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PM Shehbaz reviews monsoon preparedness with NDMA chief

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PM orders closer coordination with provincial governments, disaster authorities during monsoon season Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority Lt. Gen. Inam Haider Malik in Islamabad on July 15, 2026. PHOTO: PMO/X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday met National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider […]

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Election Commission begins consultations with KP on LG polls

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The KP government, for its part, assured the commission of its full cooperation in organizing the polls. ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has officially launched consultations with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to determine the date of local elections in 23 districts, with both sides agreeing to hold another round of negotiations in 15

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Fazl’s remark arouses anger among ministers

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Ministers of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday slammed Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for his remarks on security personnel, saying the sacrifices of martyrs could not be reduced to salaries or made a subject of political debate. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said there was no room for such political discourse.

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PPP threatens agitation over refusal of rally in Lahore

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PPP Chairman Lahore says party will continue with scheduled program on July 25 irrespective of circumstances LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is bracing for a political showdown with the Punjab government after its demand to hold a rally at Minar-e-Pakistan remained pending for over six weeks, prompting the party to warn of protests, sit-ins

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Committee seeks speedy investigation into A-level leaks

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ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Training on Tuesday ordered relevant authorities to expedite the investigation into the alleged leak of Cambridge A-Level exam papers and ensure that the matter is resolved before July 21. The panel, chaired by Senator Bushra Anjum Butt, expressed concerns over the issue during its meeting held

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“The FIR alone cannot prevent police recruitment”

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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has held that the Punjab Police cannot mechanically refuse the recruitment of a candidate solely on the basis of a pending or already registered FIR, observing that the authorities must evaluate each case on its own merits and in accordance with constitutional principles. In a six-page judgment written by

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Judicial corruption in Pakistan is ‘systemic’

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ISLAMABAD: The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has warned that judicial corruption in Pakistan has reached a systemic scale and could amount to grand corruption, saying the country’s justice system has become increasingly vulnerable to political influence and institutional capture. The organization made these observations in a report titled ‘Under the Bench: Mapping Corruption

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