Lahore: HRCP has criticized the federal budget 2025-26 and called it regressively and detached from the lived realities in Pakistan’s working class and marginalized society. In a press briefing held in Lahore on Tuesday, the Commission expressed concern that the new tax-shaped strongly of IMF conditions and careful measures to tackle the serious socio-economic challenges, […]
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Lahore: The Punjab government has completed the draft of a new local government system, party sources confirmed on Wednesday, with the proposed local government law 2025, which is expected to be adopted in the provincial assembly after the budget. According to Party Insiders, the new system will eliminate direct elections for Union Council chairmen and
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Islamabad: The Foreign Office has sought a legal opinion from the Office of the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) regarding the Government of Pakistan’s assistance in the US Court regarding the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui. Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq Khan heard the case of the release and return of Dr.
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Islamabad: NDMA has issued an impact-based weather counseling warning of a serious heat wave that is likely to affect South Punjab, Sindh, East Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa from June 18 to 22. The weather counseling issued by NDMA’s National Emergency’s Operation Center (NEOC) called on the public to take precautions to remain in safety under the
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Islamabad: Senators on Wednesday called the federal budget for the financial year 2025-26 a critical step towards economic stabilization, national resilience, public relief and called for further measures to support low-income groups, promote pure energy and address regional differences. While participating in the general discussion of budget 2025-26, Senator Shahzaib Durrani characterized the federal budget
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Islamabad: An 11-member constitutional bench (CB) from the Supreme Court, led by Justice Aminuddin Khan, raised questions about Pakistan Tehreek-In-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday. Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan told Salman Akram Raja, the lawyer of PTI leader Kanwal Shauzab that he had joined the case of the main box in the point of view as intervener
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Listen to article National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued an impact -based advisory warning of an intense heat wave from June 18 to 22, and called on the public to take care measures to minimize health risks. The heat wave is expected to affect parts of southern Punjab, Sindh, eastern Balochistan and southern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, according
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Listen to article Islamabad: Senate Standing Committee for Funding has recommended to exempt income tax for individuals earning up to RS1.2 million a year. In addition, it approved a proposal to increase the limit of property purchases from non-file from 130 percent to 500 percent of their declared assets. The committee met under the presidency
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Listen to article US President Donald Trump insisted on Wednesday that he had stopped the war between India and Pakistan, hours after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him the ceasefire after a four-day conflict in May was obtained through conversations between the neighbor’s military, not American mediation. “Well, I stopped a war … I
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Listen to article Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq DAR chaired a high -level meeting on Wednesday to review the ongoing evacuation effort for Pakistani nationals who are currently stranded in Iran and Iraq. DAR was informed of the progress made so far and about upcoming evacuation plans. When he expressed satisfaction over
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