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A wind of change appears to be blowing across the political landscape, with recent developments suggesting that protracted tensions between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and key stakeholders may give way to cautious engagement, according to sources familiar with the matter. With some recent confidence-building measures, the PML-N-led coalition government may establish contact with incarcerated PTI […]

. DERA ISMAIL KHAN/MIRANSHAH: Five policemen, including a Station House Officer (SHO), were martyred and a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and his driver were seriously injured in an exchange of fire with terrorists within the limits of Panyala Police Station, Dera Ismail Khan, on Wednesday. According to police, the incident took place in Wanda

. Nepra officials have warned Gepco against illegal installation of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) on small meters. They said the company was installing AMI without regulator approval and even without data backup. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has authorized the federal government to levy fixed charges of up to Rs

As many as 262 Pakistani prisoners are in Indian jails and face deportation. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis told the National Assembly on Wednesday that 38,500 Pakistanis were deported from Gulf countries over the course of a year. According to the data, 27,692 Pakistanis were deported from Saudi Arabia, 6,794 from the

. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Wednesday stayed proceedings pending before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the case of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, suspending the scheduled hearings of the High Court and effectively stopping all further action, including contempt of court proceedings. A three-member bench headed by FCC Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan and

. JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Photo: File CHARSADDA: JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday called for immediate elections in the country, saying fresh polls were essential for “national unity and public trust”. Speaking to the media in Charsadda, Fazl said a functional working relationship between the federation and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa was necessary as cooperation