Concerned about reported plans for hotels, sports facilities and other infrastructure in Margalla CDA says an official has been suspended for failing to curb encroachment in Margalla Hills. PHOTO: FILE The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Pakistan on Friday expressed “serious and growing concerns” over ongoing and proposed development activities in areas adjacent to […]
Earlier, the DPM also received a call from his Iranian counterpart ahead of his scheduled arrival in Islamabad. Combined image of Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. PHOTOS: FILE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar discussed bilateral relations in a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on
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With main roads closed, markets deserted, no service at bus stations and weekend travelers struggling to get home. Traffic jams due to road closures implemented by authorities, following the suspension of transportation and closure of markets due to security restrictions, as Pakistan prepares to host the United States and Iran for the second phase of
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Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong visits Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. PHOTO: NNI ISLAMABAD: Amid ongoing efforts to break the deadlock in the US-Iran peace talks, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday discussed the developing situation in the Middle East and Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts towards regional peace with Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong, who
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Sindh is likely to remain hot and dry overall, with temperatures continuing to rise. ISLAMABAD: The country is bracing for its first heatwave of the season, with the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) warning that temperatures in much of the country will climb well above seasonal norms starting Friday (today) and persist until May 5. The
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The terrorists opened fire indiscriminately during the operation, resulting in the death of a 10-year-old child, says ISPR Security forces and law enforcement agencies killed 22 terrorists during a joint intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on April 21, the Army’s media wing said on Friday. According to a statement issued by
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Yahya Afridi, Chief Justice of Pakistan. Photo: Supreme Court of Pakistan/File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Chief Justice Yahya Afridi has opposed the proposed transfer of five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to other high courts, warning that such a move could undermine judicial independence and set an unwanted precedent. The development follows a proposal by
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ISLAMABAD: The early warning system installed in Gilgit-Baltistan for protection against glacial lake floods (GLOF) remained inactive. This was revealed during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to review monsoon preparedness and climate-related risks. Taking note, the Prime Minister ordered a high-level inquiry into the non-functional cases and directed all relevant institutions to
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ISLAMABAD: Questions are once again being raised over growing internal differences within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after no party leader showed up at Adiala jail on Thursday to meet party founder and incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan. The official meeting hour ended without the arrival of any leader, even though the party had sent
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ISLAMABAD: The Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) on Thursday finalized its election strategy for the upcoming elections in Gilgit-Baltistan and announced candidates for nine seats in the first phase. The decisions were taken at a meeting of the party’s 20-member electoral council, chaired by its chairman Abdul Aleem Khan, held here to review preparations for the June
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