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Bahraini Commander Praises Armed Forces’ Role in Promoting Regional Peace, Stability in Meeting with CDF Munir

ISPR says both sides discuss issues of mutual interest, regional security and defense cooperation Commander Bahrain National Guard General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Isa on Tuesday appreciated the role of Pakistan Army in promoting regional peace and stability during a meeting with Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim […]

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Imran, Bushra meet in Adiala as Aleema alleges access restrictions

PTI founder’s sister calls for his immediate release, says country’s political, economic situation is worsening Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi met in Adiala jail on Tuesday in a 45-minute meeting held in the conference room, jail sources said. Both questioned each

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Viral video does not show shooting at protesters in Rawalakot, AJK; it comes from a demonstration in front of the American consulate in Karachi

The video is from March 26, showing clashes outside the US consulate following the assassination of Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei. Since Monday, several pro-Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and anti-state accounts on social media platform However, the footage comes from Karachi, where police clashed with protesters near the US consulate in March. Four police officers were killed and

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JUI-F’s Fazlur Rehman rejects UK election results

Party leader says federal government must take all parties into confidence, including on public order issues Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi speaking at a joint press conference in Peshawar. SCREENSHOT PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday rejected the results of the recent general

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The Prime Minister asked three electricity distribution companies to be privatized in the first phase

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chairs a review meeting on privatization of DISCOs. PHOTO: PID Pakistan on Tuesday advanced plans to privatize three electricity distribution companies in the first phase of its reform program, as the government continues its efforts to restructure loss-making state-owned enterprises, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. Chairing

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Civil Defense Forces, Lebanese Army Chief Review Regional Security and Defense Cooperation (ISPR)

Visiting dignitary receives guard of honor from Tri Services contingent on arrival at GHQ Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defense Staff (CDF) Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces General Rodolphe Haykal meet at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: ISPR Pakistan and Lebanon discussed regional security,

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Reconstituted nursing council authorizes 55 colleges

Mustafa Kamal says Pakistan needs around 900,000 nurses, while only around 6,000 are currently available ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery Council (PNMC), after its reconstitution, approved the registration of 55 nursing colleges, while four previously unregistered establishments were registered after four years after payment of fines worth millions of rupees. Addressing a press conference

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The Senate exceeds its austerity target by 500%

ISLAMABAD: The Senate handed over Rs 1.436 billion in savings to the national treasury through an austerity and expenditure rationalization program, surpassing the target prescribed by the Finance Division by 500 percent and setting what officials called a new benchmark in fiscal discipline. This amount represents 15.9 percent of the upper house’s total budget for

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President, PM ease fiscal divide as KP signals cap sharing

KP advisor says NEC cannot change provincial revenue shares as Center seeks Rs1.2 trillion for next fiscal ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s head of state and head of government met on Monday to resolve differences over the new budget, as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s financial advisor revealed that the Federation wanted to freeze the new provincial shares at this year’s level

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