. Minister for Planning and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday chaired the third high-level meeting of the PM committee set up to devise a permanent solution to recurring water and power cuts in Gwadar and reviewed progress on ongoing and planned electricity projects in both Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) […]
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New legislation seeks to improve family planning, women’s health and social communication Dr. Azra Pechuho. Photo: File Sindh’s health and local affairs ministers unveiled a proposed premarital and marriage counseling bill, describing it as a ‘major social reform’ designed to change how couples prepare for marriage and family life. Speaking at a joint press conference
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The summary has been sent to the President’s House for formal approval, the Prime Minister’s Office said Field Marshal Asim Munir. Photo: ISPR Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the summary of appointment of Field Marshal Asim Munir as Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Forces. The summary has been sent to the
105-foot tribute to Pakistan’s national wild goat rises at Shah Daoud Palace In a landmark unveiling, the Kaghan Valley has become home to the world’s largest sculpture of the Markhor, Pakistan’s national animal, installed near the Shah Dawood Palace site in the Batakundi area. The impressive statue was made by engineer Muhammad Shehzad, who dedicated
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The government will keep discussions open, listen to the provinces’ position, says FinMin The constituent meeting of the 11th National Finance Commission ended with all parties agreeing to include Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s share in the NFC award after the merger of FATA and PATA in the province. A working group is expected to be formed to review
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No country can allow its citizens to slander, slander the state, its institutions from abroad, says Naqvi British High Commissioner Jane Marriott and Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi The Government of Pakistan has submitted extradition documents for Shehzad Akbar and Adil Raja to the British High Commissioner requesting their immediate return. “These persons are wanted
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FO says 25-year-old Luqmaan Khan is an Afghan who briefly lived in Pakistan as a refugee The State Department (FO) on Thursday denied foreign media reports that identified a man arrested in Delaware over alleged attack plots as Pakistani, clarifying that the suspect is an Afghan national who had spent only a few years as
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Both sides will review the full spectrum of bilateral relations, explore new avenues to deepen cooperation A formal welcome ceremony was held at the Prime Minister’s House on Thursday in honor of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov, who is on an official visit to Pakistan. A contingent of the armed forces presented a guard of honor
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Capital authorities accused of targeting the working class and ignoring powerful property interests ISLAMABAD: Representatives of scores of katchi abadis, street vendors and other working class organizations from across the federal capital recently held a press conference at the National Press Club the other day to demand an end to the spate of evictions launched
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FAISALABAD: A total of 97 women and girls were gang-raped across Faisalabad district during the first 11 months of this year, yet not a single accused was convicted in court, official statistics show. The number of gang rape cases registered in 2024 was 80. During the current year, 97 cases of gang-rape were reported in
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