KARACHI: The body of a teenager, Abdul Ghani, 14, was found hanging in a house in the town of Arafat, north of Nazimabad, under the Taimuria police station. The boy reportedly committed suicide due to distress caused by academic difficulties at school. The body of the deceased was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) for […]
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ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to address vulnerabilities in top 10 government entities that pose the “highest risk” of engaging in corrupt practices and also recommended appointment of heads of key oversight bodies on the basis of merit. The bodies that the global lender has recommended for merit-based appointments in its
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ISLAMABAD: Unprovoked firing by Afghan forces along the Pakistan-Afghan border provoked a forceful response from the Pakistani army, leading to the deaths of several Afghan soldiers and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists. According to security sources, Afghan forces opened unprovoked firing at several locations along the border on Saturday evening, including in Angoor Adda, Bajaur, Kurram,
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LAHORE: Tehreek-e-Labbaik supporters reached Muridke on Saturday en route to Islamabad, after staging a night sit-in in Shahdara following violent clashes with police that left dozens injured and paralyzed parts of the provincial capital. TLP supporters, led by party leader Saad Hussain Rizvi, began their “March to Gaza” from Multan Road on Friday afternoon to
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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FO) on Saturday objected to remarks made by Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi during his visit to India, saying “diverting” responsibility for combating terrorism could not absolve Afghan authorities of their obligations to ensure regional peace. Muttaqi’s visit marked India’s first high-level engagement with the Taliban government since
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PESHAWAR: Responding to the press conference by the army’s top spokesperson, the PTI – which rules the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province – said the blame for terrorism could not be placed on one party alone and the issue of terrorism could only be resolved through dialogue. PTI leaders Salman Akram Raja, Junaid Akbar, Asad Qaiser
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LAHORE: Participants at a convention rejected the 26th constitutional amendment, declaring it an attack on the supremacy of the Constitution and the independence of the judiciary. The All-Pakistan Lawyers’ Convention, held at the Lahore High Court Bar on Friday, passed a unanimous resolution declaring that the 26th Amendment destroys constitutional order and judicial freedom. The
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Vocational Training, Farah Naz Akbar, informed the National Assembly that the ministry, through the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC), was focusing on ten key sectors. She said that 15 billion rupees had been allocated for the three-year project, of which 10 billion rupees had already been
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ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdelatty on Saturday exchanged views on the current situation in the Middle East, particularly the developments in Gaza and Palestine. Dar spoke with the Egyptian Foreign Minister, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release. They also discussed regional diplomatic
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Clashes erupted along the Pak-Afghan border after Afghan forces opened unprovoked fire at several locations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, provoking a swift and forceful response from the Pakistani army, which destroyed several Afghan posts and killed dozens of Afghan soldiers and terrorists, reports said on Saturday. security sources. The coordinated assault began in several key
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