. ISLAMABAD: The court of Additional District Judge III (West) in Islamabad, headed by Dr Rasool Bukhsh Mirjat, on Saturday awarded a historic compensation amounting to Rs 5.4 billion to the families of the eight victims of the 2010 Airblue plane crash. The court rejected the appeal filed by Airblue, upholding the airline’s liability in […]
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Lawyers have criticized what they call the marginalization of the judiciary, while journalists have spoken out against the PECA law. A national conference organized on Saturday under the banner of Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aain Pakistan agreed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf should adopt a path of resistance rather than reconciliation, pledging to support such a path. According to Express
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PTI founder says he won’t budge an inch from his stance, vows to fight for public freedom Imran Khan gestures as he addresses his supporters during a rally, in Lahore on April 21, 2022. Photo: Reuters Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan said that with all avenues of justice “closed”, protest is now the only option
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Publicly released 2022-23 audit finds missing files and procedural violations at 128 institutions Financial irregularities worth billions have been exposed in local government institutions in southern Punjab, according to the Auditor General of Pakistan’s audit report for 2022-23, released on Saturday. The audit, covering 128 local government institutions across the region, identified widespread problems, including
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Gold prices continued to climb on Saturday, increasing in both international and domestic markets, further pushing the precious metal out of the reach of ordinary consumers. In the international bullion market, spot gold rose 0.4% to $4,347.07 an ounce by 2:17 p.m. ET (19:17 GMT), recording a weekly gain of 1.1%. Meanwhile, US gold futures
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The FIA briefed the Prime Minister on arrests, technological improvements and reforms aimed at preventing illegal travel without harming legal passengers. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday chaired a meeting at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad to review measures against human trafficking, undocumented foreign travel and weaknesses in the country’s immigration processes. The Prime
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Review meeting on measures to combat human trafficking and illegal foreign travel The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) reported in a review meeting held on Saturday that this year, 451 people involved in human trafficking and illegal travel networks had been arrested. As a result, the number of Pakistanis traveling illegally to Europe fell by 47%,
Palwasha questioned Aleem Khan’s use of public funds for private housing project Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Sherry Rehman has condemned Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan and asked him to apologize following a heated exchange with Senator Palwasha Khan during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Communications on Friday. In
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Ministry says Rs 46.44 billion was released this month and PSDP funds cannot be counted as NFC arrears The federal government on Saturday rejected allegations that it withheld funds from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, saying the province had received its entire share under the National Finance Commission award through regular fortnightly transfers and that there were no outstanding
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According to Privatization Commission officials, PIA now has positive equity of Rs 30 billion, 18% sales tax on aircraft leasing has been removed and international routes have also been permitted. Photo: file A Pakistan International Airlines flight en route from Jeddah to Lahore made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after receiving an in-flight technical
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