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NFC meeting canceled without reason: Afridi

KP CM Sohail Afridi. Photo: Screengrab ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday accused the federal government of sidelining the PTI and taking key national decisions behind closed doors without taking stakeholders into confidence. Addressing a press conference in the federal capital, Afridi said the federal government had abruptly canceled a scheduled meeting on […]

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NSC lacks strategic continuity: PILDAT

Meeting of the National Security Committee. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) has recommended that the country’s National Security Committee (NSC) be institutionalized as a regular forum for strategic civil-military consultation. PILDAT released a report on the NSC’s performance and effectiveness during the second year of Prime Minister Shehbaz

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Kasim urges UNHRC to intervene to end Imran’s persecution, detention immediately

PTI founder’s son says denying prisoners’ children the right to meet their father is collective punishment Kasim Khan, son of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday, urging the body to intervene and press the Pakistan government for the immediate release of his father. “We ask

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MQM-P urges government to introduce 28th amendment to empower local bodies

Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui says Pakistan is currently run under a feudal style democracy Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan Chairman Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, addressing a press conference in Karachi on Wednesday, accompanied by senior party leader Dr. Farooq Sattar and Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal. SCREEN GRAB The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) on Thursday

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Operation Ghazab Lil Haq against Afghan Taliban resumes after Eidul Fitr break

Security sources say the operation will continue until its objective is fully achieved A Pakistani army soldier stands guard at a border terminal in Ghulam Khan, a town in North Waziristan, on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Photo: AFP Security sources said on Wednesday that Operation Ghazab Lil Haq resumed after a temporary pause in deference to

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Two most wanted TTP terrorists gunned down in tank operation: CTD

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday killed two much-wanted terrorists associated with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a successful intelligence-based operation in Tank district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP). According to a statement issued by the CTD, the team launched an operation after receiving information about the presence of terrorists in the area. During the operation, the terrorists, who

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Dar calls for de-escalation, diplomacy in talks with Malaysian FM, EU VP

Since the US-Israel-Iran conflict began, Pakistan has stepped up diplomatic efforts to ease regional tensions Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar stressed the need for de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the ongoing challenges during phone calls with Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad bin Haji Hasan and EU High Representative Kaja Kallas. Since the

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Bilawal praises PM Shehbaz’s strategy for regional challenges, backs government’s handling of conflict risks

Both discuss regional tensions, exchange views on political developments and national issues of importance Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari calls on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: X Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s leadership and political direction, especially in navigating the country through a complex

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NDMA warns of nationwide rain, thundershowers during the next 24 hours

Says various parts of Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to see rain with thunderstorm The National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC) of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Wednesday warned of nationwide thunderstorms and rainfall in the next 12 to 24 hours. According to an advisory issued by the authority, a system of westerly winds

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