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Eight May 9 suspects held after release from Adiala jail


March 29, 2024

RAWALPINDI: Eight suspects allegedly involved in the May 9 violence were detained on Thursday immediately after being released from Adiala jail on bail. The suspects have been held for 15 days after the Rawalpindi deputy commissioner issued their detention orders under Section 3(1) of the Maintenance of Public Order. The said section empowered the government to arrest any individual over fears that …

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Pakistan Railways to add premium dining cars to more trains, says CEO


March 29, 2024

LAHORE: After the success of its initial experiment, Pakistan Railways (PR) is planning to introduce premium lounge dining cars in more trains to improve the travelling experience, according to its chief executive officer. While speaking to passengers at an open e-court at PR’s headquarters on Thursday, Amir Ali Baloch said the passengers “widely admired” the service which will now be …

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Former PM’s lawyer ‘backs’ questioning by court-chosen counsel


March 29, 2024

ISLAMABAD: In an apparent bid to avoid a retrial in the cipher case, the counsel for former prime minister Imran Khan and foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday endorsed the cross-examination of key witnesses by state-appointed counsel. The move comes as a surprise, as it contradicts the stance earlier adopted by the PTI legal team, which has maintained that the …

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Pakistan, Afghanistan make progress on trade, transit in Kabul talks


March 29, 2024

Pakistan and Afghanistan reached certain agreements during trade talks in Kabul, including beginning negotiations on a revised transit trade agreement and implementing a temporary admission document (TAD) for trade vehicle drivers, officials said on Friday. Talks were held amid tensions following Pakistan’s March 18 airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Patika and Khost provinces in “intelligence-based anti-terrorist operations”, which Afghan authorities said killed eight people. The Foreign …

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Pakistan to set up ‘zero plastic waste’ cities along Indus river


March 29, 2024

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has informed a UN environment meeting that it plans to establish zero plastic waste cities along the Indus River to combat the pervasive issue of plastic pollution. Revealing details of the plan to the world body, Pakistan’s UN envoy Munir Akram stated that it forms a crucial component of the broader ‘Living Indus Initiative,’ which seeks to …

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Naqvi, Gandapur join hands to tame terror


March 29, 2024

PESHAWAR: Reflecting the emergence of a working relationship between the political rivals who rule in the Centre and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, against the backdrop of surging terrorist attacks in the region, Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur received Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi here on Thursday. During the meeting, CM Gandapur said KP had suffered the most during the war against …

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PHC allows KP MPAs to take oath, vote in Senate polls


March 28, 2024

PESHAWAR: The Pesha­war High Court on Wednesday ordered the speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly to administer oath of office to the opposition members elected to reserved seats for women and non-Muslims, and facilitate them to cast votes in the Senate elections, scheduled for April 2. A PHC division bench consisting of Justice Syed Mohammad Attique Shah and Justice Shakeel …

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Levies officer martyred, 3 soldiers injured in Pishin


March 28, 2024

QUETTA: A Levies Risaldar was martyred, and three other soldiers were seriously injured in an exchange of fire with an alleged criminal gang, also involved in terrorism in Pishin district on Wednesday. Security forces launched an operation after the firing incident and arrested two dozen suspects, including proclaimed offenders, and recovered stolen items, including motorcycles and illegal arms. Officials said …

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UK Bar Council welcomes PBC response on ‘minority lawyers’


March 28, 2024

ISLAMABAD: The Bar Council of England and Wales has welcomed correspondence from the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), in which the latter said there will be no restrictions on Ahmadis to practise law in Pakistan. It has also asked for further clarifications on the issue of Ahmadi lawyers being asked to renounce their faith in order to practise. In a press …

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