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Update aligns Pakistan’s licensing framework with international non-proliferation standards ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has formally notified revised national control lists under the Export Control Act, 2004, and is updating the items requiring prior export licensing as part of a continuing effort to align national regulations with evolving international non-proliferation standards. According to an official notice issued under […]

Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: In a landmark judgment aimed at dismantling colonial-era language and restoring dignity to citizens, the Supreme Court has banned the use of the term “Bakhidmat Janaab SHO” in applications to police officials, declaring it inconsistent with constitutional

Announces Rs4.04 Power Tariff Cut; Cuts the export refinancing rate by 3% to 4.5%; Offers blue passport Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the country’s top exporters and businessmen at a ceremony in Islamabad. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced major relief measures for industries and export sectors, including a reduction in

PTI leaders, lawmakers and workers camp outside the Islamabad Supreme Court. Photo: Sabah ISLAMABAD: A day-long sit-in outside the Supreme Court by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders on Friday managed to secure assurances that authorities would provide a medical report on jailed leader Imran Khan to his family. After staging several hours of protest outside the

. Nepra officials warned Gepco about the illegal installation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) on small meters. They said the company installed AMI without approval from the regulator and even without backing up data. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has begun the formal process of introducing new rules for solar

Dr. Asim Yousaf emphasizes the need for a retinal specialist, warns that the condition can be serious Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s personal physician, Dr. Asim Yousaf. SCREEN GRAB Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s personal physician, Dr. Asim Yousaf, on Friday expressed serious concern over the health of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and said

Leader of the opposition in the city council says that the mayor and the Sindh government are fully responsible for repeated tragedies Leader of the Opposition in the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) City Council, Saifuddin Advocate, addressing a press conference at the KMC office on Friday. Photo: X Opposition Leader of the City Council Saifuddin