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ISLAMABAD : After voicing concerns, President Arif Alvi handed back the Islamabad Local Government (Amendment) Bill on Sunday without signing the document. The legislation sought to bring the total number of union councils up to 125. In accordance with Section (1) (b) of Article 75 of the Pakistani Constitution, theRead More →

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QUETTA: On Friday, cellular services and mobile networks remained suspended in Gwadar for the fifth day in a row as the city’s commercial districts and stores remained closed at the request of a group that has been organising sit-ins and protests there for more than a month against “illegal fishingRead More →

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ISLAMABAD (A News) – The Islamabad High Court (IHCsingle-member )’s bench’s decision to conduct local government elections in the nation’s capital on December 31 was challenged by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday. The leaders of Jamat-e-Islami and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have been declared respondents in the caseRead More →

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ISLAMABAD: The government said on Friday that airports in Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi would be outsourced in order to attract foreign direct investment and give “world-class amenities” to travellers. The decision was made at a meeting hosted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to examine aviation issues, according to a pressRead More →

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ten months into Russia’s most recent invasion of Ukraine, overwhelming evidence demonstrates that the Kremlin’s soldiers have fought total war, disregarding international conventions regulating the treatment of people and behaviour on the battlefield. More than 58,000 possible Russian war crimes are being investigated by Ukraine, includingRead More →

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LAHORE – In Lahore’s Anarkali Bazaar, Customs Intelligence recovered smuggled fabric worth more than Rs30 million on Friday. Under the guidance of DG Intelligence Faiz Ahmad Chadhar, Customs Additional Director Rizwan Bashir conducted the operation. A team lead by superintendent Rai Waqar examined the neighbourhood and discovered hidden illicit clothingRead More →

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LAHORE (A News) Friday, Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi declared that Jampur will be elevated to district level, while Dajal and Muhammadpur would be elevated to tehsil rank. Parvez Elahi said that he had chosen to declare Jampur a district in response to the people’s persistent demand. The chiefRead More →