CJP Afridi told PTI lawyer that no order was issued regarding medical treatment, government had only given assurance ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday returned a petition seeking transfer of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a hospital after he raised objections over the same. PTI founder’s lawyers Sardar Latif […]
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Meeting focused on improving access to finance, with a new definition and expanded scope proposed for SMEs 15th meeting of the National Coordination Committee on the development of SMEs. PHOTO: SCREENSHOT ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s banking sector has provided financing of Rs 882.4 billion to 302,922 borrowers under the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Financing Initiative. According
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Both said that the State of Pakistan would not compromise on its peace, stability and territorial integrity. President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discuss the political, security and economic situation during a meeting in Aiwan-e-Sadr. Photo: Express President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that there would be
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European states welcome Pakistan’s anti-smuggling crackdown during ministerial debate Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met his Italian, Spanish and Greek counterparts on the sidelines of the Quadrinational Conference on Illegal Immigration ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi warned on Friday that 22 terrorist organizations are regrouping in Afghanistan, saying Pakistan currently constitutes “a wall between
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Offers full support for strengthening institutions fighting illegal immigration ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held important meetings in Rome with his Italian and Spanish counterparts and the Greek Minister of Immigration, on the sidelines of a quadrinational conference aimed at combating illegal immigration. Interior ministers from the four countries attended the conference in Rome to
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan faces a daunting task to ensure that every child – especially the most disadvantaged – not only goes to school but continues to learn, as a startling revelation showed on Thursday that 26 million children across the country are out of school. The disclosure was made in a report titled ‘Girls’ Education Statistics
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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has set aside a land transfer order based on an alleged oral agreement dating back to 1992, ruling that mere possession or long-term occupation does not establish ownership. The court allowed the appeal filed
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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday withdrew all objections to the appeals filed by PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi against their convictions in the Toshakhana-II case and ordered that the appeals be formally numbered and fixed for hearing. During the proceedings in the Toshakhana case, Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro
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National Assembly. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Religious Affairs on Thursday expressed concerns over the allocation of funds to minorities and questioned the repeated awarding of Hajj-related contracts to a single company. The meeting, chaired by MP Shagufta Jamani, discussed several agenda items, including minority welfare funds and administrative issues related
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72 Taliban members killed during Operation “Ghazab Lil Haq”; Several Afghan posts and an arms depot destroyed An Express News video capture shows the aftermath of an airstrike on an Afghan arms depot in Nangarhar province. ISLAMABAD: At least 72 members of the Afghan Taliban regime were killed and several others injured during Pakistan’s launch
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