. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has been approached to challenge the order issued allowing kite flying in Punjab. The petition was filed by lawyer Azhar Siddique, chairman of the Judicial Activism Panel, an NGO. According to the petitioner, the kite flying ordinance was issued on the instructions of Nawaz Sharif and is in conflict […]
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The Supreme Court has ruled that vehicles imported in violation of the Import Policy Ordinance cannot be released and will remain confiscated. The decision was made in a detailed written judgment published for reporting purposes. A three-member bench, headed by Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui and comprising Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb,
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. ISLAMABAD: In its written response, the Ministry of Communications told the upper house of parliament that the Postal Life Insurance Company had 33,830 pending claims and outstanding claims amounting to Rs 8,165 million. The Senate session resumed on Thursday under the chairmanship of Vice President Syedal Khan. During Question Hour, Senator Shahadat Awan sought
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. Abdul Alem Khan. PHOTO: ONLINE ISLAMABAD: Communications Minister Abdul Aleem Khan announced on Thursday that construction of a major highway linking Karachi to Quetta and Chaman, financed by a special tax on petroleum products, had officially begun. Chairing a meeting at the NHA, the minister reviewed the pace of ongoing projects in Balochistan, including
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. Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. PHOTO: APPLICATION ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday chaired the third high-level meeting of the Prime Minister’s committee to design a permanent solution to recurring water and power outages in Gwadar, and reviewed the progress of ongoing and planned power projects in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB)
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. AFP December 05, 2025 Less than a minute of reading Marwa, 18, and others have lunch in a rented house, waiting for their special visas created by Western governments to protect Afghans, in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will temporarily allow UN relief supplies to arrive in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, in the first
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. ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Religious Affairs Kesoo Mal Kheal Das on Thursday informed the Senate that the Sindh government had promptly taken note of the incident reported at Mirpur Sakro Girls’ High School involving allegations of pressuring non-Muslim students to convert to Islam. Replying to a call for attention from Senator Danesh Kumar,
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ISLAMABAD: The rehabilitation of Guddu and Sukkur dams under the Sindh Dam Improvement Project has made significant progress, with completion rates of 75% and 35% respectively, reports Wealth Pakistan. The project includes the replacement of the dam’s gates, which is expected to improve operational efficiency and ensure rapid diversion of water to the canals. This
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New legislation aims to improve family planning, women’s health and social communication Doctor Azra Pechuho. Photo: File Sindh’s health and local government ministers have unveiled a draft law on premarital and marital counseling, describing it as a “major social reform” designed to transform the way couples prepare for marriage and family life. Speaking at a
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The summary has been sent to the President’s House for formal approval, says the Prime Minister’s Office Marshal Asim Munir. Photo: ISPR Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved the summary of the appointment of Field Marshal Asim Munir as Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Forces. The summary was forwarded to the President’s House
