Lawyer Imaan Mazari. Photo: X ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad district court on Saturday reissued non-release arrest warrants for human rights lawyer and activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, during the trial of their case. The hearing was held at the District and Sessions Court in Islamabad and presided over by Additional Sessions Judge […]
University graduates 461 students at 38th convocation, with nearly 70% of graduating class women Princess Zahra Aga Khan formally installed as Aga Khan University’s first vice chancellor Photo: aku.edu Princess Zahra Aga Khan was formally installed as the Aga Khan University’s (AKU) first vice-chancellor on Saturday as the institution graduated 461 students from 18 programs
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State Department terms move “serious violation” of religious freedom, part of systematic harassment of Muslim population Indian soldiers in IIOJK. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the reported profiling of mosques and mosque management committees in India’s illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), terming it a grave violation of fundamental religious freedoms. In
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Court rules FIA could not prove charges; cases initiated in 2022 will be concluded Six acquitted of DSP’s murder. / PHOTO: EXPRESS LAHORE: A banking court in Lahore acquitted close associates of the PTI founder, ending a foreign funding case initiated by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in 2022. Bench Court 2 delivered the verdict
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Facebook and TikTok faced the highest levels of blocking for hosting illegal and offensive content LAHORE: Pakistan has blocked more than a million web links and URLs due to the spread of illegal and inappropriate digital content, especially material involving character assassination of judges of the Supreme Judiciary on social media, according to a comprehensive
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Paigham-e-Pakistan. Photo: Courtesy — X ISLAMABAD: Religious scholars belonging to all schools of thought on Friday delivered a united message against extremism, terrorism and sectarian violence and reaffirmed their unwavering support to the state, society and armed forces of Pakistan. The country observed ‘Youm-e-Paigham-e-Pakistan’ on the call of the Youm-e-Paigham-e-Pakistan Committee where Ulema, Mashaikh, Imams,
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Says that pension cannot be denied simply because of late application, resignation Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that pension is neither a concession nor a charity but a constitutional and legal right of a government employee which
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Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: Reuters/file ISLAMABAD: The PTI on Friday urged the federal government to facilitate a meeting with the party’s founder, sparking a debate and protest from opposition lawmakers in the Senate over the issue. During the session chaired by Sherry Rehman, lawmakers raised the issue of excessive and unsupervised use of
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines has signed a cargo cooperation agreement with Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda, a move aimed at giving Pakistani exporters smoother, uninterrupted access to key global markets through an expanded and more competitive air cargo network. According to a PIA spokesperson, the national flag carrier and Garuda Indonesia have formalized a Cargo Special
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The victims were traveling from Islamabad to Faisalabad for a funeral, rescue officials say SARGODHA: At least 14 people were killed and several others injured on Saturday after a truck crashed due to dense fog in Punjab’s Sargodha district, rescue officials said. The accident took place near Ghalapur Bangla in Kot Momin tehsil where visibility
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