Listen to the article PESHAWAR: The current session of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly has also become one of its longest sessions. This is the fifth longest session of the Assembly which began on July 19, once again a victim of lack of interest shown by lawmakers. Lack of quorum in the Assembly has become almost […]
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Listen to the article PESHAWAR: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has postponed the hearing in the case of former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) provincial minister Kamran Bangash due to absence of prosecution witnesses. The case concerns allegations of shooting of police officers. The court has now ordered that the witnesses be present at the next hearing, scheduled
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Listen to the article A private airline’s flight from Lahore to Jeddah made an unscheduled landing at Karachi airport on Monday evening due to fuel shortage, according to airport officials. Flight PA 470, carrying more than 150 passengers, was en route to Saudi Arabia when it was suddenly diverted to Karachi to resolve the problem.
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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: The Senate has adopted a private member’s bill aimed at empowering a parliamentary committee to deal with matters relating to the salaries and allowances of parliamentarians. Senator Danesh Kumar put the Members of Parliament Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Bill, 2025, for a vote at a Senate session on Monday. Federal
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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, a Puisne Judge of the Capital High Court, noted that it is very difficult to prove the trace of a person’s money, with former Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa also having “failed” to do so. Justice Kayani made the remark on Monday while hearing
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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: The anemia crisis, a debilitating disease that affects millions of children, adolescents and women in Pakistan, is silently draining the country’s economy, costing more than $3 billion in lost productivity and human capital . With annual losses estimated at $2.5 billion for children alone and an additional $595 million for
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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) failed to fulfill its constitutional duty to actualize the will of the people and conducted itself in a manner that is not consistent with its constitutional duty. “It is regrettable that despite the clear pronouncements of this court, the
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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: A top Iranian general, visiting Pakistan, held talks with Army Chief General Asim Munir and met President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday to discuss bilateral defense cooperation as well as regional and international. The visit of Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Iranian Armed Forces
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Listen to the article Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Iranian Armed Forces, visited the General Headquarters (GHQ) of Pakistan and met with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) , General Syed Asim Munir, the army’s media wing announced on Monday. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on
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Listen to the article President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Donald Trump on becoming the 47th President of the United States. President Zardari conveyed his best wishes to the new US president, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his sentiments in a message on X, formerly Twitter. “I look forward to
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