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IHC declares halt on overseas posting of trade officers illegal

ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has declared government’s decision to halt overseas posting of Trade and Investment Officers based on a report from an intelligence agency, as illegal and void.

#Judges #FIA

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General polls to be held in AJK on July 27

ISLAMABAD – The election regulatory body of AJK yesterday announced the general polls in the region would be held on July 27.

#GilgitBaltistanElections2026

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CM Maryam orders early completion of environment observatory project

LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on World Environment Day directed authorities to ensure the early completion of the region’s first Environment Observatory Project, as she reaffirmed the provincial government’s commitment to comb…

#MaryamNawaz #Environment

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Lebanese president claims Iran using Lebanon as bargaining chip in negotiations with US

Beirut – Lebanon’s president delivered a searing rebuke to Iran on Friday, accusing it of exploiting his war-torn nation as a bargaining chip in its conflict with the United States and Israel and demanding that Tehran stops interfering in Lebanese…

#IranNegotiation #LebanonCeasefire

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Four NLC workers die of suffocation during sewer cleaning

FAISALABAD – Four employees of the National Logistics Corporation (NLC) lost their lives due to suffocation through toxic gas while cleaning a sewer line in the FIEDMC area.

#Karachi

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Calls to scrap 12 Kashmir Assembly seats aim to undermine electoral process: Kh Asif

ISLAMABAD – Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that demands to abolish the 12 seats in the Kashmir Assembly reserved for Kashmiri voters residing in Pakistan are tantamount to an attempt to undermine and disrupt the electoral proc…

#KhawajaAsif #GilgitBaltistanElections2026

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Security forces kill six Indian-sponsored terrorists in Balochistan’s Panjgur

RAWALPINDI – Security Forces killed at least six Indian-sponsored terrorists in intelligence based operation in Panjgur District of Balochistan, on reported presence of terrorists belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Hindustan.

#Panjgur #IndianTerrorism

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NDMA issues severe weather alert as heavy rain, thunderstorms loom

ISLAMABAD – The National Emergencies Operation Centre (NEOC) of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday issued a weather alert warning of thunderstorms, heavy rain, hailstorms, flash flooding and landslides in parts of Punjab, …

#WeatherAlert

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Thousands gather in Italy to commemorate Palestinian children killed in Gaza

Hundreds gathered Friday in Milan to commemorate Palestinian children killed in the Gaza Strip, carrying a symbolic shroud bearing thousands of names through the city center, according to Radio Popolare.

#AlAqsaMosque

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Excise department moves to simplify vehicle ownership transfer process

ISLAMABAD – The Excise Department reviewed its 15-day performance during a meeting chaired by Director General Excise Irfan Memon, where officials decided to further simplify the vehicle ownership transfer process.

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