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DG ISPR rejects allegations of Pakistan-US deal on drone attacks in Afghanistan

No military operation in Tirah Valley, if there was one it would be officially announced, says Ahmed Chaudhry Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has dismissed reports of any agreement between Pakistan and the United States on drone operations in Afghanistan, calling them “completely baseless.” “Pakistan has no agreement with […]

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EPA demolishes polluting industrial unit as part of anti-smog fight

Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz declares zero tolerance policy against industrial pollution As part of the ongoing anti-smog operation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has carried out a major enforcement action, demolishing an industrial unit deemed responsible for serious pollution. A suspect who broke the official seal of the unit twice in a single night has

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CCP proposes creation of separate steel ministry

Report highlights raw material shortages, import dependence and political uncertainty among challenges facing industry PSM must pay billions owed to SSGC before gas pressure to steelworks is restored. PHOTO: REUTERS The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has recommended the establishment of a separate ministry of steel as well as the formulation of a national steel

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PML-N seeks PPP to support 27th constitutional amendment

The party’s Central Executive Committee is due to meet on November 6 to decide on its policy Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari during an interview with Sky News on June 9, 2025. Photo: Sky News/ YouTube The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) delegation, led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, met Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and President

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Low-cost airline begins flight operations to Lahore

Saudi budget airline flyadeal has started flight operations to Lahore. The new twice-weekly flights take flyadeal’s total capacity between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan up to 18 scheduled services each week in five cities, including Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar and Sialkot, all launched this year. Read: New Saudi airline ‘Flyadeal’ starts operations to Pakistan with inaugural flight

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President to attend global summit on social development

President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. PHOTO: Express News/File ISLAMABAD: President Asif Zardari will attend the second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Qatar, from November 4-6, where he will reaffirm Pakistan’s commitment to working with development partners and multilateral institutions to mobilize finance for social protection and green jobs initiatives. The debate takes

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Repression intensifies as repatriations accelerate

Police officers and NADRA employees check the identity cards of Afghan citizens at an Afghan camp on the outskirts of Karachi, November 21, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS RAWALPINDI/PESHAWAR: A day after repatriations resumed, authorities on Sunday intensified their crackdown on illegally residing Afghan nationals and other foreign citizens in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, recording dozens of

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Bar survey results could weigh on key IHC judges

ISLAMABAD: Despite surprising results in several divisions, the government-backed Independent Group is expected to retain its dominant position in the bar, maintaining the status quo in favor of the ruling administration. Legal experts believe that the results of the Islamabad Bar Council elections could have significant implications for five judges of the Islamabad High Court

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