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Critics say opposition leader’s appointment may be timed to pre-empt PTI’s February 8 show ISLAMABAD: After months of drifting, when the National Assembly finally regained a formal opposition vote last Friday with the announcement of Mahmood Khan Achakzai as Leader of the Opposition, the move ended a deadlock that had paralyzed the lower house for

KARACHI: An All Parties Conference (APC) held under the leadership of Tehreek Tahaffuz Aain Pakistan (TTAP) called on the masses to observe a nationwide wheel stoppage and shutdown strike on February 8 against alleged rigging of elections two years ago. Held at the Karachi Press Club, the APC issued a joint statement demanding the appointment

. Senior bureaucrat Muhammad Rashid Hanif has been appointed as Information Secretary to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government. Photo: file MUZAFFARABAD: Senior bureaucrat Muhammad Rashid Hanif has been appointed as Secretary, Information Department of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government, according to a notification issued by the Services and General Administration Department

Trump to chair BoP with sweeping powers; member states must contribute $1 billion ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been invited to join the newly announced US-led Gaza Board of Peace (BoP), a powerful international body tasked with overseeing Gaza’s post-war transition, reconstruction and security restructuring, the State Department confirmed on Sunday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi said

Firefighter dies in line of duty as death toll rises to six; President, PM calls Sindh CM, offers condolences Smoke billows from Karachi’s Gul Plaza after a massive fire. Photo: INP KARACHI: The fire that engulfed Karachi’s famous Gul Plaza bazaar on Saturday could not be brought under control till late Sunday night as it

RAWALPINDI: The Immigration and Anti-Human Smuggling Cells of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday claimed to have arrested four suspects in two separate operations for attempting to travel abroad through illegal means, including the use of forged documents, fake residence cards and other channels of migrant smuggling. Investigations have been initiated against all four

. Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad. PHOTO: APP RAWALPINDI: Leading Ulema and scholars on Sunday delivered an unequivocal message of unity at the Qaumi Yekjehti and Paigham-e-Pakistan conference, where the Chairman of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Maulana Syed Abdul Khabeer Azad, warned that the country is facing an organized attempt to push

. PESHAWAR/MIRANSHAH: Life came to a standstill in North Waziristan on Sunday after unknown assailants blew up another key link bridge in Mir Ali tehsil, cutting off entire communities from markets, hospitals and agricultural lands, as police and security forces stepped up targeted operations against terrorist elements elsewhere in the province. According to police, the

. FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch. PHOTO: APP/FILE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to France, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, on Sunday highlighted the multifaceted relations between Pakistan and France and the wider francophone world. She said that while governments created frameworks and agreements, it was professionals, academics, entrepreneurs and civil society leaders who gave life to bilateral relations