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Justice Jahangiri expresses no confidence in CJ Dogar, seeks case transfer

Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. Photo: IHC Islamabad High Court Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri appeared before a division bench on Monday on a petition challenging the validity of his law degree. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Azam Khan, heard the case regarding the quo warranto petition, which has been […]

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Security forces kill 15 militants in Bannu, DI Khan, North Waziristan

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Militant Ikramullah alias Maulvi Insafullah killed, linked to AC Shah Wali Wazir murder Security forces carry out operations in Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan, killing 15 militants, including a suspect in the killing of an assistant commissioner. In a separate incident, unidentified persons blew up a government school in North Waziristan. According to

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Pakistan condemns the attack on Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers in Sudan

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Six people killed and eight others injured in a drone attack on a UN base on Saturday in the disputed Abyei region Police officers stand guard at the main entrance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. Photo: File Pakistan strongly condemned the attack on UN peacekeepers in Kadugli, Sudan, in which six Bangladeshi

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Pakistan Navy Conducts Successful Direct Firing of New Air Defense Missiles

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Pak Navy successfully conducts tests of new surface-to-air missiles. Source: Radio Pakistan The Pakistan Navy has successfully conducted a live weapon launch of the FM-90 (N) ER surface-to-air missile in the North Arabian Sea. According to government sources, during the firepower demonstration, the Pakistan Navy ship has successfully engaged maneuverable air targets, confirming the war

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Traders protest against Murree Road widening plan

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Murree Road remained completely blocked due to traffic jams. PHOTO: AGHA MAHROZ/EXPRESS/FILE RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has prepared a project to construct an additional 10 to 15 feet wide track on both sides of Murree Road from Liaquat Bagh to Chandni Chowk covering a two kilometer stretch at an estimated cost of Rs

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Quo warranto is knocking on IHC’s door

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The Supreme Court rarely hears petitions to disqualify a sitting judge, reopening the debate on judicial immunity Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. Photo: IHC ISLAMABAD: A legal tool once widely used to oust lawmakers has now entered far more sensitive territory as the Islamabad High Court (IHC) prepares to hear a quo warranto petition challenging the

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Exploitation thrives when painted children work on Karachi’s signals

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While some minors are part of begging networks, others are forced into professions by parents struggling to make ends meet Street artist. Photo: Express KARACHI: Child street performers, some as young as eight, spend hours at city intersections and traffic signals with their faces and clothes painted gold. To catch the attention of passers-by and

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The last anti-polio drive of the year starts today

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The target is set to administer polio drops to 10.6 million children across the province KARACHI: The last anti-polio campaign of the year in Sindh begins today (on Monday). During the seven-day campaign, more than 10 million children across the province will be administered polio drops. According to the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) Sindh,

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Islamabad warns motorists as smog crisis worsens

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A technician examines a vehicle to test its emissions on a road on the outskirts of Islamabad. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Truck driver Muhammad Afzal didn’t expect to be stopped by the police, let alone fined, when he drove into Islamabad this week because of the thick diesel fumes coming from his tailpipe. “This is unfair,”

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Siraj Durrani’s son bags PS-9 seat with a thumping majority

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City polls. Photo: AFP HYDERABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) looked set to maintain its electoral supremacy in the PS-9 constituency by-polls in Shikarpur district on Sunday as early and unofficial results indicated that the PPP’s candidate was leading his opponent by a thumping margin. The seat had fallen vacant on the death of PPP

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