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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 a suspended public servant is entitled to receive his or her full salary and other benefits during the period of suspension, stating that suspension does not sever the employer-employee relationship or

Tirah Valley. Photo: File KHYBER: At least five civilians were killed and seven others injured after mortar shells fired from an unknown direction hit a residential area in Chapri locality in Tirah Valley in Khyber district, security sources said on Saturday. The incident, which occurred around Iftar time, caused panic in the area and sparked

. PESHAWAR: The Anti-Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police on Saturday said it had foiled a potential major attack after arresting a woman suspected of planning a suicide attack during a targeted raid in Dera Ismail Khan. Officials said the arrest took place in the locality of Sheikh Yousaf Khema Basti following intelligence

Tax collection. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court has declared the levy of sales tax on construction services in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa constitutional, dismissing appeals filed against the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sales Tax on Services Act, 2022. Headed by Justice Aamer Farooq, a two-judge bench of the FCC considered a number of challenges against a May 13,

Lt Col Shahzada, 43, a resident of Mansehra, and Sepoy Karamat Shah, 28, of Peshawar, were killed in the attack. PHOTO: ISPR RAWALPINDI: An Army officer and a soldier embraced martyrdom in a suicide attack in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district, the Army’s media wing said on Saturday. According to Inter-Services Public Relations, a convoy of security

PTI Central General Secretary Salman Akram Raja addresses a press conference on Sunday. SCREENSHOT LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is grappling with escalating internal conflicts, apparently rooted in a leadership crisis, with its general secretary emerging as the latest target for criticism within the party. Amid growing unease, he assured his detractors that he would

Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has declared the blocking of a citizen’s Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) to execute a financial decree illegal, ruling that such action exceeds the powers granted to the executing courts under the Code of