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Islamabad: The Minister of Information, Atta Tarar, said on Wednesday that amendments to the law on the prevention of electronic crimes (PECA) and the creation of a new national agency aim to combat the increase in digital threats – without deleting freedom of expression. Speaking in Islamabad, Tarar said that legislation is designed to improve […]

Islamabad: The Minister of State in the Interior Talal Chaudhry said that the government had taken solid measures to limit the excessive use of identity documents and stressed that no provincial discrimination had occurred during national verification campaigns of family trees and national computerized identity cards (CNIC). Answering questions from senators during the upper chamber

Islamabad: The Federal Minister of Planning Ahsan IQBAL on Wednesday seemed to be alarmed in the face of the uncontrolled conversion of fertile agricultural land into housing companies, which described it as “existential” threat of the country’s food security. As a tendency to an imminent crisis, Iqbal warned that the creeping propagation of real estate

Listen to the article Islamabad: On Wednesday, the government reaffirmed its decision to close the public loss store company from the end of this month and formed a panel to consider a golden handshake at 11,421 employees who could cost it more than 29 billion rupees. It was not clear if the government would give

Listen to the article Islamabad: On Wednesday, the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and China agreed to further strengthen their bilateral cooperation in order to promote regional peace, stability and development. Senator Ishaq Dar and Wang Yi met at the sidelines of the Shanghai cooperation organization (SCO) in Tianjin and examined bilateral links and discussed regional

Listen to the article Lahore / Okara / Faisalabad: The torrential monsoon rains wreaked havoc in Punjab on Wednesday, killing at least 44 people and wounding hundreds of others, with widespread structural damage reported in several districts, in particular because of the roofs and the collapsed electrocution. The devastation should continue on Thursday when officials

Listen to the article Islamabad: On Wednesday, the Federal Cabinet approved a 15% increase in pensions provided by the Institution of Employees’ Softworks (EOBI), from January 1, 2025, on the recommendation of the Ministry of Overseas Pakistani and Human Resources Development. This increase will be funded by the institution’s own resources. The federal cabinet meeting

Listen to the article Islamabad: Great Britain has raised a five-year ban on Pakistani airlines, allowing them to apply to resume British flights when the government intensifies efforts to privatize Pakistani international airlines. The ban was imposed in 2020, a few days after the government launched an investigation into the validity of the pilot licenses

Islamabad / Peshawar: In a procedural decision before the elections in the Senate of July 21, the Pakistan Electoral Commission (ECP) wrote to the registrar of the High Court of Peshawar (PHC), requesting the appointment of an officer under article 255 (2) of the Constitution. The stage aims to facilitate the oath of elected members

Karachi: Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) performs large-scale emergency exercises at Skardu International Airport, aimed at testing preparation and coordination between all the agencies concerned in the event of an eventuality, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. According to the spokesperson for the PAA, the exercises were supervised by the director of the airport. On this occasion,