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BISP distributes free SIM cards to digitize financial assistance for women

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Women must bring their CNIC and phone to BISP dynamic registration centers across the country before December 31 to receive free SIM cards. In Taxila tehsil of Rawalpindi district, free mobile SIM cards are provided to BISP eligible women after biometric verification under the digital wallet system. Photo: x.com/bisp_pakistan The government has taken a major […]

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CTD, Elite Force arrest Afghan suicide bomber and handler in Bajaur

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Security forces recover three hand grenades along with improvised explosive devices, fuses and explosives from suicide bomber A policeman stands guard on a street with damaged shops in the background in Bannu Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Photo: AFP The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Anti-Terrorism Department, in collaboration with the Elite Force and Bajaur Police, arrested an Afghan suicide bomber and his

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LHC bans police from harassing former Sikh woman who converted to Islam

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The Lahore High Court has restrained police officers from harassing Sarbjit Kaur – now Noor – a former Sikh woman who, after embracing Islam, married Nasir Hussain – a resident of Sheikhupura district. Justice Farooq Haider made the order while hearing a petition filed by Noor and her husband, whom she married on November 5.

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Govt approves Rs50 billion defense package to boost national security

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The ECC also approves additional technical grants of nearly Rs950 million for the federal civilian armed forces. Amid heightened security threats and a surge in terrorist attacks, the government approved 50.9 billion rupees ($180 million) for a series of defense initiatives aimed at strengthening national security. The allocations were approved at a meeting of the

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15 terrorists killed in separate operations in KP

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President, Prime Minister congratulate security forces on ICP success in Dera Ismail Khan, North Waziristan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) security forces killed 15 terrorists linked to the India-backed Fitna-al-Khawarij movement in two separate operations on November 15 and 16, the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said on Tuesday. The first operation took place in

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The country will strengthen its anti-terrorism ties with China

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Monday agreed to further strengthen their counter-terrorism and security cooperation during the meeting between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Chinese Ambassador Jian Zedong in the federal capital. During the meeting, Pakistan-China bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest were discussed. Ambassador Zedong condemned the suicide attack near the Islamabad District

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New report exposes development gaps between Punjab and rest of the country

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Deep gaps revealed in housing, livelihoods, health and education, despite higher provincial incomes ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday unveiled an “eye-opening” report revealing that human development was mainly focused on Punjab, which has no districts classified as most vulnerable, unlike Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the provinces facing the highest levels of vulnerability and unemployment. The report’s

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Digitalization of railways to boost growth, says PM

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KARACHI: The government has started negotiations with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a $2 billion loan to modernize Pakistan’s railways, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday, stressing that the Center would work with all provinces to extend the railway network to Central Asia. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the new Shalimar Express

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Rathore is new AJK PM as non-confidence ousts Haq

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MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) Faisal Mumtaz Rathore was on Monday elected as the 16th Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) after Chaudhry Anwarul Haq was removed through a no-confidence motion in the state Legislative Assembly. The PPP ensured the victory of its candidate with the support of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

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