Sohail Afridi lambasts ‘jungle rule’ where courts cannot enforce orders, secures meeting with jailed Imran Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi reached the Islamabad High Court on Friday morning after a 15-hour sit-in outside the Adiala jail, only to be told that Chief Justice Sarfaraz Dogar had refused to meet him. “We received a message from […]
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RAWALPINDI: A division bench of the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench, comprising Justice Jawad Hassan and Justice Muhammad Raza Qureshi, has rejected the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) objection to its jurisdiction in a petition challenging 40 percent taxes, levies and duties on sanitary napkins across Pakistan. The court ruled that millions of women live
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Adding a “zero” to land records inflated 50 channels to 500 channels for fraudulent plot assignments ISLAMABAD: An alleged corruption scandal involving forgery, collusion and manipulation of laws has surfaced in the Capital Development Authority (CDA), revealing fraudulent allocation of five agro-agricultural plots worth Rs 5 billion. CDA officials and staff allegedly added an extra
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Finance Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik. ISLAMABAD: The government has collected over Rs66 billion through the recent hike in oil tax, the Senate was informed on Thursday as a lawmaker questioned why fuel prices have not come down despite a fall in global oil prices. Responding to a query by Senator Kamil Ali Agha, Federal Petroleum
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Rs85.5b earmarked for major Karachi projects; CM orders strict monitoring of schemes CM Murad Ali Shah addresses the Sindh Assembly as the debate on the provincial budget ended on Monday. Photo: Express KARACHI: Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Thursday approved a record Rs 1.018 trillion development budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 during a
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A file photo of Islamabad International Airport. PHOTO: AFP RAWALPINDI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has dismissed as mere rumours, social media claims that Pakistanis traveling abroad on work and visit visas are being stopped at airports. FIA Lahore Zone Director Captain (retd) Ali Zia issued a detailed clarification in a video message on Thursday.
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KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi arrives to meet Imran Khan at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. Photo: Reuters RAWALPINDI: Political tensions deepened on Thursday as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) stepped up demands for access to its jailed leader Imran Khan, with the party citing health concerns, repeated denials of meetings and growing frustration over what it
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. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. PHOTO: APP/FILE ISLAMABAD: Awaam Pakistan Party (APP) convener Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday criticized the government, saying the incumbent regime has failed in governance and control of corruption, while raising concerns over the handling of the recent IMF report. Addressing a press conference in the federal capital alongside party leader Miftah
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. Union Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE ISLAMABAD: Following the passage of the 26th and 27th constitutional amendments, the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) elections scheduled for December 13 are considered crucial as both professional and independent groups have made demands for a majority in the highest legal body of lawyers for the
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Negotiations between representatives of KP CM, Adiala Jail administration underway Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi continued his sit-in outside Adiala Jail late Thursday night after authorities once again denied him permission to meet Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Negotiations between representatives of the KP CM and the Adiala Jail administration were underway, according to sources.
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