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Mosques, markets prioritized as Punjab outlines Ramazan security plan

The plan calls for strict city control, biometric screening, increased patrolling and CCTV, pass-through gates, searchlights Punjab Police. PHOTO: FILE The Punjab Home Ministry on Friday issued detailed security guidelines for the upcoming month of Ramazan, prioritizing the protection of mosques, religious places and Ramazan markets across the province. Under the directives, the authorities have […]

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Afghan soil must not be used for terrorism, Pakistan tells UN

UN Security Council unanimously renews Taliban sanctions monitoring team’s mandate for another 12 months UN Security Council PHOTO: X/Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN Asim Iftikhar Ahmad Pakistan on Friday reiterated its call for Afghan territory to cease being used for terrorism against neighboring states and called for steps to prevent what it described

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Islamia College bars female-male faculty contact

PESHAWAR: In a move to increase student safety and prevent potential misconduct, the Department of Political Science at Islamia College Peshawar has issued detailed guidelines banning female students from any form of direct contact with male faculty members. According to an official notification issued by the department, all interaction between female students and male teachers

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CTD arrests top terrorist commander in Bannu

During the first interrogation, the suspect confesses to having orchestrated at least nine major terrorist operations BANNED: In a major breakthrough for counter-terrorism in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Bannu region arrested a much-wanted terrorist commander during an intelligence-based operation in People’s Bazaar, Bannu. The suspect, identified as Osama, a native of Bannu, is known

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The civil servants’ sit-in begins on the 3rd day

Punjab Civil Secretariat. Photo: Facebook LAHORE: A protest by the Grand Alliance of government employees outside the Punjab Civil Secretariat entered its third day on Thursday, intensifying pressure on the provincial government to address long-standing service-related demands. The alliance consists of teachers along with employees from various other government departments. From early morning, a large

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Free Wi-Fi service suspended at Lahore railway station

Escalator installed at Lahore railway station. PHOTO: EXPRESS LAHORE: The much talked about free Wi-Fi facility at Lahore Railway Station has been suspended after the railway authorities allegedly failed to clear payments to the internet service provider, leaving passengers frustrated. Commuters arriving at the station continued to scan QR codes displayed at various locations in

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