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ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers on Friday raised concerns about unexpected electricity and gas power cuts across the country, as procedural disputes and protests delayed proceedings in the upper house. The Senate session was convened under the chairmanship of Shahadat Awan. Senator Manzoor Kakar slammed the government for the persistent power and gas outages, saying even though sufficient

DG ISPR vows to respond ‘bare handedly’ to PTI rhetoric; Sounds the death knell for ‘mentally ill’ Imran’s politics Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry of DG ISPR speaks in an interview with Sky News. Photo: screenshot ISLAMABAD: Chief military spokesperson Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Friday attacked incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan, calling

He says ‘talks are still possible’ as PTI demands monitoring of Imran’s detention conditions Rana Sanaullah, leader of the PML-N. SCREENSHOT ISLAMABAD: As the opposition party continues to denounce “persecution” and finds itself virtually locked out of its incarcerated leader, the government once again reached out to the embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday, renewing

CM Afridi calls FIRs politically motivated; cabinet reopens probe into Radio Pakistan attack Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. SCREENSHOT PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa cabinet, in its 41st session chaired via video link by Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi, approved a series of major governance, transparency and security measures, including withdrawal of all “politically motivated” cases on

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan confirmed on Friday that it had decided to open specific border routes for the passage of UN humanitarian aid into Afghanistan, following formal requests from several UN agencies, a move which the foreign ministry said reflected Islamabad’s “own commitment to humanitarian access” despite ongoing tensions with Kabul. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said

Declares that the petition filed against the former judge of the court of accounts is not admissible ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (HC) has dismissed as inadmissible a petition filed against Justice Nasir Javed Rana, who delivered the verdict in the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) ₹190 million referral against PTI founder Imran Khan and his

ISLAMABAD: Next week – December 9 – an authorized official of the University of Karachi “fully aware of the facts” regarding the LLB degree of Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri will appear before the IHC with the original record relating to his degree. The court-appointed amicus curiae will also present arguments on

. Abdul Alem Khan. PHOTO: ONLINE ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan on Friday said the new N-15 highway connecting Mansehra, Naran, Jalkhad and Chilas would serve as an alternative route to the Karakoram Highway to the Chinese border and new tourism, trade and defense routes would be opened by modernizing the northern