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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday conferred Pakistan’s highest civil awards on a number of Pakistani citizens as well as foreign nationals in recognition of their distinction, excellence, contributions, and show of valour in different fields, including Dr Shamshad Akhtar, Fawad Hasan Fawad, Qaim Ali Shah, and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. The awards were announced on Aug 14, 2023. …

ISLAMABAD: Former attorney general for Pakistan (AGP) Khalid Jawed Khan on Saturday explained that he wanted a proper inquiry into the serious allegations levelled by Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, though he was unaware of any previous government letter in this regard. Mr Khan said he, as the then first law officer, and not Anwar Mansoor, had furnished a letter dated June 10, …

QUETTA: Armed men kidnapped three coal miners in the Duki coal field area of Balochistan on Friday night, officials said. The officials said miners were identified as Johar Khan Ishaqzai, Shah Khan and Bacha Khan Yousafzai and two of them belonged to Shangla area of Swat while the third one hailed from Quetta. A heavy contingent of Levies Force and …

ISLAMABAD: Paki­stan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan on the occasion of Pakistan Day has vowed his party is committed to make Pakistan a truly sovereign Islamic welfare state, as the nation will not accept slavery. In his message issued by the PTI’s media wing on Saturday, Mr Khan vowed to continue struggle for the rule of law and ‘Haqeeqi Azadi’ …

LAHORE: Adding another layer of cruelty to the already vicious business of human trafficking, notorious human smugglers have started taking advantage of Pakistani immigrants trying to illegally reach Europe via Iran by holding them for ransom. The smugglers in Pakistan with the help of their sub-agents detain and torture immigrants aspiring to reach Europe, film the ordeal, and send it …

RAWALPINDI: Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) has announced that it would be taking several measures to ensure provision of clean drinking water to citizens, including repairing and renovating mini-filtration plants across the city, adding chlorine to improve water quality and replacing filters in purification plants on time. This was stated by acting managing director of Wasa Mohammad Salim Ashraf at …

RAWALPINDI: Federal Minister of Aviation Khawaja Asif has claimed that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights to the UK will resume soon after clearance from the European Aviation Safety Agency by mid-May. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Aviation on Friday, the minister’s remarks were based on conversations with “relevant quarters”. The minister also hoped that EASA’s clearance to …

PESHAWAR: The opposition and government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are headed for legal confrontation after the government refused to follow the order of the governor, who had called a session of the provincial legislature. On Friday, opposition members staged a protest demonstration against the government for refusing to call a sitting of the KP Assembly. They alleged that the government wanted to deprive …

ISLAMABAD: Pakis­tan’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Asif Durrani, has said there is no pause in relations with the Taliban administration in Kabul despite recent military actions. Talking to Dawn on Friday after a meeting with Afghan Charge d’Affa­ires Sardar Ahmad Shakib, Ambassador Durrani described the meeting as a continuation of engagement with Taliban officials after the strikes against Gul Bahadur Group hideouts in Afghanistan. …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday assured Chinese workers of top-level security as it pushed for the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) through the launch of five special industrial zones. At a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Jiang Zaidong, Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal assured the Chinese side that Pakistan had made significant efforts to safeguard …