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Kyrgyz President receives official welcome at Prime Minister House in Islamabad

Both sides will review overall bilateral relations and explore new avenues to deepen cooperation An official welcome ceremony was held on Thursday at the Prime Minister’s House in honor of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov, who is on an official visit to Pakistan. A contingent of the armed forces presented a guard of honor to the […]

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Gaps in smog control thwart policy goals

LAHORE: Despite a growing pile of air quality policies, Lahore’s smog crisis continues to worsen as weak implementation, poor inter-ministerial coordination and ineffective public communication block meaningful action, experts warned at a seminar. They warned that transport remains the city’s biggest polluter, that stubble burning persists despite subsidies, and that citizens lack the incentives and

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Government officials allegedly involved in illegal occupation of Katchi Abadis

Human Settlements Department warns of prosecution of corrupt officials, land grabbers The urbanist argues that capital is lagging behind in policymaking; offers an alternative solution to katchi abadis. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Following the discovery, a few days ago, of a huge cache of narcotics in the residence of an official of the Department of Excise

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Imran dissolves PTI political committee

Imran Khan orders to expel legislators absent on voting day for 26th constitutional amendment. PHOTO: PIXABAY ISLAMABAD: PTI founding president Imran Khan on Wednesday dissolved the party’s political committee, with plans to replace it with a smaller body. Sheikh Waqas Akram, the party’s information secretary, confirmed that the existing political committee has been dissolved and

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Terrorist violence increased by 25% in 11 months in 2025

In the first eleven months of 2025, Pakistan saw an overall increase of more than 25 percent in violence across its security landscape, recording at least 3,187 violence-related deaths (compared to all of 2024’s 2,546) and 1,981 injuries – among civilians, security personnel and outlaws, according to the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS).

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