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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the maritime and transport sectors. The understanding was reached during a meeting between the Federal Minister of Maritime Affairs, Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, and Turkey’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloglu, held in Istanbul. During the meeting, the two ministers reviewed the existing

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has restrained the National Highway Authority (NHA) from collecting an additional 50% toll from motorists using non-M-Tag vehicles or M-Tag vehicles with insufficient balance, suspending the authority’s notification till the next hearing on August 3. Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir issued the interim order after conducting a preliminary hearing on

Newly constituted three-member bench to hear petitions filed by lawyer, husband ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has set to hear the petitions filed by lawyer and activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, for a stay of their sentences. A three-member bench headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and comprising Justice Mussarat Hilali and

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Communications was informed on Friday that Rs30 billion had been allocated for the Sukkur-Hyderabad (M-6) Expressway during the current financial year against a total requirement of Rs70 billion. While reviewing the latest progress on the expressway, the committee was informed that the project included five sections: Hyderabad-Tando Adam,

Former PTI Leader and Senator Faisal Vawda. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE Senator Faisal Vawda on Friday called on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to resign, alleging that Pakistan was being run “like a family company” and asserting that allegations had surfaced against one of Dar’s close relatives, whom he described as his “alleged grandson”.

Indonesia is Pakistan’s leading partner in developing local vaccine manufacturing ISLAMABAD: Indonesia on Friday assured Pakistan of full cooperation in vaccine production, technical cooperation and capacity building. This was decided during a meeting between the Federal Minister of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Mustafa Kamal and Indonesia’s Minister of Health in Geneva. Indonesia is

The Court held that contract service cannot be included in the definition of a government employee Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that services rendered on contract basis cannot be counted as regular government service for promotion, holding

The petition questions the legality of the proceedings initiated against him on this basis ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FFC) has fixed the disqualification case of PTI MNA Sohail Sultan for a hearing. A two-member bench headed by Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi will hear the case on July 8. The court has issued notices to

The United Nations flag flies at half-mast at the European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 13, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The United States has reaffirmed its support for Pakistan’s right to defend itself against terrorism as Islamabad stepped up its diplomatic campaign at the United Nations, highlighting the country’s heavy human and economic toll