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Government weighs 4-day work week amid fuel fears

Union Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: A special government committee that oversees oil supplies on Thursday discussed introducing a four-day working week with reduced hours and moving educational institutions to virtual learning as part of possible energy-saving measures, amid supply uncertainty linked to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Officials said the committee

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‘No Stop For Ghazab Lil Haq No Guarantees’

Heavy weapons and ammunition seized from retreating Taliban forces are displayed amid the ongoing operation Ghazab Lil Haq. ISLAMABAD: Security officials said Thursday that Pakistan’s ongoing Operation Ghazab Lil-Haq against terrorist networks in Afghanistan will continue until credible assurances are given that terrorism will no longer be supported from across the border. Relations between Pakistan

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FCC empowered to hear NAB appeals

. Union Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Thursday passed a private member’s bill seeking amendments to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 1999, introduction of a second appellate forum in accountability cases and clarification of several procedural provisions related to bail, jurisdiction and administrative continuity of the National Accountability

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Pakistan cries foul over Canada-India nuclear deal

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 summit on Tuesday. Canada’s intelligence service warns in a new report that the country remains a source of foreign interference. PHOTO: THE CANADIAN PRESS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed concern over a long-term uranium supply agreement and nuclear cooperation agreement struck

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SC addresses the issue of women’s testimony

Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Shariat Appellate Body of the Supreme Court on Thursday heard an important constitutional and religious interpretation case on the evidentiary status of women’s testimony in trials. The five-member bench, headed by Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, issued

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The government is increasing supervision of blood safety

. ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that the government is strengthening the blood transfusion monitoring system in an effort to control hepatitis. Responding to a call for attention, the Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination said private clinics were also being monitored to ensure safe use of syringes and

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Operation Ghazab-Lil-Haq to continue until Taliban end terror support: Security sources

Security sources say Afghan Taliban brigade headquarters of 205 Corps destroyed in Kandahar airstrikes Security sources said the ongoing operation Ghazab Lil Haq would continue until “credible assurances and concrete steps” from the Afghan Taliban to end their support for terrorists against the Pakistan-ruled Radio Pakistan reported Thursday. Pakistan is currently conducting ‘Operation Ghazab Lil

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Government orders provinces to inspect gas pumps amid hoarding concerns

advises the public not to pay attention to rumours, as the oil supply situation in the country remains stable People wait their turn to get fuel at a gas station in Karachi, Pakistan June 2, 2022. Picture taken June 2, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS The government on Thursday ordered all provinces to direct deputy commissioners (DCs)

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