Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected the summary submitted for the appointment of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) chairman, expressing displeasure over the names proposed in the matter, sources said on Thursday. The summary was sent back to the Federal Ministry of Education, with indications that the position […]
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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad on Thursday sought further details from Washington after the United States suspended immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, including Pakistan, but hoped the move was temporary. Reacting to the US decision on immigrant visas, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Pakistan took note of the US State Department’s “brief statements on
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. RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed 13 terrorists belonging to banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in two separate Intelligence-Based Operations (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram and Bannu districts, army media said on Thursday. A statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the operations took place on January 13 and 14, during which “Indian proxies Fitna-al-Khawarij”
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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari gives a presentation on governance in Sindh at Awan-e-Sadr. Photo: PPI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday outlined the performance of the Sindh government since 2008, highlighting the progress made in the areas of health, education, poverty alleviation, infrastructure, industry, agriculture and revenue generation, while proposing decentralization
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. WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on five Iranian officials it accused of being behind the crackdown on protests and said it was monitoring Iranian leaders’ funds transferred to international banks, as President Donald Trump maintains pressure on Tehran. The US Treasury Department said in a statement it had imposed sanctions on
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. A general view of the U.S. State Department building in Washington, DC, United States, July 11, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The State Department explained that applicants from Pakistan and 74 other countries will be allowed to submit immigrant visa applications and attend scheduled interviews during the suspension announced a day earlier. The United States
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. The first snowfall and rain of the winter season were recorded in various mountainous areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is heading into a new active winter phase as a new westerly weather system prepares to enter the country, bringing widespread rain, thunderstorms and snowfall to large parts of the north and plains
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. ISLAMABAD: The process of nominating the opposition leader in the National Assembly reached its final stage on Thursday, with the verification of signatures of opposition lawmakers completed and the National Assembly Secretariat preparing the formal summary for approval. The secretariat forwarded the summary to the office of the president. The NA speaker will sign
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. ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to convene a joint session of Parliament on January 21, with a busy legislative agenda that includes the adoption of 29 bills. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has forwarded a formal summary to the President seeking approval to convene the joint session, which is expected to begin at 10:30
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. RAWALPINDI: A nearly 43-year-old land dispute over the Ojhri camp area has been amicably resolved through arbitration, ending a long-running compensation case linked to state land acquisition. Justice Jawad Hassan of the Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench delivered a detailed verdict in the compensation petitions filed in 1983, approving a settlement obtained through
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