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Islamabad: The Pakistan Electoral Commission (ECP) asked the Supreme Court to reject the petitions contesting the abolition of voting rights for the Pakistanis abroad. The electoral supervisor submitted a written response with the higher court in this regard. In its response, the surveys surveillance body said that petitions are disputing recent modifications to the election […]

Islamabad: The question of the National Finance Commission (NFC) has resurfaced, the Senatorial Finance Committee should convene a meeting next week to respond to provincial concerns concerning the distribution of resources, sources revealed. According to sources, the Committee has decided to convene ministers funded from the four provinces to discuss the grievances linked to the

Peshawar: A high-level flood in the Gol Gol stream in the Morkho region of the Chitral Upper forced the evacuation of local residents to safer places, while strong floods near Drosh closed the Peshawar-Chitral road for all types of traffic, officials announced on Wednesday. The flood was triggered by the melting of snow on the

Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Ishaq Dar, held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with the Saudi Minister for Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud. The two leaders reaffirmed the commitment to further strengthen the existing fraternal links between the two fraud countries, said a spokesperson for the foreign office.

Lahore: Railway Minister Muhammad Hanif Abbasi announced Wednesday that the Punjab government had officially adopted Lahore and Rawalpindi stations in order to improve them according to international standards. Under the agreement, modern installations, including mechanical stairs, contemporary toilets, waiting areas and other amenities would be introduced, he added. Addressing the media, Abbasi underlined the government’s

Islamabad ‘: The constitutional bench (CB) of the Supreme Court noted on Wednesday how an institution could hear an affair when the institution itself was the complainant, while the judges raised the question of whether the federation and the provinces trusted their own institutions. A constitutional bench of seven members, led by Judge Aminuddin Khan,

Rawalpindi: The founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf, Imran Khan, ordered PTI leaders to take the question of the refusal of his meetings with his friends and family before the Supreme Court. Speaking to the media outside the High Court of Islamabad (IHC), the senator of the PTI Ali Zafar quoted Imran Khan saying that he was

Rawalpindi: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) launched an investigation against the former Senator of the PPP Farhatullah Babar for its presumed involvement in corruption, money laundering, tax evasion and the acquisition of illegal assets. The survey is based on a set of 18-20 questions provided in Babar, seeking his answer. The investigation concerns his mandate

Listen to the article Islamabad: Kazakhstan should officially announce its participation in Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, announcing a new chapter of regional energy cooperation. This development was shared by the Kazakhstan ambassador at a meeting with the Federal Minister of Pakistan of Science and Technology, Khalid Hussain Malsa, held on Tuesday in Islamabad. The high