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sale, purchase, use continues unabated; sparklers, other fireworks are also openly sold RAWALPINDI: Despite a ban, Chinese-made fireworks have flooded the streets of Rawalpindi. On the occasion of Shab-e-Barat, Deputy Commissioner Hassan Waqar Cheema has imposed a ban on fireworks, firecrackers, aerial firing, driving, riding motorcycles without silencers and noisy behavior on the roads. He […]

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated Punjab Transport Company headquarters and Electric Vehicle Command and Control Center PHOTO: X/MARYAM NAWAZ SHARIF LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has inaugurated Punjab Transport Company headquarters and Electric Vehicle Command and Control Centre. During a visit, the Chief Minister also saw an automatic washing facility for electric buses.

ISLAMABAD: In a ruling affirming the primacy of constitutional discipline over personal feelings, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that superior court judges must not allow morality, compassion, personal beliefs or political realities to shape their decisions, stressing that courts exist solely to interpret and apply the law. The ruling came as the FCC

Bench states that financial restitution is not discretionary if dismissal is found wrongful Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: In a ruling with far-reaching implications for public service law, the Supreme Court has determined that an official who is re-employed after wrongful dismissal

Isolated rain, light snowfall may occur in GB, upper KP, Kashmir, Murree, Galiyat ISLAMABAD: Meteorological Department has predicted cold and dry weather over most of Pakistan on Tuesday. However, isolated rain and light snowfall may occur in Gilgit-Baltistan, upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Murree, Galiyat and surrounding areas. In Islamabad, cold and partly cloudy conditions are expected,

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail on Monday delivered scathing remarks on state responsibility and human sensitivity while hearing two separate cases, stressing that children should not suffer in protracted legal disputes. A two-member bench comprising Justice Mandokhail and Justice Irfan Saadat Khan heard a petition filed by a private construction company over the

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has introduced a blanket ban on the use of private and personal email accounts for official correspondence across all government institutions, including the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), in a move aimed at strengthening data security and protecting sensitive government information. A formal circular has been issued in this regard with

In February 1987, Pakistan’s cricket team was touring India in the midst of one of the most serious military battles between the two countries. Under the pretext of "Brass stacks" military exercises, India had massed tens of thousands of troops along Pakistan’s borders, a move Islamabad viewed as a direct threat. Against this backdrop, President

Gives time for discussions about maturity, interest rate; Pakistan seeks a 2-year rollover, an interest rate of 3% ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has rolled over $2 billion in debt in a month at the existing interest rate of 6.5% as Pakistan continues to hope for a better deal from the Gulf nation to

Rana says narrative presented by PTI against state institutions after meeting its founder ‘unacceptable’ Rana Sanaullah. PHOTO: FILE Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said on Monday that the meetings of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan with his family and relatives should be allowed on the condition that no