ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Interior will today (Tuesday) consider the Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2025, a key legislation aimed at tackling drug abuse in educational institutions by further amending the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997. Introduced by PPP MP Sahar Kamran, the bill aims to prevent drug use in […]
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Parliamentary panel backs ban, questions why civil servants enjoy privileges denied elected officials ISLAMABAD: A proposal to end dual nationality for members of the bureaucracy gained momentum on Monday after a parliamentary panel voted to abolish the practice, with lawmakers also calling for the restriction to be extended to judges. At a meeting of the
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ISLAMABAD: Main opposition parties, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), are preparing to protest on February 8 to mark the second anniversary of the general elections, but a unified opposition front appears elusive as the main parties announced separate agitation plans on Monday. Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP), a major opposition alliance in which PTI is a major shareholder,
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has postponed its final decision on participation in next month’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India, keeping open the option of a partial or symbolic boycott after Bangladesh’s withdrawal over security concerns triggered a growing diplomatic and sporting fallout. The PCB delayed the appeal for up to a
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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said persistent delays in federal transfers are pushing the province towards a serious financial crisis, particularly affecting the development of the newly merged districts – the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (formerly Fata). The chief minister wrote a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressing serious concern over the
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CM Sohail Afridi flags constitutional violation as federal funds for KP remain unpaid KP CM Sohail Afridi. Photo: screenshot Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has expressed deep concern to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over the federal government’s continued failure to release constitutionally guaranteed federal funds, warning that the province was facing a serious fiscal and
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Lawyer Jibran Nasir criticizes Sindh government, says containers were placed to block protests Police blocked roads outside the KPC to protest the sentencing of Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha. Photo: Twitter All roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) were blocked on Monday as traffic in the city center came to a standstill
South DIG orders team to use all available resources to identify and apprehend those responsible for the incident Rescue workers sift through debris using excavators after a massive fire at a Karachi shopping mall. Photo: AFP The Karachi Police on Monday constituted a five-member special investigation team to probe the Gul Plaza tragedy and arrest
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President Asif Ali Zardari signs seven bills passed by Parliament. Photo file President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday approved the highly controversial Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2026, along with six other bills passed by Parliament. According to a press release issued by the Presidential Secretariat, the approved legislation includes the National Tariff Commission
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LAHORE: A lawyer’s unusual request on Monday to celebrate the Basant festival on the roof of the Lahore Sessions Court was formally rejected by the court. Sessions judge Tariq Khurshid Khawaja issued the written order after lawyer Yaseen Butt sought permission to hold the event on the court roof. The court noted that its premises
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