. A giant dragon model is displayed in Liberty Chowk on the eve of Basant celebrations. Photo: NNI LAHORE: Lahore marked the end of Basant on Sunday with widespread celebrations across the city as the sky filled with colorful kites and residents gathered on rooftops, streets and public spaces to welcome spring in a display […]
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. President Asif Ali Zardari. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari warned on Sunday that Afghanistan under the Taliban has fallen into conditions “similar or worse than before 9/11”, accusing neighboring countries including India of enabling terror groups in the wake of recent attacks in Islamabad and Balochistan. The president thanked world leaders and
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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The first public interest petition following the 27th Constitutional Amendment has been filed with the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) under Article 175A(3). The petition, filed by advocate Taqweem Shah through senior advocate Hafiz Ahsaan Ahmad Khokhar, seeks
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Zardari says Taliban-led Afghanistan, aided by an eastern neighbor, threatens Pakistan and global peace President Asif Ali Zardari. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has thanked world leaders and nations for standing with Pakistan in this moment of grief, according to a statement issued by the President’s Secretariat. “Pakistan is humbled by the strong
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman appears for an interview with a private digital media platform. SCREEN GRAB RAWALPINDI: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman strongly criticized the incumbent government, its electoral process, foreign and economic policies and the ongoing atrocities in Gaza during a youth rally in Rawalpindi on Sunday. He declared the February
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Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena (L), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (5L), Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani (CR), Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita (6R), Argentina’s President Javier Milei (5R), Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (2R), Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister (Zheiaz Rosen) in Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister Fikan Rosen. (4R) pose with US President Donald Trump, who signed a
Admiral Ashraf holds talks on security challenges, alignment of strategic perspectives, strengthening of operational cooperation Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf was received at the Royal Malaysian Navy Headquarters by Admiral Tan Sri (Dr) Zulhelmy bin Ithnain, Chief of the Royal Malaysian Navy. PHOTO: ISPR Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf paid an
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Wheel jam closes some roads in Peshawar, but businesses remain open in many districts PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday observed a province-wide wheel stoppage and shutdown strike across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, including the capital Peshawar, to protest alleged fraud in the February 8, 2024 general elections. The strike saw a mix of large-scale mobilization in some
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The district administration cites severe financial constraints as the markets are wound down RAWALPINDI Due to severe financial and economic crisis, the district administration has decided not to set up subsidized Ramazan bazaars in Rawalpindi Division this year. Ramazan and Friday bazaars were first launched during the era of former President General Ziaul Haq in
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