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Roads to Karachi Press Club blocked as protests erupt over Imaan, Hadi verdict

Lawyer Jibran Nasir criticizes Sindh government, says containers placed to block protest Police blocked roads outside KPC in protest against conviction of Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha. Photo: Twitter All roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) were blocked on Monday as traffic in the city center came to a standstill following a […]

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The Karachi police are forming a five-member special team to investigate the Gul Plaza tragedy

South DIG instructs the team to use all available resources to identify, apprehend those responsible for the incident Rescue workers search through the debris using excavators after a massive fire at a mall in Karachi. Photo: AFP The Karachi Police on Monday constituted a five-member special investigation team to probe the Gul Plaza tragedy and

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President Zardari approves domestic violence law, six other laws

President Asif Ali Zardari signs seven bills passed by parliament. Photo file President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday signed into law the much-debated Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2026, along with six other bills passed by Parliament. According to a press release issued by the President’s Secretariat, the approved legislation includes the National Tariff

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Lawyer’s request to celebrate Basant at Lahore court rooftop rejected

LAHORE: A lawyer’s unusual request, made on Monday, to celebrate the Basant festival on the roof of the Lahore Sessions Court was formally rejected by the court. Sessions Judge Tariq Khurshid Khawaja issued a written order after lawyer Yaseen Butt sought permission to hold the event on the court’s rooftop terrace. The court noted that

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Pakistan, Myanmar pledge closer ties through structured cooperation

Foreign Minister (FM) Senator Ishaq Dar and Myanmar Foreign Minister Than Swe. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Myanmar on Monday pledged to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest through sustained and structured engagement across multiple sectors, for mutual benefit, officials said. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar and Myanmar Foreign

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Lawyers begin three-day strike following arrest and sentencing of Imaan Mazari, spouse

Lawyers strike in protest against Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha’s arrests halt all trials, Islamabad High Court PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: Islamabad’s lawyers began a three-day strike on Monday following the arrest and sentencing of lawyers Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, with boycotts halting trials across the capital. Islamabad High Court Bar

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Government approves Rs30b Ramazan relief package

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab provincial government has approved financial assistance under the Ramazan Nigehban Relief Package to include families living below the poverty line, the poor middle class and low-wage workers in the joys of Ramazan and Eidul Fitr. Instructions have been issued for registration of eligible beneficiaries across the province for the online Ramazan package.

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