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India fuels regional instability to distract from domestic challenges: security official

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India has become a “police state”, where freedom of expression and freedom of the press remain under state control. ISLAMABAD: A senior security official briefed influential media on India’s regional position and internal developments, saying New Delhi was trying to divert attention from its domestic challenges by pursuing policies aimed at creating instability in the […]

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PTA says internet services return to normal after repair of SMW5 submarine cable

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The regulator says it remained in close coordination with Transworld Associates (TWA) throughout the disruption. ISLAMABAD: Internet services across Pakistan have returned to normal after repairing a fault in the SEA-ME-WE 5 (SMW5) international submarine cable system, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Friday. The PTA said on Thursday it was monitoring internet traffic

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Prime Minister Orders Nationwide Ban on Substandard Syringes to Curb Spread of Infectious Diseases

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PM orders legal action against individuals and hospitals involved in their use or found negligent in their prevention Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting to review measures taken to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. PHOTO: Office of the Prime Minister Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday ordered authorities to impose a nationwide ban

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ECC advances liquidation of PASSCO with approvals

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ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Thursday approved a summary for the auction of 8,197.989 tonnes of flood-damaged PASSCO wheat and a severance package of Rs 4.188 billion for PASSCO employees. The committee met under the chairmanship of Minister of Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb and approved the summaries submitted by

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Jailed PTI leaders urge participation in AJK polls

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The letter says the party should publish the names of all candidates who will be its endorsed candidates ISLAMABAD: Jailed senior leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday urged the party leadership to participate in the upcoming Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections, asking the party to field PTI-backed candidates despite legal uncertainty surrounding

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ML-1 removed from CPEC framework

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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has revealed that the Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway project has been removed from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework and will now seek financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other international financial institutions. The revelation was made before the Senate Permanent Committee on Economic Affairs, which also requested an

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Politics takes center stage in prison reform debate

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Four provincial chief ministers sign the Islamabad Declaration on prison reforms in Islamabad. PHOTO: IPP ISLAMABAD: A conference intended to examine Pakistan’s prison system instead saw politics take center stage on Thursday, as the chief ministers of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa used the Supreme Court forum to recount the plight of political prisoners rather than unveil

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