Information Minister Shibli Faraz. SCREENGRAB/FILE ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shibli Faraz’s plea to suspend the schedule of Senate elections on his vacant seat and declared that it would not interfere in the election process. Earlier, an anti-terrorism special court (ATC) in Faisalabad had sentenced Faraz and PTI’s Omar […]
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. Former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday described the Constitution as the supreme covenant between the state and its people – a living embodiment of national will that ensures unity, justice and accountability. Addressing the International Parliamentary Conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of
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. ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Safety and Research has acted on the instructions of the Prime Minister to resolve the issue of inter-provincial movement of wheat seeds, which has been facing delays despite the companies complying with the prescribed procedures. Food Security Secretary Amir Muhyuddin chaired a high-level meeting in Islamabad to resolve
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. JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman appears for an interview with a private digital media platform. SCREEN GRAB ISLAMABAD: In a rare display of political conformity, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has agreed to support the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) nomination of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai for the post of Leader of
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. Admiral Naveed Ashraf speaking at the PAF Air War College Institute in Karachi on June 30. Photo: Radio Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf on Wednesday emphasized the importance of maintaining perpetual combat readiness to effectively counter both conventional and unconventional challenges in the maritime domain. He highlighted this Pakistan Navy
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The Commissioner orders a crackdown on eateries encroaching on roads, footpaths Police and authorities stand outside a restaurant during a roadside attack in Karachi. Photo: Handout The busy tea stalls and fast food joints of Karachi are under fire as Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi has ordered a crackdown on the roadside. In line with his
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Residents, political and social figures demand an immediate end to shelling and call for an investigation Tirah Valley. Photo file A woman was killed while three children were injured when a mortar shell hit a house on Wednesday amid fierce clashes between security forces and terrorists in Tirah area of Baraqambar Khel in Khyber tribal
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Expanded campaign to target children up to five years of age, experts urge parents to vaccinate children on time A vial of vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella. PHOTO: REUTERS The Sindh Expanded Program on Immunization in collaboration with UNICEF held a media briefing in Karachi to announce the upcoming national measles and rubella prevention
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President Zardari praises soldiers’ courage and sacrifice, says nation takes pride in bravery of its bravest sons Five Pakistan Army soldiers, including a captain, were martyred while seven Indian-sponsored terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Kurram district, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces
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CM Maryam demands evidence to substantiate claims that 600 TLP workers died in clashes with police Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz addresses religious scholars of the Ittehad Bain-ul-Muslimeen Committee at the Chief Minister’s House on Wednesday, with Grand Mufti Mufti Muneebur Rehman seated by his side. Photo: Facebook Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said mosques and
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