Firing incident in Tangai area of Salarzai tehsil leaves a police constable and a civilian dead KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA: Two persons, including a police constable posted on polio duty, were martyred when unknown assailants opened fire on a polio team in Tangai area of Salarzai tehsil on Tuesday. According to details, the attack took place during […]
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We sit here peacefully. If we are denied a meeting today, we will stay here, says Aleema Khan Sisters of PTI founder Imran Khan sit outside Adiala jail after a meeting was rejected on Tuesday. Photo: X/PTI Imran Khan’s sisters staged a sit-in outside Adiala jail after being denied a meeting with the PTI founder,
Funding covers scholarships, job preparation, interfaith initiatives, restoration of community facilities The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government says it has approved new funds and policy measures aimed at improving education, employment and religious facilities for minority communities in the province. After a meeting with a delegation representing minority groups, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister for Information
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More than 25 non-operational aircraft belonging to various airlines remain parked at the scrap yard of Jinnah International Airport, raising concerns over safety, security and airport operations, officials said. Airport sources said several of the grounded planes have been stationary for years, with reports of birds nesting inside the planes and the presence of rats
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The Punjab Wildlife Department conducted an operation in Khanewal and seized a large consignment of dead wild birds being smuggled from Karachi to Okara. Officials found a total of 7,702 birds, including sparrows, mynas, bulbuls, ducks and partridges, and said efforts were underway to arrest the suspect. According to officials, the operation was carried out
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Rejects provincial government’s appeal against service tribunal decision and declares seniority prior to 2019 as legal The Supreme Court of Pakistan has dismissed an appeal by the Sindh government and declared that the seniority of Sindh police officers before 2019 is legal. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar dismissed appeals challenging the
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Former Punjab Chief Minister Mian Manzoor Wattoo, a senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), has passed away. Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date. Mian Manzoor Wattoo served as Chief Minister of Punjab in 1993. He also served as Speaker of Punjab Assembly and Union Minister for Kashmir Affairs. The PPP
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of reports emerging of passengers traveling abroad being offloaded and a committee has been set up to look into the matter. The committee is chaired by Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Chaudhry Salik and includes Federal Minister for Information Technology Shaza Fatima Khawaja and Minister of State for
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Electoral Commission announces February 14 polls for unions, district councils; General assembly elections set for 24 January Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission. Photo: ecgb.gov.pk/ Elected local bodies to return to Gilgit-Baltistan after 21 years. The region’s electoral commission has announced that local government polls will take place on 14 February 2026 from 8am to 4pm. Chief Election
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Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that Pakistan is in talks with Russia on a potential oil sector deal, with discussions underway between the energy ministries of both countries. “All these areas are Russia’s strengths. And we would be very happy if Russia agreed on an agreement in this sector with Pakistan,” Aurangzeb told
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