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Sindh announces winter vacation for schools from 22-31. December

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The Sindh Education Department’s Management Committee announced on Thursday that all public and private educational institutions across the province will remain closed from December 22 to 31 for this year’s winter vacation. The spokesperson added that schools will reopen as normal on January 1, 2026, while additional investigations by education boards continue as planned over […]

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SC orders adjournment of trial in Imaan Mazari tweets case till IHC verdict

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The Supreme Court emphasizes that the district court should hear all parties before a decision is made Human rights lawyer and social activist Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha. Photo file The Supreme Court has ordered adjournment of the trial in the controversial Iman Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha tweet case on Thursday.

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Former ISI chief Faiz Hameed sentenced to 14 years in prison by military court

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Lt (retd) Faiz Hameed. PHOTO: FILE The Field General Court Martial has sentenced former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Faiz Hameed to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty on multiple charges, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported on Thursday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release, the court martial was initiated on

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Pakistan launches new online fingerprint verification system for passport applicants

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Fingerprint problems for online passport applicants solved with new verification system The Passport Department has launched a new online verification system that addresses the technical issues that previously affected the fingerprint verification of online passport applicants. Applicants will now be able to verify their fingerprints through NADRA’s Pak ID app. If the fingerprint verification fails,

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London High Court rules in favor of Brigadier (retd) Rashid Naseer

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Major (retd) Adil Raja. SCREEN GRAB The London High Court has ruled in favor of former Brigadier General (retd) Rashid Naseer in a defamation case filed against YouTuber and former Major Adil Raja, declaring all his allegations false, baseless and malicious. Express News reported that the court ruled in June 2022 that the allegations made

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Pakistan to receive $1.2 billion as IMF releases EFF, climate finance funds

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The SBP is also receiving an additional $200 million under the Resilience and Sustainability Fund State Bank of Pakistan. Photo: File The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a tranche of $1.2 billion to Pakistan, confirmed by the State Bank of Pakistan. According to State Bank of Pakistan officials, $1 billion of the amount was

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Pakistan tells UN that Afghan-based terrorism poses a ‘serious threat’ to security

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“Since 2022, more than 214 Afghan terrorists, including suicide bombers, have been neutralized in Pakistan” Permanent representative of the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad Photo: APP Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that terrorism from Afghan soil poses the “serious threat” to Pakistan’s security as

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Country faces ‘demographic double bind’

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Pakistan’s demographic trajectory presents a formidable double bind: while key indicators such as fertility and growth rates are declining, the sheer number of citizens continues to rise, placing enormous and growing pressure on the nation’s infrastructure. According to new figures released by the US Census Bureau, Pakistan’s population has now crossed an estimated 257 million,

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Child disability is falling in Pakistan, survey shows

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The minister said that over 10 million digital wallets have already been created under Benazir’s income support programme ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that approximately 3.9 million beneficiaries have been enrolled in the ‘Nashonuma Programme’ over the past five years to address the problem of stunting. Responding to questions during question hour,

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