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ATC approves Aleema’s plea

RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday approved a petition filed by Aleema Khan, sister of the incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, seeking further cross-examination of two prosecution witnesses in the Nove…

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SC underscores need for setting up acid survivors’ rehab fund

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan recommended that the federal and provincial governments take necessary steps for accommodating acid attack survivors under disability quotas and legislate for the establishment of a National Acid Survivors’…

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PTI rejects G-B poll results, says will hold protests

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday rejected the results of the June 7 elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, alleging widespread rigging and announcing a series of protests, including observance of a “Black Day” on the oath…

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Congrats to PPP for taking lead in G-B polls: PM

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has emerged as the leading political force in the recent Gilgit-Baltistan elections, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday, congratulating the party and voters in the northern region in a carefully w…

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Three workers of govt construction co martyred in Turbat attack

TURBAT: Three workers of a government construction company were martyred in an attack by gunmen in Balochistan city of Turbat on Monday morning. According to sources in the local police, the armed men targeted the construction company’s vehicle du…

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Production data: Parallel monitoring systems resulting in duplication

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s production monitoring system is being implemented alongside the already operational Track and Trace System in multiple sectors, resulting in duplication and overlap. The FBR has recently moved forward with…

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Kamal to introduce viable reforms in nursing

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services and Regulations, Mustafa Kamal, vowed to introduce viable reforms in the Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery Council (PNMC), saying that the provision of quality health services to the people of …

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NA body calls for fiscal discipline in development planning

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives emphasised fiscal discipline, greater transparency in national development planning, and the need to maximise public benefit amid growing financia…

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Ahsan-led team, KP CM take up NEC meeting, other major issues

PESHAWAR: A federal delegation led by Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal called on Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House Islamabad to discuss a range of intergovern…

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Pakistan’s IT exports: momentum without depth

Pakistan’s IT exports are one of the few bright spots in the external account. At a time when the country is struggling with weak investment, recurring balance of payments pressure and limited export diversification, IT has kept bringing in dollar…

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