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Another operation planned at Zaman Park during Eid holidays, Imran tells LHC


April 17, 2023

Former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday told the Lahore High Court (LHC) that the authorities had planned another operation at his residence in Zaman Park during the Eid holidays, and requested the court to halt any action against his party. The PTI chief made this claim during the hearing of a plea filed by him seeking to halt “coercive …

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Chinese national arrested in Pakistan’s Dasu after labourers accuse him of blasphemy


April 17, 2023

A Chinese national, working at the Dasu Hydropower Project in Upper Kohistan, was taken into police custody on Sunday night after he was accused of blasphemy by labourers at the site. Komila SHO Naseeruddin, while confirming the arrest, said that a first information report (FIR) has been registered against the accused. The complaint, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, …

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As SC deadline looms, NA’s standing committee on finance sends polls funds issue back to parliament


April 17, 2023

The fate of the Supreme Court’s deadline to issue Rs21 billion for elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa became more uncertain on Monday after National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue sent the poll funds issue back to the parliament. Last week, the apex court had directed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to “allocate and release” Rs21 billion by April …

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Ali Khawar and family host wonderful Iftar dinner party for Pakistani community


April 16, 2023

Ali Khawar and family host wonderful Iftar dinner party for Pakistani community By: Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada Dallas: As the month of Ramadan blessings nears its end, Ali Khawar, the owner of Texas King located in Irving, organized a wonderful and extravagant Iftar dinner at his restaurant, like every year. A large number of community people participated in this event. …

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Bizenjo to not use armoured vehicles


April 16, 2023

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo has deci­ded not to use bullet- and bomb-proof vehicles and directed the services and general administration sec­r­­e­tary to get them parked. “The restriction of using bullet and bomb proof vehicles would be applicable on the chief minister, cabinet members, senior government and police officers,” Mr Bizenjo said in a statement on Saturday. …

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Six policemen killed in road accident in Khuzdar


April 16, 2023

KHUZDAR: Six policemen were killed in a head-on collision between a car and a truck on the Quetta-Karachi national highway in Wadh area on late Saturday night. The personnel were on their way to Hub from Quetta, Khuzdar SSP Fahad Khoso said. A truck coming from the opposite side hit the car, killing all six men on the spot, while …

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Lawyers’ moot gives Constitution primacy over parliament


April 16, 2023

LAHORE: A lawyers’ roundtable conference on Saturday questioned the oft-repeated argument of legislators about the supremacy of parliament, declaring that it is, in fact, the Constitution that is supreme. Prominent among those who spoke at the conference titled “Sanctity of the Constitution and Judicial Independence in Pakistan” were Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, Hamid Khan, Sardar Latif Khosa, Khwaja Tariq Rahim, Abid …

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Casualties from violence soar in year’s first quarter: report


April 16, 2023

ISLAMABAD: At least 854 people were killed or wounded in militant attacks and counterterrorism operations in the first quarter of this year, a number that was half of what witnessed during the entire 2022, a report showed on Saturday. According to the report, prepared by the Centre for Research and Security Studies, the number of deaths was 358 and that …

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AJK to attempt premier’s election in Sunday session


April 16, 2023

MUZAFFARABAD: The AJK Legislative Assembly could not hold the process to elect a new prime minister for a second consecutive day due to indecision of the ruling PTI and the combined opposition regarding their choice of candidates. When the house met at 5:50pm on Saturday, more than three and a half hours after the scheduled time, cabinet member Chaudhry Akbar …

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Over 9m youth to hold sway in upcoming elections


April 16, 2023

ISLAMABAD: The number of voters between the ages of 18 and 35 years has increased by over nine million, turning them into a significant force which could swing the results of upcoming elections if convinced to come to the polling booth. According to voter statistics released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday, the number of young voters …

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