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PPP leader for release of IK, other political prisoners
ISLAMABAD: The President of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Human Rights Cell, Farhatullah Babar, called for the immediate release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and all other political prisoners. “My demand extends ...
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Constitution must remain supreme, says FCC CJ
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, stressed that the Constitution must be given the highest priority in the exercise of powers. He was addressing an event held at the FCC on Tuesday...
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The cost of revolving-door bureaucracy
EDITORIAL: The appointment of Pakistan’s seventh federal health secretary in 18 months should not be viewed as another routine bureaucratic reshuffle. It is symptomatic of a much larger problem: the state’s inability to provide its senior o...
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Huge consignment of illegal arms, ammunition seized
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs Enforcement personnel have seized a large consignment of illegal arms and ammunition in an operation at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Yarik. Officials estimate the total value of the seized cache at Rs 32 million. Acc...
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Sindh has expanded public transport network: Sharjeel
KARACHI: The Sindh government is moving to strengthen public transport connectivity in upper Sindh with the launch of a new Peoples Bus Service route linking Larkana with Shahdadkot via Qambar from September 18. Sindh Senior Minister Sharje...
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Senate employees deliberate on ‘cashless insurance policy’
ISLAMABAD: A sub-panel of the Upper House of the Parliament on Tuesday reviewed the proposal of introducing a “cashless insurance policy” for around 1,300 Senate employees of all the pay scales, and their more than 7,400 dependents. In this...
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Sindh Assembly seeks petroleum price relief for consumers
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a PTI’s resolution seeking relief for consumers facing costlier petroleum products, as the treasury benches criticised federal coalition partner MQM for its silence over the fuel pr...
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Around 22.7m people use tobacco in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs to prioritise science-based regulation of smoke-free alternatives as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce smoking-related harm. This was stated by senior Philip Morris International officials at a media brief...
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KWSC repairs damaged water pipeline
KARACHI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) has completed emergency repair and replacement work on a damaged 18-inch-diameter water supply pipeline passing through a storm-water drain near Mausamiyat Chowrangi on University R...
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Sindh health minister advocates sustainable expansion of EPHS
KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, has called for scaling up the Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) model beyond Tando Allahyar. She said that sustainability should be built into the programme from the outset. ...
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PTCL to install ConnectHear’s AI-powered sign language at customer centres
KARACHI: The country’s leading telecommunications and ICT services provider, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has partnered with ConnectHear, a pioneering Pakistani accessibility technology company, to install SILA, Connect...
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Baker, Dar discuss regional developments
ISLAMABAD: US Chargéd’ Affaires Natalie A. Baker called on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar here on Tuesday. Discussions focused on Pakistan-US bilateral cooperation and recent regional developm...
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Israeli soldiers rappel from helicopter in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces rappelled from a helicopter onto the roof of a residential building in Yatta, in the occupied West Bank.
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Iran war increasing inflation, straining US munitions: congressional report
Report by nonpartisan research body finds that replenishing depleted munitions stockpiles could take up to five years.
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Former Maduro ally pleads guilty to money laundering and fraud
Alex Saab pleads guilty in US court to laundering bribe and fraud proceeds linked to Venezuela's welfare programme.
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Police detain three women over alleged abduction of newborn from PIMS
The women allegedly approached baby’s mother, gained access by showing affection, and allegedly took the baby away
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Pakistan condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia at UN, calls for urgent de-escalation
Envoy says Pakistan fully supports Saudi Arabia's right to take necessary measures to defend its territory
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Yvonne Whear’s car found in river as mystery surrounding NSW woman’s disappearance continues
Police say personal items thought to belong to Whear recovered from waterlogged vehicleA car belonging to missing woman Yvonne Whear has been found in northern New South Wales, about seven months since the 73-year-old was last seen.Followin...
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Houthi drone destroyed near Makkah as Saudi-led coalition warns threats to holy sites are 'red line'
OIC condemns 'heinous attacks' on Makkah, Madinah region
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Third Heathrow runway should only go ahead if airlines pay for cleaner flying, say advisers
The government's climate advisers say Heathrow's third runway cannot be approved under current climate policies.
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