ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have called on Pakistani scouts to come forward and support the government in the face of national challenges, natural disasters and any unforeseen situations the country faces. In his message on the occasion of World Scout Day, the President, who is the Chief Scout of […]
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The main objective is to provide taxpayers with an integrated, secure and user-friendly system. MUZAFFARABAD: The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) has launched ‘AJK Tax Asaan Mobile App’ and ‘BI Revenue Collection/IT Dashboard’ to ensure direct, timely and efficient communication between taxpayers and the department. AJK Minister of Inland Revenue
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The shift from hero to villain, analysts say, reflects deeper internal divisions within the party Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur addresses a PTI meeting in Lahore on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Photo: SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Ali Amin Gandapur was once the face of PTI resistance. Selected by imprisoned PTI founder Imran Khan as chief minister
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Pakistan says offensive is led by “robust intelligence”; More than 80 terrorists eliminated thanks to precision strikes Afghan men gather at the site of an overnight airstrike in Girdi Kas village, Bihsud district, Nangarhar province. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan carried out intelligence-based strikes on terror camps in Afghanistan on Saturday night, in response to a
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. President Asif Ali Zardari. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari said Pakistan’s recent actions are rooted in its inherent right to defend its people against terrorism emanating from across the border and follow repeated warnings that went unheeded. Referring to his statement on February 8, 2026, the President recalled that he had said
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Witkoff says president ‘curious’ about Tehran’s challenge despite Washington’s military buildup U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff gives a press conference during the signing of the declaration on the deployment of a force after the ceasefire in Ukraine, during the so-called “Coalition of the Willing” summit, at the Elysée in Paris, France, January 6, 2026. SOURCE:
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Foreign ministers of 13 states reject US envoy’s suggestion that Israel controls territory from Nile to Euphrates US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and 13 other Muslim-majority countries have strongly condemned comments by US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggesting he would not oppose Israel’s takeover of large swaths of the
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. Former senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar. Courtesy: ISLAMABAD: Leaders of the opposition Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) alliance have slammed the government’s national security strategy, foreign policy posture and economic management. The opposition alliance warned that growing poverty, governance failures and misguided diplomatic choices were pushing the country towards irreversible damage. Addressing a press conference in
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. PHF Acting President Mohyuddin Wani interacts with youth at an event in Islamabad. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced the formation of an ad hoc governance and management committee as part of a structural change aimed at modernizing administration and raising the standards of hockey across the country. In a
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ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has introduced a time-limited mechanism for citizens to obtain a Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) even without a computerized birth certificate, after it emerged that nearly 1.7 per cent of the country’s adult population remained unregistered. Despite the completion of registration of approximately 98.3% of the adult
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