Most dependent on federal aid, the region’s own non-tax revenue is estimated at Rs6.08b GILGIT: Adviser to the Finance Minister Muhammad Ali Akhtar presented a three-month interim budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on Monday and said the government opted for an interim budget instead of a full-year financial plan. Presenting […]
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LAHORE: In a landmark ruling clarifying the scope of the legal discretion under the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), the Lahore High Court has ruled that the courts cannot allow a plaintiff to withdraw a civil action with liberty to file a fresh suit through a non-declaratory order, holding that such permission must be supported
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Mohsin Naqvi and Kash Patel shake hands at FBI headquarters in Washington. WASHINGTON: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met on Monday US FBI director Kash Patel and discussed specialized training to fight counter-terrorism financing, as the latter hailed the “critical” partnership between their two countries. Naqvi has been in the US since Thursday and his recent
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On CM Sohail Afridi’s directive, the assembly withdrew amendments and sent them for redrafting KP assembly in session. PHOTO AFP PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has been forced to withdraw changes to the Members’ Privileges and Immunities Act after facing intense public and political criticism. On instructions from Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, a special assembly committee
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A panel from the 9th session of the Islamic Women’s Conference in Islamabad on Monday. — OIC ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday urged member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to go beyond declarations and translate their commitments into concrete action for women’s socio-economic empowerment as Pakistan assumed the
CDF will hold meetings with military, political leadership to discuss issues of common interest, state media say COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir addresses graduating officers from the National Security and War Course at the National Defense University in Islamabad on July 7. Photo: ISPR The Chief of Defense (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS)
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Court says SHC overlooked contractual dispute procedures and relevant WAPDA and NAB laws The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Monday set aside all Sindh High Court (SHC) orders on the Nai Gaj Dam project and restrained the courts from interfering with its construction until its completion, ruling that further litigation should not delay a project
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Sessions court also rejects Defence-C SHO’s anticipatory bail after he skips hearing in magistrate threat case LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday sought a report from the Defence-C police station house officer (SHO) on a petition alleging the illegal detention of a suspect described by the prosecution as the “boss” of a group
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Law minister urges OIC states to ensure women lead digital future, warns AI must not widen inequality Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar speaks on the second day of the 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women in Islamabad. SCREEN GRAB Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Monday urged Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states to
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Police say initial information suggests a remote-controlled improvised explosive device was used in the attack Two police officers were killed and two others injured after a bomb targeted an armored police force in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa tank district. PHOTO: EXPRESS DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two police officers were killed and two others injured when a suspected improvised
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