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Blue Area visitors protest parking charges

Patients, families face financial strain; traders warn that the number of inflows may fall further ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has again come under fire after imposing a Rs 100 parking charge in Islamabad’s extended blue zone, a move residents say is causing significant hardship to ordinary citizens, patients, visitors and businesses. The extended […]

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Another constitution pack?

Renewed debate centers on persistent fiscal imbalance between federation and provinces ISLAMABAD: It was in September 2024 when speculation, sparked by a series of leaks, began to circulate that the federal government was planning the 26th constitutional amendment. As is often the case, the government publicly dismissed these reports as mere conjecture, while official circles

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Motorways prohibit animal transport vehicles

RAWALPINDI: The National Highways and Motorway Police has imposed a ban on vehicles carrying animals on highways during Eidul Azha. According to officials, overloaded, unfit and improperly loaded vehicles transporting animals often cause traffic accidents and congestion. Therefore, such vehicles will be diverted to alternate routes instead of being allowed on highways. Authorities said that

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PTI cracks deepen after cabinet expansion

The discontent arises as senior leaders, overlooked districts cry foul over lack of representation PESHAWAR: Differences within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have surfaced soon after the expansion of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa cabinet, with several party leaders and lawmakers expressing strong displeasure at being overlooked. The controversy erupted after Chief Minister Sohail Afridi announced the expansion of

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Kundi urges Center to address KP crisis

ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Sunday urged the federal government to take immediate notice of the province’s growing problems, warning that growing public frustration over shortages and government failures could eventually push people onto the streets. The governor also took a swipe at the PTI-led provincial administration, saying he had advised Chief Minister

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Shehbaz hails Pakistan’s role in US-Iran negotiations

Says he is ‘hopeful’ for second round of direct US-Iran talks leading to lasting peace Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has described Pakistan’s role in facilitating dialogue between the US and Iran as a “bright moment in our history” and says the evolving political-military coordination has helped improve Pakistan’s international image. He made these remarks during

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Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee meets in Karachi for Zilhaj moon sighting today

Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad looks through the telescope for the new moon. Photo: AFP The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced on Sunday that the moon Zilhajj 1447 AH had been sighted in the country and Eidul Azha would be observed on May 27. According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the meeting

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