Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressing a session of the National Assembly. PHOTO: FACEBOOK/NA ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination on Monday expressed deep concern over non-compliance by private medical and dental colleges with the fee structure approved by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and urged strict […]
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Akram Sheikh urges CB to form 24-member bench to hear plea against 26th Amendment ISLAMABAD: Senior advocate Akram Sheikh argued before the Supreme Court that the motive behind the 26th constitutional amendment was to prevent scrutiny of the general elections held in February last year. Sheikh, who himself challenged the 26th Constitutional Amendment, presented his
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CM Afridi praises provincial bureaucracy, police for ensuring popular vote predominance in KP Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. SCREENSHOT PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has claimed that the resurgence of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a result of the “defective policies of the federal government”, accusing the Center of withholding war on terrorism funds and
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressing the nation on Sunday in Islamabad. Photo: screenshot ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday extended Diwali wishes to the Hindu community and other religious minorities, calling the festival a “beautiful message of joy, peace and tolerance” and reaffirming the government’s commitment to protecting the rights of minorities. Addressing a
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Defense Minister Khawaja Asif speaks during an interview with British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan on his show Mehdi Unfiltered. SCREENSHOT A ceasefire deal between Islamabad and Kabul hinges on the ruling Afghan Taliban’s ability to subdue terrorists attacking Pakistan across their shared border, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif told Reuters on Monday. “Anything that comes from Afghanistan
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Supply will cost Rs542b amid disputes over price, storage and provincial share ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has once again allowed Pakistan to buy wheat to replenish its depleting reserves, while leaving it to the government to determine the level of strategic stocks and continue with plans to purchase 6.2 million tonnes this year,
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Ikramullah had been missing since October 2023 from the Farooqiya madrassa in the Tajabad region A Peshawar citizen missing since 2023 from a religious seminary has been found and reunited with his family, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information Department said. According to a press release, the Commission of Inquiry into Enforced Disappearances held hearings on 22 petitions
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Petitioner claims videos featuring music and dancing compromise the sanctity of the mosque The Islamabad High Court has issued notices to the respondents, including mosque in-charge Faisal, seeking their response to a petition calling for a ban on entering the mosque in inappropriate attire and filming videos with dance and music on the premises. Justice
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Families gather for pooja, rangoli and festive rituals while temples dazzle with lights Traditional lamps to light during Diwali celebrations. PHOTO: PIXABAY The Hindu community of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad celebrated Diwalithe Festival of Lights, Monday, with joy and devotion. As the Krishna Mandir in Saddar, Rawalpindi, is still under construction, the
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The platform says 99.7% of removed content was proactively identified, and 96.2% was removed within 24 hours of posting. TikTok removed more than 25.4 million videos in Pakistan between April and June 2025 for violating its community guidelines, according to the platform’s Q2 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report. The short video app says 99.7% of
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