ISLAMABAD: While PTI and JUI-F have vehemently opposed the move saying that the legislation was meant to appoint favourite judges, the Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice agreed to increase the number of Supreme Court judges from 17 to 25 in order to clear the backlog of cases. Senator Farook H Naek presided over […]
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ABU DHABI: By means of a proclamation here on Thursday (31st November, 2024), UAE has extended Visa Amnesty Program. According to the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Ports Security (ICP) UAE has extended visa amnesty programme till 31st day of December, 2024 for the visa violators who have overstayed. Those who wish to […]
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MASTUNG: An IED, harbouring 10 kgs of explosives, fitted on a motorcycle parked near Girls High School Chowk was detonated by means of a remote-controlled device at 8.35 am on Friday (1st Nov 2024) killing 9 and injuring 33. Mobile carrying cops deployed to escort Polio workers targeted: According to details the unknown bombers primarily […]
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday (31st October, 2024) has augmented the price of Petrol by Rs. 1.35/liter which will be available for Rs. 248.38/liter from 1st till 15th November, 2024. Citoyens will be able to buy one liter of HSD for Rs. 255.14/liter after a hike of Rs, 3.85/liter. The price of Kerosene has […]
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ISLAMABAD: The sole bidder Blue World City* (a real-estate development company – with no experience of running an airline) offered Rs. 10 billion for 60% stake in PIA here on Thursday (31st October, 2024), though GoP had set a minimum price of Rs. 85 billion. Though the consortium has been given time to review the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, during weekly news briefing held here on Thursday (31st October, 2024), has rejected the insinuations apropos talks between Pakistan and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). TTP: FO spokesperson, maintaining that such recommendations were an insult to those whose relatives had been killed by TTP, reiterated that Pakistan had no interest […]
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ISLAMABAD: The bidding for PIA privatisation is scheduled for Thursday (31st October, 2024). Though six bidders (Fly Jinnah, a consortium led by YB Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, Airblue Ltd, a consortium led by Pak Ethanol (Pvt) Ltd, Arif Habib Corporation Ltd, and Blue World City*) qualified, only Blue World City submitted the earnest in order to […]
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BANNU: LEA’s carried out an IBO in Bakka Khel area here during which eight khwarij had been neutralised and seven other militants were injured while Major Atif Khalil, Naik Azad Ullah and Lance Naik Ghazanfar Abbas gave the ultimate sacrifice for the motherland. Major Aatif Khalil, Naik Azadullah and Lance Naik Ghaznfar Abbas.were laid to […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Naval Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf and Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Colonel General Alexander V. Fomin had a rendezvous here on Wednesday (30th October, 2024). Both exchanged notes on professional matters, the regional maritime security situation, and strengthening bilateral naval cooperation mutual cooperation in maritime security and naval technology, bilateral training, visits of […]
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LAHORE: CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz, while addressing the ladies and gentlemen in the audience converged here on Wednesday (30th October, 2024), at an event related to Diwali, distributed gift cheques worth 15,000 rupees each to 1,400 Hindu families. CM, while saying that she had profound reverence for the minorities, pledged that she would endeavour with […]
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