Sindh releases PSO oil cargo, relaxes cess rules till end of October, efforts to find permanent solution Oil tankers are seen parked after the protest by the All Pakistan Oil Tankers Owners Association demanding increase in fares, expansion of quota in land transportation of white pipelines and permission to use old vehicles in Karachi September […]
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ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani navy ship seized more than $972 million worth of narcotics from sailboats in the Arabian Sea, according to a statement from the naval network monitoring the operation on Wednesday. PNS Yarmook, while operating under the Saudi-led Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), successfully conducted a major counter-narcotics
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Critics say constitutional tweaks have increased executive power over the judiciary ISLAMABAD: Retired Supreme Court justices are likely to call for the creation of a full court to hear petitions challenging the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, which critics say has increased the executive branch’s influence over the judiciary. It is learned that some retired
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Students also demand reversal of the attendance requirement and admission to decision-making committees Medical students have warned of a nationwide protest if their demands, including the reduction of Medical and Dental College Admission Test passing marks from 65% to 50%, are not met within 10 days. On the other hand, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
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Highways, transmission lines, infrastructure networks increasingly bring snow leopards close to human settlements The construction of new roads, highways, transmission lines and infrastructure networks is bringing humans and Pakistan’s iconic snow leopards dangerously close, the World Wide Fund for Nature warned on the occasion of International Snow Leopard Day. In a statement, WWF-Pakistan highlighted that
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Justice Aminuddin says investing in stocks instead of keeping money in banks benefits the national economy In a remarkable comment that could change how Pakistan views its economic future, Justice Aminuddin Khan, head of the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Court, has urged citizens to move their savings out of banks and start investing in the stock
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Key measures include the establishment of separate registration desks, departments and washrooms In a historic step towards more inclusive healthcare, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department has unveiled the Transgender and Intersex Persons Protection and Welfare Policy 2025, setting the stage for major reforms across the province’s public health system. This policy marks a significant step
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Separately, the SHC informed the police to rescue 25 family members held captive and forced into forced labor in Benazirabad The Sindh High Court has allowed three students of Dawood University of Engineering and Technology to appear in their upcoming examinations on a conditional basis after their admissions were canceled by the university administration. The
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Sets the support price for wheat at Rs 3,500. per 40 kg; small growers to get fertilizer subsidies Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah speaks during a press conference on Wednesday. Photo: NNI Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has announced a major relief package of Rs 55 billion for farmers, fixing the
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. Photo: File Pakistan strongly condemned the recent attacks by the Israeli forces in Gaza and called upon the international community to take swift and effective action against ceasefire violations. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, such actions are contrary to the spirit of
