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The deployment of the SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable system, a 19,200 km high-capacity fiber network connecting Pakistan to countries between Singapore and France. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strengthened its global digital connectivity with the deployment of the SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable system, a 19,200 km high-capacity fiber network connecting Pakistan to countries between Singapore and France.

Polling staff in Lahore are collecting election materials as preparations for the upcoming poll are in full swing. Photo: ONLINE LAHORE: The PML-N is heading into Sunday’s by-elections with confidence, expecting no surprises as it remains largely a one-horse race across Punjab. Voting for 13 constituencies, six seats in the National Assembly and seven seats

ISLAMABAD: Despite mounting pressure from their own institution, a group of Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges continue to adopt an assertive and uncompromising strategy in their fight for judicial independence. With the passage of the 27th constitutional amendment, the threat of their transfer to other high courts looms large. Yet four IHC judges – Justice

ISLAMABAD: The newly constituted Federal Constitutional Bench (FCC) is scheduled to hear the internal appeals filed by five Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges against a Supreme Court split order approving the transfer of three judges from different high courts to the IHC. According to a docket issued by the FCC, a six-member bench headed by

KP CM commits to NSC participation ‘for peace’; denies the claim; Says that all problems can be solved through negotiations Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi appeared to turn down the political heat on Saturday, showing a shift from confrontation to cautious cooperation as he assured the

. KARACHI: The Board of Directors (BoD) of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (PIA) has given its in-principle approval for a special allowance to PIA Engineering and Maintenance Division in view of the ongoing privatization process. According to a statement issued on Friday, the BoD also reviewed the proposal to transfer PIA assets to a

. Referee Yahya Afridi. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi has called a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) to discuss a data form related to additional judges in the high courts. The meeting will be held on 25 November at The JCP Secretariat has generated the data form