ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has once again requested the Speaker of the National Assembly to appoint Mehmood Khan Achakzai as the leader of opposition in the lower house of Parliament after the party said it had responded to the objections raised by Ayaz Sadiq. The National Assembly has been without an opposition leader since August […]
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Election Commission of Pakistan building in Islamabad. Photo: Radio Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday reported widespread non-compliance with asset declaration requirements, saying 446 lawmakers, including 125 members of the National Assembly, had failed to submit their asset and liability declarations by the stipulated December 31 deadline. The ECP informed lawmakers
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Without medical regulations encouraging for-profit practices, new mothers and babies are at risk of complications. LAHORE/KARACHI/PESHAWAR: The discovery of cesarean deliveries, or C-sections, was a major medical breakthrough that helped prevent countless maternal and fetal deaths. However, global health standards recommend that this procedure be performed only when medically necessary. Yet in Pakistan, where accountability
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RAWALPINDI: Nearly 3,000 investigations of all kinds within the Punjab Education Department were still ongoing in 2025, with the legal validity and prescribed deadlines for around 2,000 of these investigations having already expired. In different districts of the province, almost 3,000 education-related requests remained unanswered. These include thorough and regular investigations, as well as formal,
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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz launched eco-friendly electric buses in Sargodha on September 19, 2025. Source: x.com/pmln_org ISLAMABAD: On the instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, all 21 routes of the electric bus service were made fully functional as part of a project to provide quality and affordable travel facilities to citizens. The electric bus
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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that federal legislation will prevail over repugnant provincial laws, declaring that the Narcotic Substances Control Act, 1997 replaces the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Narcotic Substances Control Act, 2019 in case of conflict. The ruling was
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Both sides share details on N sites, prisoners; Islamabad expresses serious concerns over CIES violations ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India continued key confidence-building measures on Thursday by exchanging lists of each other’s nuclear facilities and prisoners, even as broader bilateral relations remain strained and concerns persist over New Delhi’s actions over shared water resources. According to
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. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday congratulated the nation on the discovery of significant new oil and gas reserves in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohat district, terming it a major milestone for Pakistan’s domestic energy sector. Chairing a high-level meeting on the oil and gas sector, the Prime Minister lauded the dedicated work of relevant departments
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. ISLAMABAD: DPM/FM Ishaq Dar chaired the first meeting of the Committee on Economic Management Reforms on Thursday. The Deputy Prime Minister stressed the importance of focusing on sectors that can serve as triggers for higher and more inclusive economic growth. The meeting deliberated on the way forward for the implementation of the government’s holistic
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ISLAMABAD: The PTI has submitted a declaration of defection against Senator Saifullah Abro to the Senate President, seeking action under Article 63-A of the Constitution for allegedly voting in favor of the 27th Constitutional Amendment in violation of party policy. The statement, filed by PTI parliamentary party leader in the Senate Syed Ali Zafar, said
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