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State Minister discusses with KATI issues of transport infrastructure, public order KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Wednesday visited Korangi Association of Commerce and Industry (KATI), where he met industrial leaders to discuss infrastructure, transportation and law and order challenges impacting industrial areas of Karachi. Welcomed by KATI Chairman Ikram Rajput and other […]

ISLAMABAD: Amid a public row over the “faulty” bulletproof vehicles, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced on Wednesday that the disputed vehicles would now be sent to Balochistan. The move followed KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s criticism of Islamabad’s anti-terrorism policy and his claims that vehicles provided by the federal government were “old and defective”. His

The government refuses to push sugar mills to carry out early crushing; Rana Tanveer highlights IMF restrictions 134 billion rupees were earned by sugar profiteers. PHOTO: PIXABAY RAWALPINDI: After vegetables, the country is now bracing for a new sugar crisis, with open market prices rising to Rs 200 per kilogram and official rate sugar virtually

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday held an important meeting with MPs and political leaders of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to discuss the overall political landscape of the country and review the progress of ongoing development projects in the province. The meeting, held at the Prime Minister’s Office, focused on federal

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Aminuddin Khan remarked that people should invest their money in the stock market rather than keeping it in banks. He made the remarks on Wednesday while leading a five-member constitutional bench hearing a case related to the imposition of super tax. During the hearing, Mirza Mehmood Ahmad, a lawyer for a

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday officially granted the Punjab government four weeks to finalize new demarcations for the upcoming local body elections. In an official letter to the Punjab chief secretary, the ECP secretary confirmed that the extension was approved following a request from the provincial government. The letter also warned

ISLAMABAD: The SC on Wednesday resumed hearing the case challenging the 26th constitutional amendment, during which members of the eight-judge constitutional bench questioned the extent of their jurisdiction. The hearing, presided over by Justice Aminuddin Khan, focused on objections raised regarding the constitution of the tribunal formed to hear appeals against the 26th Amendment. The

Sindh releases PSO oil cargo, relaxes divestment rules till October end, strives for permanent solution Oil tankers are parked, following the All Pakistan Oil Tankers Owners Association’s protest, demanding tariff hike, increased white pipeline land transport quotas and permission to use old vehicles, in Karachi on September 19, 2023. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: The dispute between

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani navy ship has seized narcotics worth more than $972 million from sailing ships in the Arabian Sea, according to a statement from the naval network overseeing the operation on Wednesday. PNS Yarmook, while operating under the Saudi-led Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150), successfully executed a major counter-narcotics operation