Internet outages, power outages disrupt legal proceedings across district courts RAWALPINDI: A new biometric verification system was launched in the Subordinate District Court of Rawalpindi for filing all types of cases including divorce cases, powers of attorney, bail applications and submission of replies and comments. However, already on its first day, the system completely paralyzed […]
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RAWALPINDI: In a mega financial scandal involving the alleged transfer of over Rs 2 billion. through CDRs from the official accounts of Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) and contractors’ security deposits, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has tightened the noose around 48 people, including the current RDA director general, eight former director generals and other senior
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RAWALPINDI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allowed the re-tendering of two out of four lots of its Rs33.95 billion loan-financed Dream Water Supply Project in Rawalpindi by terminating the awarded contracts worth Rs20.40 billion. The bank has issued a No Objection Letter (NOL) to the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) and the Project Management
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has set key priorities for the 2026-27 federal budget, aiming for a GDP growth target of 5.1% and keeping inflation below 6.5%, while highlighting green development, climate action and improved disaster management as key themes. The Ministry of Finance has formally approved the budgeting plan for the next financial year, with
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The accused convicted in a case of prohibited drugs after a false death certificate was revealed BAHAWALPUR: Drug Court Bahawalpur has handed down a major verdict in a case involving unregistered and banned drugs and imposed a total fine of Rs 40.5 million on the accused Muhammad Shafiq. and seven years in prison. The sentence
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KARACHI: Following reports of Nipah virus cases in India, the Director General of Health Sindh has issued an advisory directing health authorities to remain vigilant and take preventive measures. According to the Sindh Health Department, the situation is being closely monitored. The advisory instructs all public and private hospitals to remain on high alert and
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"Demanding Karachi be placed under federal control is not unconstitutional," said Federal Minister for Education and MQM-Pakistan senior leader Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui Thursday. Adds that if such a debate is branded as treason, then the relevant clauses should be removed from the constitution itself. He expressed these views while responding to media queries after
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Pakistan People’s Party MPA Shahid Abdul Salaam Thahim. Photo: file HYDERABAD: Pakistan People’s Party MPA Shahid Abdul Salaam Thahim’s brother has accused the MPA and his paternal uncle of corruption, claiming their actions have tarnished the reputation of their late father, former provincial minister Abdul Salaam Thahim. In a video message released from the United
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HYDERABAD: Traders in Sanghar district observed a shutdown on Thursday to protest against the police’s lack of progress in the murder case of Dr. Saleem Arain, who was gunned down on Tuesday. The family, Arain community and local traders lamented that not only are the culprits still at large, but sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act
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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over the filing of frivolous cases by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). It has ordered the tax officer to set up committees to review cases before they approach the
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