GB Governor Mehdi Shah administers the oath of office to Amjad Hussain as the region’s new CM in Gilgit. PHOTO: PPI GILGIT: A proposal to allow Chinese nationals to enter Gilgit-Baltistan visa-free, mirroring the existing travel arrangement allowing UK residents to visit China’s Xinjiang region, was presented to PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and newly […]
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Shehbaz says the government is providing education and skill training in line with international standards Candidate for the position of UN Secretary General María Fernanda Espinosa shakes hands with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed Pakistani embassies abroad to step up efforts to identify and
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Note that about Rs 300,000 is spent on each trainee from the exchequer ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Education on Monday raised concerns over the transparency of a state-funded nursing education program, questioned the financial and administrative crisis at the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) and reviewed the legislative
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PTI has also cited arrests of political workers, restrictions on media coverage ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan on Monday indicated that the party may reconsider its decision to boycott the upcoming Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections if a level playing field is ensured and its leaders and workers are not subjected
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notes that the Supreme Court generally does not interfere itself with interim orders passed by HCs ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Federation and other respondents on a petition for stay of sentences awarded to Advocate Imaan Mazari and Barrister Hadi Ali Chattha, while noting that the Islamabad High Court (IHC)
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Says intermittent heavy rainfall between July 7-10 could trigger flash flooding in hill streams and seasonal streams ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the meteorological authorities have issued nationwide weather alerts as an active monsoon system is expected to bring widespread rain and thunderstorms to large parts of the country from Tuesday, increasing
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ISLAMABAD: As Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi has convened meetings of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) to consider appointments of additional judges to the High Courts, PPP Senator Farooq H Naek has proposed 33 candidates for appointment to the four High Courts. This move has reignited debate over the party’s growing influence on
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Protesters stage sit-in with victim’s body, block Quetta road, demand action against attackers Protesters block Quetta’s Airport Road outside BA Mall on Sunday. — PHOTO BY AUTHOR QUETTA: Protesters continued to block Quetta’s Airport Road outside BA Mall on Monday after a deadly armed clash in Hanna Urak area left four men dead and several
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The citizen questions the killing of stray dogs; official rejects ban, says government is carrying it out A screenshot of dead dogs dumped in a truck allegedly belonging to the Suthra Punjab program. — SCREEN GRAB Another alleged incident involving the killing of stray dogs by the Metropolitan Corporation Lahore has come to light after
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An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Monday sent the suspect in the killing of Group Captain Asim Tariq to jail after a 14-day remand for an identification parade. Tariq was shot dead a day earlier while trying to rescue a woman near Shaheen Chowk on Ninth Avenue in Margalla police station’s jurisdiction. According to
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