ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday visited the Margalla Highway-Highway Extension Project site and ordered that the Sangjani Interchange on GT Road be completed by July 31. Officials say the 1.7-mile-long project would have a three-lane roadway on both sides, as well as a two-lane service road. The plan also included a GT Road […]
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Afridi alleged that the federation was deliberately discriminating against KP during the distribution of the NFC Award ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Tuesday announced a province-wide general strike, ordering government employees to suspend routine administrative work to protest what the provincial government calls the Centre’s “discriminatory treatment” in financial and constitutional matters. In
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday ordered authorities to ensure comprehensive screening of all patients in public hospitals to rule out hepatitis and HIV, reiterating the government’s determination to provide the best health services to citizens. The directive was issued as the Prime Minister chaired a review meeting on issues related to the Ministry
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ISLAMABAD: In a development that has reignited the debate on the evolving constitutional architecture of Pakistan, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled in its latest judgment that it is not subordinate to the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), despite the latter’s consistent position that constitutional adjudication now lies exclusively with it following the 27th Constitutional Amendment.
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The story of the Pakistan Air Force in recent years is not one of slow evolution but of decisive transformation. Operating under the shadow of numerical inferiority, the PAF has become a force shaping South Asia’s strategic environment through its professionalism, precision and restraint. At the heart of this transformation is Marka?e?Haq, a defining chapter
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may soon face a serious human resources crisis at public universities as the country’s highly qualified researchers and professors are on the brink of attrition due to the freezing of their salaries since 2021 and an 81% increase in their tax burden. These highly qualified researchers and professors, hired under the Tenure Track
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The CCC emphasizes the need for collective responsibility. Commanders review security and border situation. ISLAMABAD: With the ceasefire between Iran and the United States hanging by a thread amid escalation on both sides, Pakistan’s top military officials on Tuesday called for restraint and avoiding escalation, warning that rapidly evolving geopolitical developments could have far-reaching consequences
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ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday expressed hope that Pakistan’s mediation efforts in the US-Iran negotiations to end the Middle East conflict would reach an advanced stage and eventually succeed, calling them essential for world peace and the global economy. He briefed members of the diplomatic corps and ambassadors at
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People commute on a road near the Faisal Mosque, as Pakistan prepares to host the United States and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad. PHOTO: REUTERS The capital administration on Tuesday issued a revised notification regarding the closing hours of markets, businesses and commercial activities in light of the ongoing austerity measures. According to a
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Chinese envoy congratulates Foreign Minister on Pakistan’s success on ‘Marka-e-Haq’ anniversary Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong congratulated FM Dar on Pakistan’s landmark success on the occasion of the anniversary of ‘Marka e Haq’. PHOTO: APPLICATION Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to further advance the all-weather strategic
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