeel Memon. PHOTO: PPI/FILE KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon strongly condemned the hateful and linguistically biased speeches delivered at a recent ceremony at the Governor’s House, describing the choice of words and ideas as deeply
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ISLAMABAD: Poverty in Pakistan has risen to an 11-year high of 29 percent, while income inequality has reached its highest level in 27 years as people’s real incomes and consumption fell sharply over the past seven years, according to an official survey released by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Friday. About 70 million people in
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. Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has made it clear that the Supreme Court’s power to strike down legislation on constitutional grounds is no longer vested in it under the current constitutional arrangement. “The Constitutional Amendment (Twenty-seventh)
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Spokesman credits EFF reforms to stabilize inflation ahead of crucial review IMF Communications Director Julie Kozack spoke at a press briefing on Thursday. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged a marked improvement in Pakistan’s economic outlook, saying policy efforts under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) have helped stabilize the economy, curb
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington. Photo: INP WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington, where both sides agreed to strengthen bilateral trade and economic activities as well as
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Ruling Backlash for US President’s Economic Agenda; Trump imposes 10% extra global tariffs on partners The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington, USA. REUTERS/ FILE WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs were illegal – a stunning rebuke of the president’s signature economic policies that have reshaped
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