SHC rejects plea of 23 claiming journalist status for plots in Journalists Colony HYDERABAD: The Sindh High Court’s Hyderabad circuit bench has dismissed a constitutional petition filed by 23 persons claiming to be journalists who sought allotment of residential plots in Journalists Colony earmarked for members of the Hyderabad Press Club on the basis of […]
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Once home to thriving temples and neighborhoods, the city’s Hindu population is now declining RAWALPINDI: The ancient city of Rawalpindi, older than 1,000 years and filled with remnants of vanished settlements, was dominated by the Hindu community until 1947. After Hindus left, Sikhs settled in the area, while Muslims and Parsis have been present since
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the relevant authorities to expedite the privatization process of electricity distribution companies (DISCOS) and generation companies (GENCOS). Chairing a meeting on the power sector in the federal capital, the Prime Minister emphasized that the privatization of the energy system leading to the establishment of a competitive electricity
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ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday reduced the price of diesel by Rs14 per liter in line with fluctuations in global oil prices, with effect from December 16. However, the government has maintained the existing petrol prices. After the recent reduction, the diesel will be sold at Rs 265.65 per liter against the old price of
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Talal Chaudhry warns that those involved may face prosecution if they continue the activities Interior Minister Talal Chaudhry speaks to reporters outside the Parliament House in Islamabad on October 9, 2025. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Talal Chaudhry said on Monday that Pakistan has uncovered extensive evidence of coordinated, paid social media campaigns run through fake
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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 held that the primary burden is on the employer to prove an employee’s wrongdoing in a dismissal case. “The primary burden rests on the employer to prove the wrongdoing so that the case
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Federal government wants to exclude customs from the divisible pool, sources say The 7th award in 2010 attempted to correct irregularities by increasing the total allocation to provinces to 57.5% and reducing the population weight to 82%. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The Center has notified eight committees of the National Finance Commission (NFC), including one on
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PESHAWAR: Eleven years have passed since terrorists stormed the Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar, but time has not dulled the pain. For parents who buried their children, for siblings who grew up without brothers and sisters, December remains the coldest and longest month, heavy with memory. On December 16, 2014, terrorists turned a school
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The Pak-Afghan border at Chaman. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Senior officials from neighboring countries as well as Russia have urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to return to dialogue and resolve their differences through diplomatic means. The call came on Monday at the end of the Tehran conference – a gathering of special representatives from Iran, Pakistan, China,
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In a disturbing escalation of attacks on educational institutions, unidentified gunmen have destroyed a government girls’ school in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, using explosives. According to the police, the incident happened in the village of Epi, where the attackers planted explosives inside the school building under the cover of darkness. The explosion completely destroyed the
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