150-acre site to process 1,100 tons of waste per day; modern recycling facilities planned Water and Sanitation Agency workers clean a sewer amid a downpour in Faisalabad. Responsibilities for sanitation and water supply in several other cities have been transferred from municipal corporations to WASA. Photo: APP FAISALABAD: As part of a move to revamp […]
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Judges who have highlighted agency interference in the justice system continue to face difficult times Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani of the Islamabad High Court (IHC). PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Once again, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has neglected Islamabad High Court (IHC) Senior Puisne Judge Mohsin Akhtar Kayani while filling vacancies in the Supreme Court.
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Joint session approves body as EU links access to GSP-Plus to stronger protection of human resources ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday approved a law creating the National Commission for Minority Rights and giving it broad powers to summon people as witnesses, swear in their statements and seek support from the higher judiciary to grant minorities their
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. The minister will improve passenger train booking and fully digitalize freight booking to increase efficiency and reduce interference. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi on Tuesday pledged to modernize Pakistan’s railways, saying ongoing reforms – including state-of-the-art stations, digital upgrades, improved passenger services, increased revenue collection and expanded regional connectivity – are key
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. Dr. Yasmine Rashid. PHOTO: APPLICATION/FILE LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a bail plea filed by PTI chief Dr Yasmin Rashid in a case relating to the burning of a police vehicle near Jinnah House during the May 9 violence. ATC Judge Manzer Ali Gill conducted the proceedings and
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. ISLAMABAD: On the eve of International Wildlife Conservation Day, WWF-Pakistan has urged the government to elevate wildlife protection to a key national priority, warning that the country’s biodiversity faces growing threats from climate change, habitat loss, pollution and illegal trade. The organization stressed that the crisis now requires sustained investment, coordination between provinces and
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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the High Education Commission (IHC) – the authority that regulates universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country – to present the educational record of IHC judge Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. A division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Azam Khan
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22 of the identified accounts are managed by Fitna al-Khawarij, security sources reveal Pakistani security agencies have traced 33 social media accounts allegedly involved in a sustained anti-Pakistan propaganda campaign originating from Afghanistan, India and Central Asian countries, according to security sources. Investigators say these accounts are actively spreading what they say is false, hostile
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The JI organizes a demonstration and asks the mayor to resign following the death of a three-year-old child following a fall in a manhole Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab. Photo: File Two separate petitions were filed on Tuesday in the district court and the East District Sessions Judge, seeking registration of a criminal case against senior
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Terrorists were involved in multiple attacks on security forces and LEAs and targeted civilians, army says Security forces killed seven terrorists linked to the India-backed Fitna al-Khawarij group in two separate battles in North Waziristan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa district, army media said on Tuesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), an intelligence operation was carried out
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