Afghan nationals were also allegedly involved in the October 10 attack on the Dera Ismail Khan police training center. Emergency workers respond to a terrorist attack in Bajaur. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: Compelling evidence has surfaced indicating the use of Afghan soil to orchestrate terrorist activities in Pakistan, with security sources citing multiple incidents in which […]
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The Sindh minister also criticized inappropriate references to state institutions during the event. Sharjeel Memon, leader of the PPP. PHOTO: PPI/FILE KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister and Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has strongly condemned the hateful and linguistically biased speeches made at a recent function at the Governor’s House, terming the choice of words and
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Reversal of power for the American president’s economic program; Trump imposes 10% additional customs duties on his partners The United States Supreme Court is located in Washington, United States. REUTERS/FILE WASHINGTON: The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declared sweeping global tariffs imposed by Donald Trump illegal – a resounding rebuke of the president’s signature economic
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ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, poverty has reached an 11-year high of 29 percent, while income inequality has reached its highest level in 27 years, as people’s real incomes and consumption have fallen over the past seven years, according to an official survey released Friday by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal. In Pakistan, around 70 million people now
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Spokesperson credits EFF reforms with stabilizing inflation ahead of crucial review Julie Kozack, IMF communications director, addressing a news conference Thursday. PHOTO: SCREENSHOT ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged a marked improvement in Pakistan’s economic outlook, saying policy efforts under its Extended Financing Facility (EFF) have helped stabilize the economy, contain inflation and
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. Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has made clear that the Supreme Court’s power to strike down legislation on constitutional grounds no longer rests with it under the current constitutional regime. “The Constitutional (Twenty-seventh) Amendment Act, 2025
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington. Photo: INP WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the inaugural meeting of the Peace Council in Washington, where both sides agreed to strengthen bilateral trade and economic activities as well as
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PHF Acting President Mohyuddin Wani interacts with youth at an event in Islamabad. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Just a day after a two-year ban was imposed on national hockey team captain Ammad Butt, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) acting president Mohyuddin Wani announced on Friday that the suspension had been lifted, signaling a reversal in tone as
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. Judge Aalia Neelum. PHOTO: FILE LAHORE: The Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has constituted a full bench to hear petitions challenging the Punjab Land Ownership Act. The three-member bench – headed by Chief Justice Aalia Neelum and comprising Justice Muhammad Jawad Zafar and Justice Abher Gul Khan – will begin hearing
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. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: A banking court judge, Abdul Ghafoor Kakar, on Friday granted additional time to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to submit a full charge sheet in the foreign funding case against PTI founder Imran Khan and others. The development came after PTI Chief Financial Officer Siraj Ahmed and
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