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COAS assures traders of ‘transparency’ in forex rate


September 4, 2023

LAHORE: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Sunday assured the business community of fostering transparency in dollar exchange and interbank rates. “The money exchanges would be brought under the purview of taxation, fostering transparency in dollar exchange and interbank rates,” the COAS said while talking to the business community at a meeting held at the Lahore Corps …

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IHC directs authorities to inform court before arresting Imaan Mazari in any case


September 4, 2023

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday ordered authorities to inform the court before arresting human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir in any case. Imaan and former lawmaker Ali Wazir were arrested earlier this month. A pair of first information reports (FIR) were registered against the two at Islamabad’s Tarnol police station and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) police station. The arrests were made …

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Judge hearing cipher case against Imran, Qureshi goes on leave


September 4, 2023

Special Court Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain, who is hearing the cipher case against PTI Chairman Imran Khan and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, is on leave, it emerged on Monday. The cipher case pertains to a diplomatic document which reportedly went missing from Imran’s possession. The PTI alleges that it contained a threat from the United States to oust Imran …

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3 martyred in Pakistan Navy helicopter crash in Gwadar


September 4, 2023

Two Pakistan Navy officers and one soldier were martyred on Monday in a helicopter crash in Balochistan’s Gwadar, a spokesperson for the navy said. In a statement, the spokesperson said that the helicopter crashed during a training flight in Gwadar. “The helicopter crashed during the flight due to a possible technical fault,” the spokesperson said. “As a result of the …

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Roads empty, businesses closed in Sindh cities on day of strike


September 3, 2023

KARACHI: Business and commercial activities remained largely closed in Karachi and other cities and towns of the province, especially in lower Sindh, on Saturday and public transport stayed off the road on the day of a shutter-down strike called by the Jamaat-i-Islami against inflated power bills and growing inflation in the country. However, most cities in upper Sindh remained unaffected from the strike call. …

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Bajaur peace body to extend struggle to all merged areas


September 3, 2023

BAJAUR: All Bajaur Peace Action Committee leaders on Saturday decided to extend their movement to all the merged districts for restoration of normalcy in the region. The leaders of the committee, including political and social activists, religious, trade leaders and elders, made the announcement during a meeting chaired by the body’s chairman Maulana Abdur Rasheed, the emir of JUI-F’s local …

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KP traders shutter markets, stage rallies against inflation, power tariff increase


September 3, 2023

PESHAWAR: Traders on Saturday observed a shutter down strike and took to the streets across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against inflation and power tariff hike. The call for protests was given by trader bodies and Jamaat-i-Islami. Business remained suspended in Peshawar’s markets due to the strike of traders, who staged rallies against inflated power bills and rising prices of essential goods and petroleum products. They …

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Lawyers to observe strike in Peshawar tomorrow


September 3, 2023

PESHAWAR: The lawyers staged a protest demonstration here on Saturday against exorbitant electricity and gas bills and escalating prices of essential commodities, including petroleum products, and announced that they would observe a strike on the issue tomorrow (Monday). The Peshawar Bar Association held a general body meeting with its president, Ishfaq Ahmad Khalil, in the chair. The participants included members of the association, Khyber …

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Medicines sent to Tirah after detection of chickenpox cases


September 3, 2023

KHYBER: Health department sent medical supplies to Tirah valley in Bara tehsil on Saturday after detection of suspected chickenpox cases in the area. Director Genera Health Services Dr Shaukat Ali alerted hospitals owing to the exponentially increased number of chickenpox cases in Bara tehsil of Khyber and Mastuj tehil of Upper Chitral, a press release said. It said that red alert …

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