Pakistan has sought the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) consent to introduce a new tax in the capital to finance an RS213 billion medical complex as Islamabad struggles to find fiscal ways to end the project within three years. As an alternative, the government is also considering depleting the budget’s emergency pool to release at least […]
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Islamabad/Lahore/SUKKUR: As the country rolls from devastating floods caused by one of the most intense monsoon seasons in the recent memory, road officials have predicted a fresh magic form from September 16 to 18. Unlike the heavy rainfall in August, the upcoming spell is probably of moderate intensity. Authorities closely monitor the situation and have
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Islamabad: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar on Thursday warned the prominent rights activist and lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir that she could face contempt of allegedly referring to him as a “dictator”. The verbal quarrel took place during the hearing of a petition to remove the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Mahrung Baloch’s
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Muzaffarabad: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Supreme Court (AJKSC) Chief Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan on Thursday expressed solidarity with the people of the Indian illegal occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) for their unmatched victims in the fight for self -determination. Chief Justice approached the opening ceremony for the AJKSC Golden Jubilee celebrations in Muzaffarabad on
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Lahore: Lahore High Court (LHC) has sought arguments from the federal government about the objections raised by the court’s registrar office at a plea filing by Hassan Niazi, a nephew of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was sentenced to ten years in prison in a 9th of May. Hassan, who was prosecuted by a
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Islamabad: Minister of Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf said on Thursday that the newly approved Hajj and Umrah (Regulation) Law 2024 were strictly enforced to ensure that no one abuses the sacred pilgrimage, including sending beggars in the form of pilgrims. By tackling the third Pakistan Hajj and Umrah Exhibition 2025, the Minister in the
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The United States’ long-standing strategic efforts in India have not delivered, and Washington now has to rethink its politics in South Asia by investing in a balanced partnership with Pakistan that could help stabilize the region and even bring the US and China closer-Argues former Pakistani national security adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf. In the play
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Islamabad: The Federal Minister of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Senator Musadik Malik on Thursday announced that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had ordered a comprehensive 300-day implementation plan within 15 days to tackle the mounting challenges of climate change, including the risks of monsoon and accelerated glacial smelting. The directives came a day after Prime
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District and Sessions Court of Islamabad on Thursday canceled a judicial magistrate’s order that had corrected the closure of several YouTube channels that gave advantage of 11 content creators who challenged the move. Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka set aside the lower court’s decision while hearing appeals filed by 11 YouTubers, including
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday condemned an Israeli strike on Doha as a “obvious violation” of Qatar’s sovereignty and international law, promising Pakistan’s full solidarity with the Gulf State and called for unity in the Muslim world. During an official visit to express support after Tuesday’s attack, Prime Minister Shehbaz Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim
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