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Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected what it called a “baseless” statement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressing concerns over the 27th constitutional amendment. The day before, Turk had warned that Pakistan’s rushed constitutional amendments “seriously undermine judicial independence and raise serious

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Sunday presented the IMF’s recent “Diagnostic Report on Governance and Corruption” as an opportunity to accelerate institutional reforms, insisting that the assessment should be seen as a catalyst rather than a critique of government policy. Addressing a press conference, he said the government itself had requested and facilitated the

Punjab uses clean air program with AI systems at the center of forecasting, enforcement and public response Anti-smog gun. Photo: AGENCE ANADOLU LAHORE: Lahore, once celebrated as Pakistan’s ‘city of gardens’, now suffocates each winter under a gray pall of smog – its skies thick with toxic haze have become the city’s emblem. Every November,

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar greets his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty upon his arrival at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Egypt agreed on Sunday to a series of key decisions aimed at strengthening economic cooperation, expanding defense ties and closely coordinating evolving peace efforts in Gaza. This is what

PPP leader says it is not possible to roll back the 18th amendment; Committed to protecting Parliament from institutional excesses PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses a public rally in Sukkur via video link. Photo: PPI KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has warned that any attempt to dilute provincial rights enshrined in

KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The political landscape in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa remained volatile on Sunday as rumors of a possible governor’s rule intensified, prompting denials from both the Prime Minister’s Office and Governor Faisal Karim Kundi. Sources close to the political scenario said the idea of ​​imposing gubernatorial rule was under consideration in

Vows to make his case at NFC meeting on Dec. 4, calling delay in KP’s NFC dues a ‘constitutional violation’ Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi addresses a press conference in Peshawar on Sunday. Photo:X Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has announced that Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf-led provincial government will attend the National Finance Commission (NFC) meeting on