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The leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Tuesday signed the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq in the presence of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) lawmakers. PML-N AJK President Shah Ghulam Qadir and senior party leader Raja Farooq Haider signed the motion at Kashmir House in Islamabad. PPP […]

About 165,000 Pakistani students study abroad but very few pay taxes in Pakistan, NAB chief noted ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Lt Gen (retd) Nazir Ahmad Butt has said that the top accountability watchdog will approach Parliament with a request to reduce the current threshold of Rs 500 million required to initiate action in

. Minister for Planning and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday stressed the need to reinvent democracy in line with the technological, information and demographic revolutions shaping the 21st century. The minister expressed his views while addressing a seminar titled “Shaping Social Democracy – Since 1925,” in the

. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Azerbaijan on Tuesday reaffirmed their resolve to strengthen cooperation through regular parliamentary exchanges, mutual visits and joint initiatives to promote sustainable development, regional stability and stronger people-to-people ties. The understanding was reached during a meeting between Senate Chairman Yusuf Raza Gilani and Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis Speaker Sahiba Gafarova, which was held

. Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses a press conference at the Chief Minister House on Thursday, September 25, 2025. Photo: X ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday met with a delegation from Meta Platforms, led by Director of Public Policy for South and Central Asia Sarim Aziz. During the meeting,

. ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad District and Sessions Court on Tuesday extended the pre-arrest bail of PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in several cases, including the May 9 incidents, attempted murder and alleged fake receipts, and barred authorities from arresting them until November 25. The court directed that the PTI founder be

. ISLAMABAD: The newly constituted bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that was supposed to resume hearing a plea accusing IHC judge Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri of having a dubious LLB degree has also been dissolved. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Azam Khan on September 16 stopped

. ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has directed provincial governments to take concrete measures for the welfare and protection of senior citizens, underscoring the constitutional obligation to protect family life, dignity and social security. In a nine-page judgment written by Justice Salahuddin Panwar, the Supreme Court directed the Sindh government to establish and ensure effective functioning

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. SCREEN GRAB RAWALPINDI/PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Tuesday approved the formation of a lean and streamlined Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa cabinet, empowering Chief Minister Sohail Afridi to choose his team independently. Speaking to reporters after meeting Imran Khan in Adiala jail, the PTI founder’s sisters said he had “advised the