Heavy snowfall blocks roads, stranding residents as evacuation deadline extended to February 5 SHELTER: Residents of the Tirah Valley have been stranded in several places due to heavy snowfall, prompting authorities to extend the deadline for evacuation. Originally set for January 25, the new deadline now gives affected families the opportunity to complete the move […]
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HARIPUR: Residents of Hattar have expressed serious concern over a decision by the Excise and Taxation Department to declare the entire Hattar area an urban locality and impose property tax on shops in urban areas. According to officials, the tax has actually been collected by Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) Khanpur, while the excise department is
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RAWALPINDI: A high-level committee formed on the orders of the Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court has finalized recommendations for a province-wide academic calendar comprising 190 working days in schools and colleges across Punjab. The proposals include a reduction of the summer holiday from two and a half months to six weeks or a
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GUJRANWALA: A major corruption scandal has emerged in the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Gujranwala as the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Composite Circle has filed a case against three of its own officers, along with their accomplices, on charges of corruption, bribery, extortion and abuse of authority. Among others, three officials have been remanded
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that the State is bound to act as a model employer, especially in matters affecting promotion and service rights and entitlements, and cannot justify inaction or delay on the basis of internal inefficiencies. It also noted that where the government acts as an employer, it is held to a
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IHC Bar president claims use of force during arrest, smashed the windows of our vehicle Human rights lawyer and social activist Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha. Photo file Islamabad police on Friday arrested lawyer and human rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, near the underpass outside the
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ISLAMABAD: Officials moved on Thursday to counter what they described as a “misleading narrative” surrounding Islamabad’s decision to associate with the Board of Peace, stressing that the move does not involve, and cannot lead to, the deployment of Pakistani troops to Gaza under any arrangement aimed at disarming Hamas. Pakistan formally joined the Board of
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JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman appears for an interview with a private digital media platform. SCREEN GRAB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s decision to join the US President Donald Trump-led Board of Peace on Gaza sparked a heated debate in the National Assembly on Thursday, with opposition parties accusing the government of bypassing parliament and questioning the credibility
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Mustafa Kamal. Photo: FILE ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Although the embers of the deadly Gul Plaza fire are hardly cooling down, the tragedy on Thursday turned into a bitter political clash between the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), reigniting long-running disputes over Karachi’s governance, accountability and control. Seizing the moment, Union Minister Mustafa
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High-level session in Davos focuses on family healthcare, technology-driven solutions and inclusive development The Pathfinder Group hosted a high-level focused session titled “Women Empowerment, Financial Inclusion & Family Healthcare” at the Pakistan Pavilion during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, a press release said on Thursday. The session was hosted by Dr.
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