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 […]
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. ISLAMABAD: Despite registering 31.9 million births at the union council level in 2025, these records are yet to be uploaded into the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), according to the authority’s latest performance report. The report, recently submitted to the Ministry of Interior, notes that NADRA now has 227 million people on its
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ISLAMABAD: An MP belonging to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has submitted a constitutional amendment bill to the National Assembly Secretariat seeking to ban alcohol nationwide, including for non-Muslims, by removing the existing religious exemption from the Constitution. According to details, JUI-F’s Naeema Kishwar Khan moved an amendment to Article 37 of the Constitution, which currently
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Government says it urged Afghan Taliban to stop cross-border attacks, but no action taken A Pakistani soldier watches over the border fence with Afghanistan. PHOTO:AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has carried out intelligence-based strikes on seven terror camps along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border following a series of recent suicide attacks, including an attack on an imambargah in Islamabad
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Green light for Rs500 million project on Pakistan’s founding fathers to showcase nation’s ideological heritage globally Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal chairs a consultative meeting in Islamabad on the production of two historical historical web series on Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Muhammad Iqbal. SCREENSHOT The federal government on Saturday announced plans to produce two
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Setting the minimum Zakat al-Fitr and Fidya at Rs 300 per person, with the rich being asked to pay according to their means A file photo of renowned religious scholar and former Chairman of the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman. Renowned religious scholar Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman on Saturday announced the minimum amounts for Zakat al-Fitr (alms), Fidya
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CM Murad warns that any attempt to separate Karachi from Sindh would harm national unity, federal structure Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday addressed the Sindh Assembly session while tabling a resolution condemning calls for breakup of Sindh or separation from Karachi. Photo:X The Sindh Assembly on Saturday passed a resolution declaring
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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi addresses the Khyber Peace Jirga on Sunday. Photo:X ISLAMABAD: The District and Sessions Court in Islamabad on Saturday upheld the arrest warrants against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in a case related to alleged misleading accusations against state institutions. The court noted that the accused was absent and failed to
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Abductions highlight growing friction between digital expression and tribal traditions in North Waziristan Zafran Wazir after his recovery from TTP captivity. PHOTO: EXPRESS PESHAWAR: A North Waziristan school teacher has been found safe after being kidnapped by gunmen, days after he shared a viral video of a young girl playing cricket that sparked both admiration
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PTI leader appears before judge; the procedure as a declared offender abandoned, the hearing is set for April 6 Former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Friday indicted former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur and co-accused Asad Farooq Khan in the audio
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