Temperatures flared at the Sindh assembly session on Friday as Treasury and Opposition MPAs closed ranks to voice strong objections to ongoing gas shortages in the province. The session was briefly disrupted when question hour was skipped due to the absence of lawmakers who had filed questions, allowing the house to adjourn early. The heated […]
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Listen to the article KARACHI: There was a time when people from all socio-economic backgrounds saved money for years in order to spend lavishly on their children’s weddings. However, the recent wave of economic slowdown in the country and changing mindsets have encouraged many parents to save their children’s weddings by favoring daytime events over
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Listen to the article Karachi: Artificial intelligence is the new fashionable word in today’s technological world. He quickly changes the world we have known so far. Last week, the Indian army introduced its four -legged robots on AI, which were proudly presented as part of its army day parade in Pune City. Called mules (multiple
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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: The clashes between the senior judges of the Supreme Court intensified when Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah raised his objection to the inclusion of two judges in a larger bench to hear the intra-judicial appeal (ICA) of a Additional Registrar against issuance of contempt notice. A three-member bench of the
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ISLAMABAD: After months of wrangling between the ruling coalition led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) over the issue of chairmanship of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), PTI’s Junaid Akbar was on Friday elected chairman of the parliamentary watchdog unopposed. The position had been vacant since the government came
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PAKPATTAN: A WhatsApp group admin has been arrested for allegedly allowing a derogatory message targeting Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to circulate in the group under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016. A complaint filed at the Farid Nagar police station accuses a member of the group of sharing an offensive post and the
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Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) has once again changed a tone on the already fragile negotiations with the government, suggesting that he could return to the table one day after announcing a dead end. Last Friday, the former ruling party declared that he could be opened in pursuit of negotiations, but only if the government met
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Islamabad: The Federal Minister of Law, Azam Nazeer Tarar, said that the current chief electoral commissioner (CEC), Sikander Sultan Raja, could continue to exercise his functions until the appointment of his successor, in accordance with the Constitution. “The new CEC will be appointed in accordance with the Constitution, which also allows a CEC to continue
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has suspended one of its top officials – secretary Salman Mansoor – who had filed a petition against the 26th constitutional amendment without the body’s approval. According to sources, the suspension was approved at the SCBA executive committee meeting. They said Mansoor had abused his position in violation
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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has added another feather to its cap by starting its international flight operations from New Gwadar International Airport, with the inaugural flight taking off for the Omani capital of Muscat on Friday. A PIA spokesperson said the inaugural flight, PK-197, carried 39 passengers. They were welcomed at the airport by senior
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