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Senator Irfan Siddiqui in ICU and family dismisses ventilator rumors

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PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui. PHOTO: FILE The family of PML-N Senator Irfan ul Haq Siddiqui has dismissed allegations circulating on social media that the veteran parliamentarian was put on a ventilator, instead confirming that he was undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) for breathing-related complications. Clarifying his condition on Monday, the family said […]

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FBR faces backlash over social media surveillance for tax evasion

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Influencers call policy ‘futile’, say social media posts create ‘manufactured’ images of wealth The decision of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to track down potential tax evaders through social media has drawn widespread criticism from business and social circles. The tax authority has reportedly collected the data of thousands of users and issued notices

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PM hosts halwa party for senators after finalizing 27th amendment

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Minister of Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar to brief participants on details of constitutional amendment Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses a banquet in honor of government and coalition senators in Islamabad. Photo: Express Senators have begun arriving at Parliament House for the Prime Minister’s breakfast in honor of the coalition parties. The event, held in Parliament’s

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Turkish officials to visit Pakistan amid regional tensions: Erdogan

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“Ensuring the delivery of urgent supplies to Gaza is of the utmost importance” ISTANBUL: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defense Minister Yasar Guler and intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin will visit Islamabad next week to discuss tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Turkish president announced on Sunday. Speaking to reporters aboard his flight back from Azerbaijan,

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Prime Minister withdraws proposed immunity clause

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses a banquet in honor of government and coalition senators in Islamabad. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday ordered the withdrawal of a proposed clause in the 27th constitutional amendment to grant immunity to the prime minister, stressing that an elected leader must remain “fully accountable”. In a

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Corruption scam shakes up NCCIA

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ISLAMABAD: A mega corruption scandal has hit the National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), Rawalpindi-Islamabad hard, as two additional directors, along with several other officials, are accused of accepting substantial monthly bribes in exchange for protection and cover for allegedly illegal activities carried out in 15 call centers run by foreign nationals in a private housing

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