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Says that the right to privacy necessitates protecting people from intrusions into private domains Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that a DNA test without the consent of a person constitutes a clear violation of his fundamental rights

Palestinians make their way along the Al-Rashid road towards Gaza City from Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on October 10, 2025. PHOTO:AFP ISLAMABAD: The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates confirmed on Friday the indispensable role played by the United Nations Relief and Works

. ISLAMABAD: Days after scrapping its previous, larger body over concerns over “leaks”, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday unveiled a reconstituted political committee that named 23 senior leaders, while it pointedly left out former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and included leaders of the opposition alliance. The reorganization was carried out on the

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb signs a memorandum of understanding as Binance founder Changpeng Zhao looks on in Islamabad. Photo: Courtesy: X/@Financegovpk KARACHI: Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with crypto exchange Binance to explore the “tokenization” of up to $2 billion in government bonds, treasury bills and commodity reserves to boost liquidity and attract

Recommends establishment of BISP centers in well-known and easily accessible locations ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel expressed serious concern over their personnel policies and on Friday summoned non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with the Ministry of Poverty Alleviation. It also asked the finance department to explain why poverty alleviation departments cannot hire people on contract basis despite

. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ministry of the Interior has canceled the legalization of 34 officers from the National Cyber ​​​​Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA). These officers – formerly serving in the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) – were regularized in 2012 by a committee headed by PPP’s Syed Khursheed Shah. According to a notification from the ministry,

Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said on Friday that the PTI must "abandon its negative politics" as the party no longer had former ISI chief Faiz Hameed "to rely on". Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, he termed the conviction of the former spymaster a "historic decision" who confirmed it

Marriyum Aurangzeb met transporters’ representatives as Punjab CM forms committee to resolve issues Punjab’s freight transporters announced the end of their five-day strike on Friday after successful negotiations with the provincial government, agreeing to resolve all outstanding issues through dialogue. The strike, which began on December 8, was initiated in protest against the Punjab Traffic